Monthly Archives: May 2013

Confessions of an English speaker

I am the recipient of great charity and owe a debt of gratitude to several communications directors of various nations where Regnum Christi has a presence. They have been kind, patient and tolerant of one of my persistent character faults. … Continue reading

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Lost in the crowd

As I look forward to Pentecost with a few thousand of my closest friends in St Peter’s Square, I can’t help but remember my first experience of a crowd in Rome. Pentecost 1998: I’m leading my wife and six-year-old daughter … Continue reading

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Roaming to Rome

It was just yesterday. My son was 13 and going to Rome as part of his Regnum Christi boy’s club. My wife decided thought it would be good for us to go, too. So the two of us, accompanied by … Continue reading

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Prayers for a friend and brother in Christ

Roughly a year ago, I heard the news that our brother Legionary Fr Thomas Williams LC fathered a child a number of years ago. As a result, Fr Thomas discontinued his public ministry and took a year for prayer and … Continue reading

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Spiritual guidance

“Listen to me! If you do not give time to prayer nor accept the counsel of a spiritual guide, the confusion of the world can even succeed in drowning God’s voice.” (Blessed Pope John Paul II, March 21, 2002) Ever … Continue reading

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Under Mary’s Protection

Saturday afternoon we had a special conference for all of us about to be ordained. As Fr Sylvester was pointing out some details to prepare us for ordination, the community started solemn rosary. We could hear them singing songs to … Continue reading

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“Oar voluntarily”

“There are no galley-slaves in the royal vessel of divine love–every man works his oar voluntarily! ” St. Francis de Sales One of the disadvantages of being the youngest is getting the household chores when your older siblings go off … Continue reading

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The first school of the catechism is the family

“The first school of catechism is and must be the family! From the father and the mother, from the older brothers and sisters, the little children must receive- along with examples of Christian life- the treasure of the great truths … Continue reading

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Doctors divided…I’m not

We now are engaged in a great national debate. It has moral consequences, ethical consequences, health consequences and economic consequences. That’s right. We must decide whether a 15-year-old girl should be able to walk into a drugstore without a prescription … Continue reading

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Good times and bad

“A sign that we love truly love God is that we love Him the same in all occasions.” (St. Francis de Sales) Some days can be tough. Overcast weather, headaches, aches and pains, difficult people and situations, etc…and this is … Continue reading

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