Regnum Christi Spirituality Center Uncle Eddy

Dear Deirdre,

Your last few notes have been gloomy, to say the least.  You always tended to be a bit pessimistic, and the events of these past few weeks have aggravated that tendency, it seems.  Thanks be to God! Now you have a golden opportunity! When things are going well, and good moods abound, it’s easy to trust in God.  But the true test of our faith, the true test of our Christian metal, comes when we feel down in the dumps and circumstances are against us.  Only then can we be sure that our relationship with Christ is based not on what we “get out of it,” but on true, personal love for him. His love remains, even when bad moods and unpleasant vicissitudes prevail.  He is always with us, even when we feel absolutely alone. In dark times like these, you have a chance to discover these profound and crucial truths in a life-changing way.

The whole situation reminds me of an anecdote about today’s saint.  He was one of St Columbanus’s twelve companions who left Ireland to evangelize the pagan-infested European continent in the wake of the famous barbarian invasions.  When the bishops of France (it wasn’t really France yet back then) connived to have Columbanus banished, St Deicolus stayed on, erecting and leading a monastery near the present border of France and Switzerland.  He was a model of every virtue and a lover of prayer, and the most trying hardships could never upset his sturdy peace of soul. Once while still a youth, St Columbanus asked him, “Deicolus, why are you always smiling?”  He answered quite matter-of-factly, “Because no one can take God from me.”

Now isn’t that the truth, my sensitive young niece?  I do believe it is. And I further believe that you should treasure this anecdote, letting the truth of God’s constant and attentive presence in your soul sink deep into your heart and mind so that it can be your anchor, your light, and your warmth no matter what this angry world decides to throw at you.

Your loving uncle, Eddy

Uncle Eddy Introduces the Saints

Navigating today’s world is tough and all of us could use a nudge in the right direction. Figuring out the right path to take at work, at college, or in social situations is not always easy. Looking to the lives of the saints can give us the insights we need.

Written by Fr. John Bartunek, LC, Uncle Eddy’s Saint of the Day is a fictional series of letters written by a man who has been imprisoned for the Catholic Faith. Using the saints of the day as examples, Uncle Eddy pens a daily letter with spiritual advice to his many nieces and nephews.

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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!