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.
Dear Friends, Every disciple of the Lord faces two basic doubts – filtered, however, through apparently endless permutations. The first is a doubt about God’s goodness; the second is a
Dear Friends, Faith, Hope, and Love abide, these three… (1 Corinthians 13:13) Love, in the end, is always cruciform. Perhaps that’s what T.S. Eliot means in his magnificent Four
Dear Friends, Faith, Hope, and Love abide, these three… (1 Corinthians 13:13) In his Ballad of Reading Gaol, Oscar Wilde offered a pithy diagnosis: “We did not dare to breathe
Faith, Hope, and Love abide, these three… (1 Corinthians 13:13) Dear Friends, Several years ago, I led a group of seminarians through a course on western civilization from the
Dear Friends, “Behold, I am doing a new thing; now it springs forth, do you not perceive it?” Isaiah 43:19 “And he who sat upon the throne said, ‘Behold,
“For as the rain and the snow come down from heaven, and do not return there but water the earth… so shall my word be that goes forth from my
O Lord… even the darkness is not dark to you (Psalm 139) Dear Friends, As we journey with the Lord, questions inevitably arise. “What do you ask of me?” “How
As the eyes of servants look to the hands of their master…So our eyes look to the Lord our God (Psalm 123:1-2) Dear Friends, For better or for worse, no
And blessed is she who believed that there would be a fulfillment of what was spoken to her from the Lord (Luke 1:45) The Lord will fulfill his purpose for
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!
