Fr. John Bartunek, LC, S.Th.D, received his BA in History from Stanford University in 1990. He comes from an evangelical Christian background and became a member of the Catholic Church in 1991. After college, he worked as a high school history teacher, drama director, and baseball coach. He then spent a year as a professional actor in Chicago before entering the religious Congregation of the Legionaries of Christ in 1993. He was ordained a Catholic priest in 2003 and earned his doctorate in moral theology in 2010.
He provided spiritual support on the set of Mel Gibson’s The Passion of the Christ while researching the 2005 Catholic best seller, Inside the Passion, the only authorized, behind-the-scenes explanation of the film. Fr. John has contributed news commentary regarding religious issues on NBC, CNN, Fox, and the BBC. He also served as the English-language press liaison for the Vatican’s 2005 Synod of Bishops on the Eucharist.
His most widely known books are The Better Part: A Christ-Centered Resource for Personal Prayer and 60 Days to Becoming a Missionary Disciple.
His most recent book is Spiritual But Not Religious: The Search for Meaning in a Material World.
Fr. John resides in Atlanta and serves as Territorial Vicar for the Legionaries of Christ.
Day 36 Relationships or Activities? It is not therefore a matter of inventing a “new program.” The program already exists: it is the plan found in the gospel and in
Day 35 Renewing the Fabric of Society [Lay people’s] own field of evangelizing activity is the vast and complicated world of politics, society and economics, but also the world of
Day 34 Your Works of Mercy Christians must learn to make their act of faith in Christ by discerning his voice in the cry for help that rises from this
Day 33 Speaking the Words of Life Nevertheless this [witness] always remains insufficient, because even the finest witness will prove ineffective in the long run if it is not explained,
Day 32 But What If I Don’t Feel Like It? Through his Church Christ entrusts you with the fundamental mission of sharing with others the gift of salvation, and he
Day 31 Your Moral Witness Above all the gospel must be proclaimed by witness. Take a Christian or a handful of Christians who, in the midst of their own community,
Day 30 Your Three Ways to Evangelize We most earnestly beg all our sons the world over, clergy and laity, to be deeply conscious of the dignity, the nobility, which
Day 29 Who Is Your Neighbor? The Lord himself renews his invitation to all the lay faithful to come closer to him every day. And with the recognition that what
Day 28 Daily Life Matters There cannot be two parallel lives in their existence: on the one hand, the so-called “spiritual” life, with its values and demands; and on the
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!
