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: My examination of conscience booklet says that “excessive waste or expense” is considered a mortal sin under the Seventh Commandment. I don’t know what is considered “excessive,” and it
Q: I just got engaged to my boyfriend of four years. For much of our relationship I’ve felt confident that we would one day commit our lives to each other
Q: Before he died a few years ago, my dad told me that when my mom was pregnant with my sister and had gone to Texas so that her mom
Q: Where is the Trinity mentioned in the Bible? I have been reading up on it, and Emperor Theodosius was said to have been the one who introduced and enforced
Q: I would like to baptize my twins and have asked my brother to be a godparent. He has been baptized, received his first Communion and was confirmed. My church will
Q: My friend lost her father like two weeks ago. He was a bad father, drunk and abusive. I don’t know the whole story, but my friend didn’t love him
Q: I’ve been a Catholic for 27 years and I’m just now learning about the Eucharistic miracle of Argentina in 1996. My question is this: As an evangelical Church, why
Q: Did the magi in the Gospel really give gold, frankincense and myrrh to the Christ Child, and what would they have done with it? – S.B. Answered by Fr.
Q: My 30-something niece (let’s call her Susie) will be getting married. She went to Catholic school for 12 years and then college. She is now a radical feminist who
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!
