Fr. Edward McIlmail, LC, ordained to the priesthood in 2001, taught theology and Scripture at the then Mater Ecclesiae College in Rhode Island and is now a part-time chaplain at Overbrook Academy in Greenville, R.I.
He holds degrees from Holy Apostles College and Seminary in Connecticut, the Regina Apostolorum Athenaeum in Rome, and Northwestern University in Illinois.
He was an assistant publisher of the National Catholic Register and Faith & Family magazine and an editor of the Zenit news agency’s English edition. He has written for SpiritualDirection.com and ePriest. Fr. McIlmail also worked in spiritual retreats in the Northeast, New England, the Midwest, and the South and assisted with mission work in Mexico.
Born in Philadelphia, he worked in journalism and was active in the pro-life movement before entering the novitiate of the Legion of Christ in 1992. His contributions to RCSpirituality include responding to Ask A Priest questions and sharing his insights in our Weekly Newsletter.
Q: Recently there was a memorial Mass for a deceased family member. My 40-something son attended and received Communion. He does not regularly attend Mass. I don’t know the last
Q: How do I know if God is calling me to a life of singlehood? – A.O. Answered by Fr. Edward McIlmail, LC A: God’s perfect plan for all of us
Q: I am in college, and it’s been over two years since I came back to the Catholic faith. One thing that helped me strengthen my faith (along with the
Q: I feel lost spiritually as in I don’t feel as close to God as I should be. I have been neglecting my prayer and faith life recently. What is
Q: A friend of mine is in a homosexual relationship. She’s Catholic. I believe that homosexuality is a sin and don’t support it. By not supporting it I mean I
Q: Why does it matter that Protestant Bibles contain fewer books? I understand why they contain fewer books due to Martin Luther, but why does that necessarily matter if they
Q: It’s with a heavy heart that I reach out desperate for answers. I have been attending OCIA since September and have missed two classes. I was excited about confirmation
Q: My boyfriend was baptized in the Church but only started practicing the faith in the last three years. He has a pretty extensive knowledge of Church doctrine and loves
Q: I’m Catholic, I’ve got a trouble. Recently, I just realized that I was born on June 6, and coincidentally that day was Friday, the sixth day of the week.
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!
