January 23, 2023

Young Adults See Time as a Gift from God

On Saturday, January 14, more than 20 young adults from the New York and Fairfield County areas gathered at the house of the Legionaries of Christ in Rye, NY.

2:17 Highlights from the ECYD-RC National Conventions

This summer, the state of Louisiana played host to the High School Boys and Girls National ECYD-RC Conventions. Fr. Patrick O’Loughlin, LC, and Amelia Hoover, CRC, share their highlights from this year’s events.

8:56 A Weekend in New Orleans with Lumen and St. Michael Special School

St. Michael Special School in New Orleans, Louisiana hosted the Legionary priests, Lumen members and families from a variety of communities to take on projects on campus that the school has neither the funds nor the personnel to complete.

January 17, 2023

The Enormous Smallness of God

In this weekly message, Fr John Pietropaoli compares and reflects on a scene in C.S. Lewis’ Last Battle and the season of Christmas.

2:25 Sharing Love & Joy in NYC Missions

St. Patrick’s Cathedral, New York City. What a night at the big cathedral! Every “highway and byway” within the city block’s expansive holy space was filled with visitors, of every possible background, race, country, and religion, all mysteriously drawn to the beauty of the place.

9:43 Consecrated Women in North America Receive Praesidium Accreditation

On November 16, 2022, after a lengthy and thorough process, the Consecrated Women of Regnum Christi in North America were one of the first women’s institutions to receive Praesidium accreditation as a Society of Apostolic Life.

January 9, 2023

Pope Benedict XVI: Shepherd, Father, and Co-Worker of the Truth for the Legionaries of Christ and Regnum Christi

The news of the passing of Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI has touched all of us very deeply. As we mourn his loss at the age of 95, we remember how he invited the Legionaries of Christ and Regnum Christi to be co-workers of the truth with the Papacy and the Church.

14:19 Benedict the Great: His Spiritual and Theological Legacy

Fr. Sameer Advani, LC, explains how Pope Benedict XVI was convinced that at its very core Christianity was not a series of ideas, doctrines, and ethical commandments, but the living encounter with the God who as Love freely chose to enter into a relationship of love with each and every human being, and the vast majority of his meditations, homilies, conferences, and even his more theologically sophisticated writings all revolved around this simple, but profoundly spiritual central idea.

29:52 A Name Above the Rest

Devotion to the Holy Name is deeply rooted in Scripture. Just repeating the name reverently can instill as much hope and comfort in a believer as it does fear in a demon. Reverence for the name of Jesus can be a way to distance ourselves from the coarseness that often surrounds us in the media and in public life.

January 3, 2023

Blessings of This Past Year

Christmas is over, right? Wrong! In our Catholic liturgical tradition, which reaches back to the very origins of Christianity, Christmas isn’t just one day; it’s a whole season. And we are still in that season. It’s still Christmas! If your Advent wasn’t as spiritual as you wanted it to be, don’t worry–there’s still time.

2:25 Zechariah Was Right

Nicole Buchholz shares a reflection on the canticle of Zechariah, the mystery of the truth in his words, and how his “unrealistic” statements in the canticle came true on a deeper level than even he could fathom.

7:45 Consecrated Women Vale Martínez Makes Her Final Vows

“I couldn’t say ‘forever’ if I wasn’t sure that he is the person who loves me the most in the world.” On December 29, 2022, Valeria Martínez made her final vows as a Consecrated Woman of Regnum Christi in Monterrey. It is the next chapter in the story of how Christ has drawn her close to himself throughout her life.