Author Archives: Jim Fair

Adrienne was in the 5th grade.  Class had just started.  She liked her teacher, Miss Kamp, at the small, private Catholic school she attended in Lemont, Illinois. The Crucifix fell off the wall.  Nobody touched it; the nail holding it … Continue reading →

Regular readers of Regnum Christi Live know that for the past two weeks this site has become, for the most part, Margaret Antonio Live.  Margaret (with help from her classmates and teachers) took us on a wonderful tour of World … Continue reading →

I guess I always knew this moment would happen.  And I was grateful that my wonderful daughter, Adrienne, was there to support me in what could have been an emotionally devastating time. The moment unfolded as Adrienne and I entered … Continue reading →

One of our regular readers, Francois, asked a question a few weeks ago that deserved a careful response from Father John Bartunek, who was on retreat.  He has returned and has offered the following: Q: I don’t know if it is … Continue reading →

I had a wonderful dinner a couple nights ago with three men I work with and consider to be friends.  Great food.  Warm conversation.  Plenty of playful joking.  Some stories of faith and trust. We were staying at the Legion’s … Continue reading →

Frank Diffendorfer was a simple man. He grew up on a farm in northern Ohio, near the little town of Hayesville, population 400.  Haysville is not too far from Ashland.  Ashland isn’t too far from Mansfield.  Drive 91 minutes north … Continue reading →

If you wander into Mass on any Sunday at St. John Vianney Parish, Northlake, Illinois, you likely will see people in all sorts of attire, some of it bordering on the inappropriate. You also will see three or four men … Continue reading →

The priest called me late on a Thursday evening.  He was a Legionary I had talked to many times on the phone, but had never met in person. I was a “PR guy” and had been giving him some ideas … Continue reading →

I received the following commentary from Melicia Antonio, who will be joining the contributors to Regnum Christi Live. Melicia is a consecrated member of Regnum Christi who lives and works in Monterrey, Mexico. She is a native of San Diego, … Continue reading →

I had a bad case of hopeless Sunday morning. It started while I fixed breakfast while listening to local talk radio, which usually is happy, albeit subdued, on a Sunday morning.  Sadly, the news report wasn’t happy or subdued. More … Continue reading →