Author Archives: Fr Matthew P. Schneider, LC

Today, I am celebrating ten years as a Legionary. In March of 2001, two brothers from Cheshire came to pick me up from the airport for my visit: I had dyed-black hair, my Discman playing, and my “spreading lies and … Continue reading →

Just the other day, I was coming up to my regular spot in the chapel, and I found I couldn’t get in. The pew holds four and there are four of us who usually sit there so I wondered who … Continue reading →

Each one of us follows a unique path. Soon after I starting posting about weekly here on Regnum Christi Live, another seminarian in the same community – even the same team – starting sending out a daily e-mail to me … Continue reading →

If anyone under the age of 12 is reading this: Santa really exists and if you are good you get presents at Christmas but if not he drops coal in your stocking from the pile he uses to keep his … Continue reading →

Did you know in one of her apparitions, Mary gave three secrets and nobody alive today knows what they are? The secrets of Fatima have attracted a lot of attention but Mary gave a few secrets to another visionary, Bernadette … Continue reading →

There it sits, guarding over, reigning over the great mass of cutlery and dishes; its silver hue breaks the vinyl-plated whiteness; it stands alone in the center; the king of the table is the water pitcher. So our daily ritual … Continue reading →

The squared chapel, having the sanctuary in one corner with a round, fire-colored skylight over the altar, a statue of Mary guarding one side, 7 narrow windows along the two sides joining at the sanctuary, a Crucifix backed with sparkling … Continue reading →

This past Saturday all of the brothers studying here in Rome had a wonderful grace: a mass at the altar where they moved John Paul II after his beatification. John Paul is now under one of the altars up in … Continue reading →

This past week I have been with a group of American pilgrims here in Rome for John Paul II’s beatification. Most of it was the same as any other pilgrimage but starting Saturday, everything got intense. After mass in the … Continue reading →

This week, the only Pope I knew for my almost 25 years will be beatified by his successor. I am sure everyone will be giving him tributes this week but I want add my personal experience. For me he was … Continue reading →