| Cardinal Pietro Parolin ordains 36 Legionaries of Christ 
Rome, December 10th 2016.– Cardinal Pietro Parolin, Secretary of State of His Holiness, ordained 36 legionaries of Christ to the priesthood in the Basilica of St. John Lateran. More than 3,000 people including family members, friends, fellow seminarians and superiors attended. Fr Eduardo Robles-Gil LC, General Director of the Legionaries of Christ and the Regnum Christi Movement, presented the candidates for priestly ordination. Complete Article Mary is our model ‘despite’ the Immaculate Conception 
St. John Paul II, in his book, Gift and Mystery, tells us of a spiritual discovery he made: “Mary leads us to Christ, but Christ also leads us to Mary.” Sometimes going to Mary isn’t easy. She never sinned, how could she ‘get’ us? Making things more complicated is the Medieval idea – based on very little Bible references – of how vast Adam’s and Eve’s intelligence and will would have been above ours, because she was not hampered by Original Sin. So Mary seems one more step distant from ‘getting’ us, with almost angelic abilities now. Complete Article Updating Charisms with Fidelity and Imagination 
A day of friendship, prayer and communion among Regnum Christi’s General Committee and the Focolare’s General Council. The discussion focused on updating Charisms in front of the challenges of the times and on the evangelization of the culture. Complete Article 10 Questions for Fr Lucio Boccacci LC 
Fr Lucio Boccacci LC was ordained a priest this month, the culmination of more than a decade of academic and apostolic preparation. He also is publishing the first two of several “Quickbooks” that explore Jesus as a boy, an unusual topic that has puzzled scholars for centuries. Complete Article Leadership training in Haiti? 
Mission Youth has formed me to better fulfill leadership roles in the Movement. Truth is, that no matter how many courses you take and how many mentors you have, there are experiences that mark you and make you into the person that you are. They move you past theory into reality. Haiti missions have been just that for me. Complete Article God chose it for himself 
God chose it for himself. Jesus could have been born from an olive tree, floated down from heaven or simply appeared on the public scene at the age of 30 and skipped the formality of being raised in a family with both a mom and a dad. God is all wise, he knows all the options and he always chooses the best one. God chose family life with Mary as his mother and Joseph as his father. Complete Article 3 Hidden Treasures 
Sometimes the greatest treasures are hidden in plain sight. Take Brother Thomas. A few days ago I had bought a mini poinsettia for the statue of Mary in our chapel. After a few days, it started to wilt. Complete Article Fifteen Sisters 
We finally took our family picture. So although the year is well underway, I´d like to introduce my community: also known as the Consecrated Women in the studies stage of formation. Including our three formators, we are a big happy family of sixteen, with six nationalities. Complete Article | 
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