A Little Matthew in All of Us

Dear Friends,

Everything Jesus did in his earthly mission, he did for a reason. From the people he healed to the towns he visited to the men he chose as his Apostles: these were intentional actions. This week the church commemorates the Apostle Matthew. The Gospel tells us that many tax collectors and “those known as sinners” came to dinner with Jesus at Matthew’s house. The Pharisees were scandalized. What business did a teacher have associating with such immoral people? Jesus sets the record—he came for the sinners. Jesus saw in Matthew the potential for a saint. I recently came across a reflection Mother Teresa offered on the value of confession. She tells her audience that whenever you feel that you have done something wrong, do not be afraid because God is a loving father whose mercy is far greater than we can imagine. He gave us the sacrament of confession so that our hearts can be purified. She said, “We go to confession a sinner with sin, and we come from confession a sinner without sin.” We may not all be tax collectors, but we are all fallen creatures. We may be scandalized by our own sinfulness, but God is not. He knows there is a little Matthew in all of us, that’s why he sent his son, so that through him, we might become saints.

Yours in the Heart of Jesus,

Donna  

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Alex Kucera

Atlanta

Alex Kucera has lived in Atlanta, GA, for the last 46 years. He is one of 9 children, married to his wife Karmen, and has 3 girls, one grandson, and a granddaughter on the way. Alex joined Regnum Christi in 2007. Out of the gate, he joined the Helping Hands Medical Missions apostolate and is still participating today with the Ghana Friendship Mission.

In 2009, Alex was asked to be the Atlanta RC Renewal Coordinator for the Atlanta Locality to help the RC members with the RC renewal process. Alex became a Group Leader in 2012 for four of the Atlanta Men’s Section Teams and continues today. Running in parallel, in 2013, Alex became a Team Leader and shepherded a large team of good men.

Alex was honored to be the Atlanta Mission Coordinator between 2010 to 2022 (12 years), coordinating 5-8 Holy Week Mission teams across Georgia. He also created and coordinated missions at a parish in Athens, GA, for 9 years. Alex continues to coordinate Holy Week Missions, Advent Missions, and Monthly missions at Good Shepherd Catholic Church in Cumming, GA.

From 2016 to 2022, Alex also served as the Men’s Section Assistant in Atlanta. He loved working with the Men’s Section Director, the Legionaries, Consecrated, and Women’s Section leadership teams.

Alex is exceptionally grateful to the Legionaries, Consecrated, and many RC members who he’s journeyed shoulder to shoulder, growing his relationship with Christ and others along the way. He knows that there is only one way, that’s Christ’s Way, with others!