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.
Dear Jack, Well, it’s time to make a decision. You can’t put it off any longer. College is behind, career is ahead; you’re at a crossroads. You have kept your
Dear Peggy, I don’t think you need to torture yourself so much. You had two excellent options for the summer: a plush internship downtown, or a rigorous camp head-counselorship in
Dear Valerie, Well now, congratulations on a VERY successful sophomore year. I can only hope and pray that your remaining years will be as fruitful. I have to admit, though,
Dear Toni, I empathize with your frustration. Your fellow Compass members must be related to my guards – they too make absolutely no response to my many requests and entreaties.
Dear Casper, You’re beginning to sound like Chicken Little. Every note you send me whines and bemoans the horrible condition of the church in your diocese and the rampant ignorance
Dear Paul, OK, fine, be that way. Complain, complain, complain – if it makes you feel better, go right ahead. But if you decide to live your life according to
Dear Lara, I don’t know why you insist on complicating things. It’s all well and good to put together a concrete plan for your evangelizing work on campus next year.
Dear Sara, As you begin a summer of research and hard intellectual work (at least, I hope you do some hard work – I would hate to think that my
Dear Bill, I am not going to try and hide my disappointment. You know as well as I do that you can’t believe everything you hear. So for you to
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!
