As 2021 draws to a close, the Territorial Directors of the Legionaries of Christ and the Consecrated Women of Regnum Christi shared a look at what’s happened over the past year in two “Year in Review” discussions.<\/p>\n
On Wednesday, November 17th, Fr. Shawn Aaron, LC, and Fr. Daniel Brandenburg, LC, had a wide-ranging discussion about the status of the Legionaries of Christ, their mission, and their role in the Regnum Christi Federation. As he completed the first year of his three-year term as territorial director, Fr. Shawn reflected on the five priestly ordinations and the seven diaconate ordinations that were held in this territory in 2021, and how the Regnum Christi family embraced and supported the celebration of these new deacons and priests in each instance. He also spoke about the mission of the Legionaries of Christ in the midst of a secular world, in terms of education<\/a>, youth formation through ECYD, and support of Catholic families through their involvement in programs such as the Regnum Christi initiative that has grown out of Manhattan, called Cana Uncorked. Another growing area of ministry for the Legionaries is chaplaincy in universities. They are currently involved in the chaplaincy of five universities, Benedictine College<\/a>, St. Leo University<\/a>, North Carolina State Universit<\/a>y, Georgia Tech<\/a> and Kennesaw State University,<\/a>\u00a0 as well as Divine Mercy University,<\/a> which is run by the Legionaries of Christ, and offers graduate degrees and certificates in several aspects of psychology through the lens of Catholic anthropology.<\/p>\n Fr. Shawn identifies the uniting element in all of the diverse missions the Legionaries undertake as endeavoring “to enkindle the heart of an apostle, and then teach that apostle to look around and say ‘what are the needs of the Church?'”<\/p>\n