The task of protecting marriage and the family is “more urgent than ever before.”: Pope Leo’s Words Today

1-21 Papal Audience
1-21 Papal Audience

The task of protecting marriage and the family is “more urgent than ever before.”

In this week’s Wednesday audience, Pope Leo XIV continues his reflection on Gaudium et Spes, considering the dignity of marriage and the family in today’s society.

Gaudium et Spes sought to present a renewed vision of conjugal love as an intimate partnership reflecting the life of the Trinity and rooted in the redemptive power of Christ.

This mutual self-giving of man and woman finds vivid expression in the procreation and upbringing of children: Spouses become “cooperators with the love of God the Creator, and… the interpreters of that love.”

Because the well-being of society is closely linked to the health of marriage and the family—they are the foundation of society and “a school of deeper humanity”—we must work to protect their dignity and their welfare.

And in the context of today’s challenges, this task is more urgent than ever before.

“May the Holy Family of Nazareth enlighten us on our journey and protect families throughout the world.”

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

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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!