From May 26 to 29, 2026, Regnum Christi members from across the United States and Canada will gather for the first Regnum Christi Marriage and Family Symposium. This convocation brings together Regnum Christi members of all vocations who are actively leading marriage apostolates across the territory to address a question at the heart of our 2025-2030 mission: How can Regnum Christi, as an apostolic body, best contribute to the authentic renewal of marriage in North America?

Because marriage is the foundation of the family, the symposium will focus specifically on marriage apostolates, gathering approximately 75 participants who are on the front lines of this work in their localities and communities. All Regnum Christi members of every vocation who are currently engaged in marriage apostolates are especially invited to attend.

A Commission at Work

The symposium is being organized by Regnum Christi’s recently established Marriage and Family Commission, created by the North American Territorial Directive College (TDC) as a direct response to the 2024 General Convention’s call to make marriage and family the key apostolic focus for Regnum Christi internationally. Led by BJ and Jeannine Agugliaro, the commission includes Patrick and Christina Jacobeen, Dr. Kathleen Musslewhite, Fr. Peter Hopkins, LC, Fr. Juan Sabadell, LC, and Monica Treviño. Together they have been studying the full landscape of marriage apostolates currently offered across North America, assessing how well existing initiatives work together, and developing recommendations to strengthen alignment and territorial support. At the symposium, the commission will present its findings and open them to discussion, questions, and collective discernment.

Listening Together to the Holy Spirit

The symposium is designed as a working convocation rooted in prayer, genuine listening, and discernment. Participants will have time to hear the commission’s report, assimilate its findings individually and in small groups, and share their own responses and experiences. Special guest speakers include:

• Adolfo Guëmez, LC, general counselor of the Legionaries of Christ who is also responsible for the adults and married couples are of Regnum Christi’s Life and Mission department in the General Directorate.
• Diana Villareal, founder of the Centro de Consultoría in Monterrey, Mexico, which provides couples therapy emotional and psychological support, and pastoral accompaniment to families.
• Julia Dezelski, associate director for Marriage and Family Life at the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops.
• Paul McCusker, senior director of creative content for the Augustine Institute.

The guiding questions for participants at the symposium are concrete and apostolic:

• How has my understanding of the challenges/opportunities related to marriage apostolates changed/grown over the years of my involvement?
• What do I currently see as the top challenges/opportunities for the renewal of marriage in North America?
• What, if any, is (or could be) Regnum Christi’s unique contribution to marriage ministry and the renewal of marriage in North American?
• How has God been working most powerfully through the apostolate(s) I have been involved in (what are the bright spots), and what does that tell me about what Regnum Christi’s apostolic “focus” on marriage and family life should look like?

How do I understand what is meant by Regnum Christi being an “apostolic body”, and not only a spiritual family? And how could that affect what Regnum Christi’s apostolic “focus” on marriage and family should look like?

The Mission Ahead

The Marriage and Family Commission will continue its work through August 2026, presenting preliminary findings to the Territorial Directive College in November 2025 and delivering a final report at the close of its term. The symposium is a pivotal milestone in that effort, and in the broader call to unleash the evangelizing power of the sacrament of marriage and form missionary families across North America.

Please pray for the participants in the symposium and for the mission of Regnum Christi as it seeks to contribute to the authentic renewal of marriage in North America.