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May 14, 2026 – Best Friends Forever

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Feast of St. Matthias, Apostle

 

John 15:9-17

Jesus said to his disciples: “As the Father loves me, so I also love you. Remain in my love. If you keep my commandments, you will remain in my love, just as I have kept my Father’s commandments and remain in his love. I have told you this so that my joy might be in you and your joy might be complete. This is my commandment: love one another as I love you. No one has greater love than this, to lay down one’s life for one’s friends. You are my friends if you do what I command you. I no longer call you slaves, because a slave does not know what his master is doing. I have called you friends, because I have told you everything I have heard from my Father. It was not you who chose me, but I who chose you and appointed you to go and bear fruit that will remain, so that whatever you ask the Father in my name he may give you. This I command you: love one another.”

Opening Prayer: God my Father, I delight in your commandments and thank you for your love. Grant me the grace to remain in your love. Teach us to love one another.

Encountering Christ:

  1. Joy: The joy of God is his people. “I have told you this so that my joy may be in you.” God delights in us. He watches us with great interest and cares for us with true affection. He speaks to us and listens carefully to what we tell him. Nothing pleases him more than seeing us happy. “For as a young man marries a virgin, your Builder shall marry you; And as a bridegroom rejoices in his bride so shall your God rejoice in you” (Isa 62:5). God feels even more gladness toward us than a man feels on the night of his wedding. What a thought! And God wants us to be joyful, too. “That your joy may be complete!” Our true and complete joy is in him.

     

  2. Friendship: “You are my friends if you do what I command you.” It is not always easy to be God’s friend, but we do have many great examples of saints who have preceded us in the faith. “By faith Abel offered to God a sacrifice greater than Cain’s […] By faith Noah, warned about what was not yet seen, with reverence built an ark for the salvation of his household […] By faith Abraham obeyed when he was called to go out to a place that he was to receive as an inheritance […] What more shall I say? I have not time to tell of Gideon, Barak, Samson, Jephthah, of David and Samuel and the prophets” (Heb 11:4-32). By faith, God’s friends kept his commandments. We are Jesus’ friends because he has shared everything with us, including his life and saving message. “I have called you friends, because I have told you everything I have heard from my Father.”

     

  3. Choice: Matthias was chosen by lot to join the ranks of the Apostles and be numbered among the Eleven. We are also chosen by Christ for a specific purpose. “It was not you who chose me, but I who chose you and appointed you to go and bear fruit that will remain.” Being chosen and being desired by God is existential bedrock. We thrive when we are needed, admired, and—in a spousal relationship—desired. How sad to find a bride despised by her husband, or a child unwanted by their parents! With God we are set on rock. “No more shall you be called ‘Forsaken,’ nor your land called ‘Desolate,’ but you shall be called ‘My Delight is in her,’ and your land ‘Espoused.’ For the Lord delights in you, and your land shall be espoused… And you shall be called ‘Cared For,’ a ‘City Not Forsaken’” (Isa 62:4-12). God yearns for us. We are his joy, his friends, and his desire. He loves us with all the loving power of God himself. “As the Father loves me, so I also love you.” Love him.

Conversing with Christ: Lord Jesus, you are my light and my salvation. You are my best friend, the joy of my heart. Stay with me always. Give me the grace to keep your commandments, knowing that your joy is in me.

Resolution: Lord, today by your grace I will tell you that you are my best friend and promise you that we will remain best friends forever.

Fr Erik Burckel, LC was ordained to the priesthood in 2022. He writes articles and short stories for diverse purposes and publications, and can be reached at eburckel@legionaries.org.

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1-21 Papal Audience

In Mary, we find our origin, our model, and our homeland.

/ Papal Audience, Regnum Christi News, Weekly Message Blog

In Mary, we find our origin, our model, and our homeland.

In this week’s Wednesday audience, Pope Leo XIV continues his catechesis on the Second Vatican Council and ‘Lumen gentium,’ reflecting on Mary as perfect model, member, and mother of the Church.

