THE WEEKLY DIGESTOF REGNUM CHRISTI DAILY MEDITATIONS Week of Dec 14 – Dec 21, 2025 Sunday, December 14, 2025 – Our Struggle of Faith Monday, December 15, 2025 – Grace
Advent with St. John Henry Newman Reflections by Fr. Jason Smith, LC I once forgot my glasses and had to read the Gospel at Mass without them. The letters blurred
Advent with St. John Henry Newman Reflections by Fr. Jason Smith, LC Late one night I slipped into the chapel and turned on the light, thinking I was alone. But
Advent with St. John Henry Newman Reflections by Fr. Jason Smith, LC The Eucharist is truly poor. As bread goes, it’s simple, fragile, and plain. As food, it doesn’t offer
Advent with St. John Henry Newman Reflections by Fr. Jason Smith, LC I remember when I first fell in love with the Eucharist. I was nineteen and had just crashed
Advent with St. John Henry Newman Reflections by Fr. Jason Smith, LC I once gave a tour of a Catholic church to a group of non-Christians. As we passed near
Advent with St. John Henry Newman Reflections by Fr. Jason Smith, LC Not long ago, I was celebrating Mass when someone’s cell phone went off—a full-throated marimba tone that echoed
Advent with St. John Henry Newman Reflections by Fr. Jason Smith, LC I love my morning routine. I make a cup of coffee—strong and as dark as my cassock—and step
Advent with St. John Henry Newman Reflections by Fr. Jason Smith, LC There’s nothing like the winter’s first snowfall. The world outside is hushed—no birds, no footsteps, no cars—only soft
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!
