Four Rules for Life from Pope Benedict XVI

Pope Benedict XVI was an excellent teacher. He exemplified what a good teacher should be: compendious in his knowledge, penetrating in his understanding, and loving in his wisdom. But he also possessed those qualities without which a teacher, even when gifted with vast scholarship and culture, remains a poor teacher and secluded from his students: clarity and the capacity to pass on otherwise inaccessible truths to those eager to learn but less gifted in erudition. He is among only a handful of people to whom we can always go when unsure, certain to find a profound and wise response to our questions.

Perhaps that is because Pope Benedict was, after all, a teacher saint. “Four Rules for Life” explains four of Pope Benedict’s most fundamental teachings. They will undoubtedly enrich and deepen the Catholic faith in those who can learn and incorporate them into their lives.

These personal reflections of Fr. Bruce Wren, LC, offer an engaging study of Pope Benedict XVI’s writings.

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Alex Kucera

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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!