By allowing herself to be shaped by the work of grace, Mary is the model of what the Church is meant to be—docile and welcoming to the action of the Holy Spirit.

Her unconditional “yes” shows us how to be members of the Church—open to the divine mystery within the communion of God’s people.

And as our mother by grace, Mary is the one we can turn to with trust and confidence, knowing that we are heard, protected, and loved.

Let us be challenged by Mary’s example of humility, active faith and obedience, and let us generously respond in love, magnifying God in our hearts!

To read more of Pope Leo XIV’s General Audience reflection, click here.

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Regnum Christi Spirituality Center Uncle Eddy

St Glyceria

/ Uncle Eddy

Dear Gladys, How fickle we are!  Today we feel exuberant and ready to die before skipping our prayer commitments; tomorrow we feel depressed and can barely stir from the bed, let alone dedicate ourselves to read and pray over the Scriptures.  Today we feel strong enough to overcome any obstacle in our efforts to evangelize college life; tomorrow we shirk the slightest sacrifice and sweep our previous determination under the rug. Ah me! We are inconsistent like the moon, as Shakespeare would say.  But I would add that although we are inconstant, we do not have to be. It’s a simple matter of decision, carried through by love. I remember the note you sent me after you went on retreat a couple of months ago. You were so fired up about everything! You were so excited about your prayer commitments, about your plans for this spring’s activities, about your new schedule to take better advantage of your time… And now?  Dare I remind you of these things? Don’t be discouraged, my worthy niece; ups and downs are normal, especially in the spiritual life, and what’s more, they can be opportunities for growth. If we fail to follow through on our commitments to God and to ourselves, we are faced with a choice: courageously renew the commitment and look for ways not to fail again, or sink into the comfortable mire of self-pity and resignation.  The choice is always ours. God doesn’t care if we need to start over a thousand times; easy victories don’t interest him – he wants us to show and grow our love by fighting on, and on, and on, as long as it takes, picking ourselves up again and again, putting our confidence in him and humbly forging ahead no matter what. Discouragement, my bright little niece, is the devil’s ploy. As you stir up your courage and renew your commitments, it may be helpful to keep in mind the examples of the early Christian martyrs and to ask for their prayers.  (They are up there in heaven twiddling their thumbs – figuratively speaking – just waiting for us to ask for their help!) Today’s saint is typical of hundreds, thousands, of the first generation of Christians, to whom we owe our faith.  Glyceria was the daughter of a high-ranking Roman official. She became a Christian and publicly avowed her new faith. Of course, that was illegal. So they took her to the temple of Jupiter and invited her to sacrifice to the pagan gods, as a way of making her renounce her new religion.  Instead of sacrificing, however, she toppled the statue of the god and broke it. As punishment (and further motivation to renounce her faith), she was hung up by her hair and beaten with iron rods. God protected her. They tried to starve her in prison. An angel fed her. They threw her into an oven.  The fire was miraculously extinguished. Finally, they pulled out all her hair and threw her to wild beasts. That’s perseverance; that’s constancy.  Sound fantastic? If you doubt the details, don’t doubt the fact: this college-aged virgin daughter of God stayed faithful to Christ in the face of horrible suffering.  With his help, so can you. Love, Uncle Eddy  

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May 13, 2026 – I Have Much More to Tell You

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Wednesday of the Sixth Week of Easter

 

John 16:12-15

Jesus said to his disciples: “I have much more to tell you, but you cannot bear it now. But when he comes, the Spirit of truth, he will guide you to all truth. He will not speak on his own, but he will speak what he hears, and will declare to you the things that are coming. He will glorify me, because he will take from what is mine and declare it to you. Everything that the Father has is mine; for this reason I told you that he will take from what is mine and declare it to you.”

