RC Top 3

Our first story this week, "Worthy of Wearing: A Movement Guiding Women on the Journey to Self-Worth," is about Nicole Caruso and her journey to self-worth that led her to write a book and create a new program with a powerful and transformative message of every woman's intrinsic worthiness.

Next, in "Surrendering to Love: A Year in the Life Discerning the Consecrated Vocation, "we introduce you to Elizabeth Conklin, a young woman who is spending this year discerning a potential vocation with the Consecrated Women of Regnum Christi.

Finally, in "Reclaiming Love: The Fruit of a Five-Year Journey that has Only Just Begun," Fr. Martin Connor, LC, tells us about his new book which explores human love, the struggle between the head and the heart, and how to reclaim a healthy, balanced, and authentic love.

In our first story, “Empty Pews and Crowded Hospitals: The Priestly Ministry During COVID-19 ,” meet Fr. Stephen Howe, LC, who contracted COVID 19 in March of 2020. After he recovered, his ministry as vicar at St. Peter and St. Denis Parish in Yonkers, New York, took on a new focus, reaching out to those who are suffering from the virus. Fr. Stephen spends his days offering help and healing as a priest and minister of the sacraments to his parishioners, whether it’s in their homes, in the church, or at their hospital bedsides.

Next up, hear about the new book, “Millennials Meet Mary.” In this modern day and age, how do millennials meet Mary? Considering the Mother of Jesus died more than 2,000 years ago, some encounter her through prayers and devotions while others contemplate her through art from museums around the world. This new book is a compilation of Marian art reviews from 80 millennials in 42 countries. They each reflect on Jesus’ Mother from their various backgrounds, which Joan says is the “A to Z,” starting with Argentina and Armenia and ending with Zimbabwe.

Our third story, “Creating a Thriving Regnum Christi Section at Benedictine College”, introduces us to Fr. Ryan Richardson, LC. Life as full-time college chaplain is a busy one. Father Ryan has been working to intentionally share and live that beauty of the charism of teamwork and Regnum Christi family life with the RC students on campus.

This week's episode is a narration of 3 stories published by Regnum Christi on www.regnumchristi.org.

Our first story, "Caring for the Unborn and the Underserved in Downtown Wichita," introduces us to Dr. Jody Elson, a Regnum Christi member in Wichita, Kansas.  “What are you doing for the poor?” was the question that Dr. Elson’s spiritual director asked her one day during spiritual guidance, and it’s the one that ultimately gave focus to Jody’s career as a family physician dedicated to some of the most vulnerable sectors of the population – the unborn, the poor, and the underserved.

In our second story, "A New Path and Purpose for Nashville Musician," we meet Rae Hering. Raised in a Catholic home in Minneapolis, Minnesota, singer-songwriter Rae Hering moved to Nashville to study piano and composition at Belmont University, where partying and playing music took priority over attending Mass. For years, Rae ignored her Catholic faith, until a close member of Rae’s family took his own life.

Our third story this week is  "Rose Cunningham makes her final vows as a Consecrated Woman of Regnum Christi," an interview with Rose that happened right before she made her final vows as a Consecrated Woman of Regnum Christi in the Basilica of Our Lady of Guadalupe in Rome. 

This week's episode is a narration of 3 stories published by Regnum Christi on www.regnumchristi.org.  

The first story, "Praying for Our Prodigals: An Apostolate of Prayer and Peace," introduces us to Kristine Bruce, a member of Regnum Christi and the founder of an apostolate called "Praying for Our Prodigals," designed to guide and encourage people to pray, fast, and do acts of mercy for their loved ones living far from the Church.

The second story, "Victoria Backstrom Makes Final Vows of Consecration," is an interview with Victoria Backstrom who just made her final vows as a Consecrated Woman of Regnum Christi. We spoke with her about many topics such as community life, her relationship with the Regnum Christi family and her relationship with God.

Finally, "RC Music Collective: A New Musical Initiative at the Service of the Church," tells the story of Fr. Jaime Lorenzo, LC, who has been a music lover nearly his entire life, but when he joined the seminary to become a Legionary of Christ, he left it behind without much deliberation. A couple of years down the road, music came back into his life, and now Fr. Jaime, along with one of his Legionary brothers, Fr. John Klein, and one of his Consecrated sisters, Emily Roman, is able to contribute his love and talent for music in a brand-new initiative called the Regnum Christi Music Collective.