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: Should the sainthood of John Paul II be revoked after the findings on former Cardinal McCarrick? How can a sitting Holy Father allow such a monster to have continued?
Q: I am a pious Catholic who struggles to square my faith with what I know about humanity. Throughout human history, countless different religions have existed, most long before the
Q: I was raised in the Catholic monoculture in Ireland. The faith was so ubiquitous I didn’t even know the name of my own religion until I was about 11
Q: I recently finished the RCIA process and received the sacraments. I am also a white-collar felon (no violence, no sex, no drugs, and no alcohol issues). I joined my
Q: How do I explain to a secular relative who lives in Europe whom I have not seen in years, that he and his girlfriend when staying with us can’t
Q: I am new to the Catholic faith and am enrolling in an RCIA class right now and I fully intend to follow what the Church teaches. My girlfriend is
Q: Looking at the section on war in Pope Francis’ new encyclical, Fratelli Tutti, I was wondering if I misunderstand. Did the Holy Father do away with just-war theory? –
Q: My spiritual director is a religious sister. I am questioning whether I should remain under her direction. It seems clear from her statements that she has voted in favor
Q: I am trying to wrap my head around the value (for lack of a better word) of the Blessed Sacrament. I remember hearing on the news when Notre Dame
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!