Opening Prayer: Heavenly Father, have I thanked you this Easter season for the gift of your son, Jesus? Thank you. And thank you for the gift of the Holy Spirit who guides me in all truth. Please open the ears of my heart to hear who you are calling me to be, and show me what that will look like in my day today.

Encountering Christ:

  1. Time and Eternity: Jesus is very patient with us. He has much to tell us but knows that it will take a lifetime for us to listen and absorb his words. This is why we don’t want to miss a single day of prayer. He always speaks the words we need to hear, and we only have this short lifetime to learn. It is a supreme grace to be aware of how short our life on earth is, so that, like St. Paul, we may pour ourselves out like a libation while we have the opportunity (cf. 2 Tim 4:6)

     

  2. The Gift to Be Shared: “He will take from what is mine and declare it to you.” Jesus shows us in his relationship with the Father and the Holy Spirit that the gifts of the faith are to be shared. This truth motivates us to continue to give of ourselves in word and deed to all those we encounter.

     

  3. The Spirit Guides Us: Our Lord promised that the Spirit would guide the Apostles to all truth. The Spirit does the same for us. If we’re wrestling with a Church teaching, unsure of the meaning of a Scripture passage, or trying to apply our faith to a concrete problem in our life, we can call on the Holy Spirit with confidence: “We have not received the spirit of the world but the Spirit that is from God, so that we may understand the things freely given us by God” (1 Cor 2:12).

Conversing with Christ: Generous Jesus, stretch my heart to grow in gratitude for the gift of faith and the union I share with your Blessed Trinity. May I imitate your patience and generosity in all of my relationships so that I may be a reflection of your love here on earth.

Resolution: Lord, today by your grace I will meditate for five minutes on the Trinitarian relationship.

Marjorie Davin is a lay member of Regnum Christi who has served as director of the Women’s Section in the Washington, D.C., area. She and her husband have been married for over 30 years and are the parents of four adult children.

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A Weekend with the Holy Spirit: Spiritual Exercises in the Heart of Manhattan

/ Christian Life, Legionaries of Christ, NY Tri-State, Regnum Christi, Regnum Christi News
Amid Manhattan’s growing Catholic revival, 38 young adults stepped into two days of silence and discernment at the historic St. Patrick’s Old Cathedral in Soho.

At Old St. Pat’s, the Regnum Christi charism meets a new generation of New Yorkers hungry for hope, mercy, and deeper spiritual grounding. On the weekend of March 14–15, the historic basilica hosted spiritual exercises for a group of 38 young adults.

“The spiritual exercises are an annual opportunity Regnum Christi offers us to leave the world for three to eight days and give ourselves fully to the company of the Lord. They represent a stop on the journey to attend to the one who walks with us, to listen to him, to discern his will, to be reconciled in his sight and to revive the fire of his love that impels us to give ourselves to others.”

- Regnum Christi prayer book

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A 48-hour experience of the Holy Spirit

Fr. Jorge Obregón was part of the team of Legionary priests who supported the spiritual exercises at Old St. Pat’s with preaching, spiritual directions, and confession, along with Fr. Daniel Ray, Fr. Mark Haydu, Fr. Josef Hare, and Fr. Francisco Sunderland, all members of the LC community in Rye, New York. And as the RC young adult ministry director and chaplain, Fr. Jorge has insight into what draws young people—and indeed Catholics of all ages—to the spiritual exercises, a meditation journey that dates back to the mid-1500s.

“The spiritual exercises give a very deep foundation to our worldview as Catholics, and the exercises resonate, and will always resonate, simply because you’re giving the Holy Spirit a lot of time to speak to you. We're making efforts for silence, and the Lord always rewards every little effort that we make to come closer to him, to go deeper, to understand his mission and his design for us. In the exercises, we try to become more ‘inner’ people.”

- Fr. Jorge Obregón

And what is it in particular that young people are seeking in the spiritual exercises, which Fr. Jorge calls a “48-hour experience of the Holy Spirit”? According to Fr. Jorge, it’s hope and mercy.

