“Ask a Priest: Would It Be OK to Choose Marriage Over Priesthood?”
Q: A while back I went to a Church retreat and learned about vocations and how we should pray to discern our vocation. I prayed
Q: A while back I went to a Church retreat and learned about vocations and how we should pray to discern our vocation. I prayed
Q: I asked God for a sign to help me discern something, or for a physical ailment for the sake of a spiritual gain. One
Q: I walked away from my religious vocation years ago and ended up getting married (much later) to a wonderful, loving man. Now my husband
Q: I am an 81-year-old woman who sometimes has problems getting around but try to get to Mass every Sunday. Our country parish is small,
Q: I can’t find a priest who will bless my residency or my pet. I have to wait for the pet blessing once year so
Q: My son joined the seminary in June when my husband was away for work. Since coming home, he has missed our son and keeps
Q: I am an older member of [the ecclesial movement] Regnum Christi, and due to physical limitations I am unable to participate in an apostolate
Q: What happens when a person chooses another choice instead of what God wants? I have a calling to be married to Jesus and by
Q: For a couple of months, I have been discerning a vocation to the priesthood, and I can now say that I do feel as
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!