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: I have been struggling with my faith lately and trying to understand why bad things are happening to me. I am a baseball player. Last year I worked very
Q: If I sin willfully for a long period after receiving knowledge of the truth, but after that period strive to stay away from sin for the rest of my
Q: My dad has an issue with gluttony. He’s retired now and overall had an active life. But lately he has no control over his eating habits and doesn’t seem
Q: Why do the homilies after the Gospel at Mass not discuss or explain anything about the Old Testament readings or the second reading and how they tie together? –
Q: Raising children has been rewarding but also challenging when messages are geared toward them that don’t align with God’s truth. I have become obsessed with watching every movie, reading
Dear Friends, Within four days this week, the Church in its liturgy celebrates three memorial feasts of martyrs: St. Blaise, St. Agatha, and St. Paul Miki and companions. The saints
Q: My son recently started playing the video game Phasmophobia. It is a horror investigation survival game. There are more than 20 ghost types: Banshee, Demon, Goryo, Hantu, Jinn, Mare,
Q: I’ve been offered a job to manage the redesign of a Web directory for yoga centers in India. If I accept it, am I directly participating in the spread
Q: I got married very young, was not ready, and the marriage ended in divorce and annulment. When I was 31, I found the perfect person for me and remarried.
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!