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“Young people today are seeking hope, because I believe that in recent times, the world has sucked the hope out of the new generation. And they’re seeking mercy. With so much sin around us and so many challenges in living the life of grace, many people, not just young adults, feel that their sin cannot be forgiven. They need to be reminded that with Christ, there should never be despair.”

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 The Holy Spirit is moving in Manhattan

In August of 2025, the Legionaries of Christ were assigned the Basilica of Old St. Pat’s, and in December, Fr. Daniel Ray was installed as pastor at the historic church, the first cathedral of the Archdiocese of New York. Originally primarily serving the Irish immigrant population, the basilica has become one of the central parishes for young professionals in Manhattan, and is also home to Spanish and Italian communities. 

And these days, Old St. Pat’s is one of three Manhattan parishes seeing a resurgence in Mass attendance, particularly among college students and young professionals. Along with St. Joseph’s in Greenwich Village and St. Vincent Ferrer on Manhattan’s Upper East Side, at Old St. Pat’s, young people are showing up in droves to sometimes standing-room-only Masses, and OCIA numbers have nearly doubled from previous years. This year at Old St. Pat’s, 70 people were confirmed at the Easter Vigil, up from 40 the year before.

Many of those attending the overflowing Masses at Old St. Pat’s are fallen-away Catholics who are returning to the faith of their childhood after several years, Fr. Daniel told the National Catholic Register in an article on the Catholic boom in Manhattan. But some are people who have grown up in another denomination or non-Christian religion, or were raised without any faith at all.

“They’re having everything that they could humanly want,”

Fr. Daniel told the Register,

“except they’re missing God from their life.”

In fact, at Old St. Pat’s, they’ve had to add another Sunday evening Mass to accommodate the rising attendance.  And they also offer many opportunities for community at the parish, from wine socials and barbecues to Bible studies and weekly waltz dancing. And this year, Old St. Pat’s hosted spiritual exercises on site.

“These spiritual exercises were open to the whole parish, and so for me, it was beautiful to see how we can bring the Regnum Christi charism to so many young adults here in New York City. I don't believe it's a coincidence that our Lord arranged it that we would be able to have such an amazing platform as this basilica right now at this time. Young adults are coming back to the Church in record numbers, and our charism is uniquely created to meet them where they are right now in this culture.”

- Fr. Daniel
Indeed, the bustling streets of Manhattan are not the usual location for spiritual exercises, which are typically held at a tranquil retreat center with ample space and silence for quiet contemplation.

“But sometimes we need to bring the Gospel and the retreat right to where they are!”

- Fr. Daniel

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Click here to find out more about Regnum Christi spiritual exercises or find a retreat near you.

You can listen to Fr. Daniel’s homilies from Old St. Pat’s on the Regnum Christi App and at rcnytristate.org. Learn more about Regnum Christi NY Tri-State here.

The mission of the Legionaries of Christ and Regnum Christi in New York is broad, serving the needs of the Church with the RC Charism in diverse ways. Other ministries include serving as chaplain for Seton Fellows, university graduates who offer one to two years of service as educators for children in underserved communities through charter schools located primarily in the Bronx; running Three to Get Married, a marriage preparation program offered twice a year; retreats for men and women as well as retreats and conventions aimed specifically at young adults; and the Lumen Institute, a Catholic organization for business and societal leaders who seek personal development in character, faith, and leadership. Learn more about the Legionaries of Christ and Regnum Christi on our websites.

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Faithfulness

/ Regnum Christi News, Weekly Message, Weekly Message Blog

Dear Friends,

 
 

What does it mean to be a friend of the Lord Jesus? Our Lord gives us a lovely insight in Luke 22:28. At the Last Supper, at the edge of his Passion, Jesus reminds his apostles: “You are those who have continued with me in my trials.”

