Silence

Dear Friends,

Here in the formation center it is “ordinary time.” The seven new consecrated have arrived, the community is settling in and theology classes at the University of San Damaso have begun. The days are getting shorter, and the temperatures are dropping. The liturgy, the routine of daily life and even the weather invite us to live silence and recollection in a deeper way. As much as we desire to enter this season, it is always easier to evade the ordinary and find escapes in noise and distraction.

To help my community with this, I prepared a reflection based on our constitutions and rule about the use of social media and means of entertainment. We read and discussed five numbers from our proper law about prayer, interior life, asceticism, chastity and the use of means of communication, and we shared in small groups how we feel called to live this. Coming back together from our perseverance teams to the larger community, there was a common desire and renewed commitment to protect times and spaces for silence and solitude.

“Listening and meditation are nourished by silence. … A discovery of the importance of silence is one of the secrets of practicing contemplation and meditation. One drawback of a society dominated by technology and the mass media is the fact that silence becomes increasingly difficult to achieve” (St. John Paul II).

Perhaps this is a good time of year for all of us to listen to the gentle call of the Lord to renew our good habits of prayer and silence and to continue responding to the desires of our heart for greater depth and intimacy in our relationship with Him.

Yours in the heart of Christ,

Glory

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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!