
Hope in God
Hope in God, I will praise him even now, my Savior and my God (Psalm 42) Dear Friends, Why so much rage? Why so much rage in our culture?
Fr. John Pietropaoli, LC, was born in Malone, New York, and entered the Novitiate of the Legionaries of Christ in Cheshire, Connecticut, in September 2000.
After studying Classical Humanities in Cheshire, Connecticut, and Philosophy and Theology in Rome, Italy, he was ordained a priest on December 15, 2012. Fr. John completed a Licentiate Degree in Spiritual Theology in Rome in 2014.
He served as chaplain at Divine Mercy University in Virginia from 2014-2017, as superior of the Legionary community in Philadelphia from 2017-2020, and as a professor at the Legionaries of Christ College of Humanities in Cheshire from 2021-2023.
Currently stationed in Northern Virginia, he serves as superior of the Legionary community based at Divine Mercy University (DMU) and teaches in DMU’s spiritual direction program.
His contributions to RCSpirituality include writing Retreat Guides and RC Essays, co-presenting podcasts at Two Priests and a Mic, and sharing his insights in our Weekly Newsletter.

Hope in God, I will praise him even now, my Savior and my God (Psalm 42) Dear Friends, Why so much rage? Why so much rage in our culture?

Dear Friends, In the Book of Micah, the Lord is very clear: “I will destroy your idols…and you shall bow down no more to the work of your hands”

“And God saw everything that he had made, and he saw that it was very good…. And on the seventh day God finished all his work which he had done,

Dear Friends, Every day I will bless you, my God and King, and praise your name forever and ever… The Lord is faithful in all his words and gracious

Dear Friends, I will not fail you or forsake you… Be strong and of good courage… For the Lord your God is with you wherever you go. —Joshua 1:6-9 I

Dear Friends, I believe that I shall see the goodness of the Lord in the land of the living! Wait for the Lord; be strong and let your heart

Dear Friends, “Whom have I in heaven but you? And there is nothing upon earth that I desire besides you. My flesh and my heart may fail, but God is

Hello Everyone, I will not fail you or forsake you… Be strong and of good courage…For the Lord your God is with you wherever you go (Joshua 1:6-9). I

Dear Friends, And the God who answers by fire, he is God. —1 Kings 18:24 T.S. Eliot, in his majestic Four Quartets, describes it like this: “The dove descending
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!