We frequently want novelty. We often implicitly expect the spectacular. But the quiet, daily faithfulness of continuing with the Lord in his trials is of far greater consequence.

The month of May is especially dedicated to the Blessed Virgin Mary—and her life was a life of quiet faithfulness. Even the spectacular moments were only spectacular in retrospect: saying “yes” to God’s call at the Annunciation, visiting her pregnant cousin, giving birth in a cave in Bethlehem, bringing someone else’s need to Jesus at Cana, standing at the foot of Cross.

Mary, in other words, is not great because of titanic triumphs or fabulous feats; Mary is great because she remained with Jesus in his trials. And the same holds true for us. Through our quiet faithfulness we, like Mary, remain with the Lord in his trials. And through us, whether we know it or not, God’s loving salvation silently enters the world.


God bless,

Fr. John Pietropaoli

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Regnum Christi Spirituality Center Uncle Eddy

St Nereus and St Achilleus

/ Uncle Eddy

Dear Nigel, Now is the time to correct your faults, my pusillanimous nephew – while they are still correctable.  Remember what our Lord said, “The person who is trustworthy in very small matters is also trustworthy in great ones.” (Luke 16:10)  So if you can’t stand up for Christian values now in your dorm meetings, how in the world will you be able to defend the truth when you are a delegate to the United Nations, or a US Senator, or a University President, or an officer in the American Medical Association?  Courage takes practice; Christian courage takes practice, prayer, and the help of the Holy Spirit. The Holy Spirit will certainly do his part (especially if you constantly pester him about it), but will you do yours? A bit of avuncular advice: frequently meditate on the example of the Church’s many martyrs.  Take today’s saints, for instance. Nereus and Achilleus were fine Roman soldiers.  Legionaries of the great Emperor, bulwarks of Roman tradition and society.  Then they met Christ. Like so many of those early Christians, when God gave them the gift of faith and an invitation to follow him, their decision involved risking their lives.  Violent persecutions of the Church surged through the Roman Empire on and off for the first 300 years of Christianity; since Christians refused to worship the pagan Gods, they were considered enemies of the State (the hardihood of the empire was linked, so the ancients thought, to appeasing the traditional Roman gods), and so they could be executed for treason.  So these two soldiers of Rome knew that by entering the ranks of Christ’s army they were putting everything on the line. Soon afterward their resolve was tested. They were exiled, and when they still refused to repudiate their faith, they were beheaded. We don’t know any of the details, but from the earliest days of the Church, their example has breathed supernatural courage into the timidest of hearts.  And I think they (and their countless fellow martyrs throughout the centuries) can help you as well, with their prayers and their testimony. So be strong, Nigel, and humbly but confidently weave the truth of Church teaching into the cultural dialogue on campus – Christ will help you, and only God knows how many souls will thank you for it when you meet them in heaven.   God bless, Uncle Eddy

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Why Is the Church Opposed to Fertility Treatments?

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Q: Why is the Church opposed to fertility treatments? I personally think that there is nothing wrong with a couple considering getting fertility treatments in order to have a baby. Why is this considered mortally sinful? I think most frozen embryos are implanted, and most of the time they are not killed. Another interesting thing about this is that there have been many people conceived through fertility treatments. I don’t see them as mistakes. — Maria

Answered by Fr. Edward McIlmail, LC:

A: The Church is not opposed to all fertility treatments. It is opposed to unethical treatments.

In vitro fertilization, IVF, is gravely wrong on many fronts.

First, it requires men to produce seed through an immoral act.

And IVF treats children like products. Instead of being conceived through the loving embrace of a husband and wife, the little ones are produced in a lab by the flick of a technician’s wrist.

Each embryo is a human life, a human being — and IVF has led to hundreds of thousands of them (and maybe more, no one knows) being left in freezers across the country. Reports of abandoned embryos are rife.

And then there are the stories of eggs and sperm being mislabeled and mismatched. An online search will lead you to stories about doctors who used their own seed to produce dozens of children, unbeknown to their female patients.

Often overlooked is the psychological impact on children who find out that they were conceived by IVF (see this earlier Ask a Priest post).

You might want to reflect a bit on your question, by the way.

About embryos you mention that “most of the time they are not killed.”

One wonders whether that means you are OK with embryos being killed some of the time.

No one denies the beauty and goodness of a child. But that doesn’t mean a child can be conceived in any way possible.

It might be good to read more about the Catholic perspective on IVF. Some resources include the essay “Begotten Not Made” and postings by the National Catholic Bioethics Center on the “hornet’s nest” and parental desires.

Couples who seek ethical fertility treatment could turn to groups such as NaProTechnology.

You might find it helpful to view this interview Matt Fradd held with Stephanie Gray Connors. She presents her arguments compassionately and clearly.

Some of this is worth taking to prayer. It is, after all, a life-and-death issue.

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May 12, 2026 – It Is Better for You That I Go

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Tuesday of the Sixth Week of Easter

 

John 16:5-11

Jesus said to his disciples: “Now I am going to the one who sent me, and not one of you asks me, ‘Where are you going?’ But because I told you this, grief has filled your hearts. But I tell you the truth, it is better for you that I go. For if I do not go, the Advocate will not come to you. But if I go, I will send him to you. And when he comes he will convict the world in regard to sin and righteousness and condemnation: sin, because they do not believe in me; righteousness, because I am going to the Father and you will no longer see me; condemnation, because the ruler of this world has been condemned.”

Opening Prayer: Dearest Lord, I know that you will always speak the truth no matter how difficult it may be for me to hear or understand. Send your Holy Spirit to keep me on the path of righteousness.

Encountering Christ:

  1. “Where Are You Going?”: Jesus had to leave this world in order to fulfill his mission. Perhaps none of the Apostles asked where he was going because they trusted him despite their lack of understanding. In our own experience, we can trust that everything happens for a reason, even though at times we may not understand and even desire a different course or outcome. We trust because we know we are beloved sons and daughters of our loving Father.

     

  2. “Grief Has Filled Your Hearts”: The Apostles had met Jesus, devoted three years of their life to following him, learning from him, depending on him—and now he was talking about departing. No doubt, they were more than sorrowful—they were probably frightened, confused, and angry. Their vague understanding of “the Advocate” who was to come did not assuage their grief. We know that most of them scattered during Our Lord’s Passion. Grief, fear, uncertainty—these are difficult and powerful emotions. When we suffer loss in our own lives, Our Lord desires to accompany us, perhaps mitigate our suffering, or at the very least give us supernatural strength to carry it. We can’t suffer well without his help, and so we stay close to Jesus in prayer, knowing that he works everything out for our ultimate good (cf. Rom 8:28).

     

  3. Humility: Jesus made it clear to his Apostles that he had to leave so that he could send the Holy Spirit. He was passing his ministry onto the Apostles, who were to be strengthened and readied by the Holy Spirit. He shows us that there can come a time when it is good and necessary to hand our mission over to the next person. We don’t want to pridefully cling to our work if that’s not his will, so let’s beg for the Spirit’s discernment and, if required, let go.

Conversing with Christ: Christ Jesus, when I feel “abandoned” and filled with sorrow, confusion, or anger, help me to trust that you are with me and give me the grace to lean into your loving embrace. Additionally, help me to know when to stay focused and when to let go of the work you have given me to do.

Resolution: Lord, today by your grace I will prayerfully evaluate all areas of work to see if it is time to let go. If so, I will begin a plan for transition.

For Further Reflection: Some books to help: Humility; The Temperament God Gave You; Abandonment to Divine Providence.

Marjorie Davin is a lay member of Regnum Christi who has served as director of the Women’s Section in the Washington, D.C., area. She and her husband have been married for over 30 years and are the parents of four adult children.

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Alex Kucera

Atlanta

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!