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December 9, 2022

Regnum Christi Federation Announces Kerrie Rivard as New Director of Marketing and Communications

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The Regnum Christi Federation in the North American Territory announces that starting January 1, 2023, Kerrie Rivard will begin work as the new Director of Marketing and Communications for the Federation. Kerrie currently serves as Marketing Manager and reports to the Director of Marketing and Communications for the Legionaries of Christ and the Regnum Christi Federation, Gail Gore. Gail will continue as Director of Marketing and Communications for the Congregation of the Legionaries of Christ in the North American Territory. Each entity having its own Director of Marketing and Communications is a positive step toward greater ecclesial maturity. In addition, Mazy Hudson has now joined the Legionaries of Christ Marketing and Communications team as the new Marketing Manager.

Gail and Kerrie have worked closely together to build a team that has established many new tools to help Regnum Christi to flourish and share the mission across the territory, including the Regnum Christi Daily Meditations newsletters and podcasts, which reach an audience of over 100,000 people every month; the new RC English App; the RC This Week, Special Announcements, and EQUIP newsletters; a growing digital and social media presence on multiple platforms; new print materials for sharing the RC identity and mission with the Church at large; and tools like a Marketing & Communications mentoring program and video tutorials to help localities and members communicate the mission more effectively. They have also built a strong collaborative working relationship with the different institutions of the Federation and other programs, apostolates, and organizations to share resources and promote the mission of each one to new and broader audiences.

Upcoming projects for both the Regnum Christi and the Legionaries of Christ communications offices include improved websites; a new Regnum Christi lay members’ prayer book; an updated app; a strengthened strategy for outreach through social media; targeted communications support and training for localities and members to better serve locality and community needs; and resources for the upcoming Regnum Christi Territorial Convention in 2023 and General Convention in 2024.

Together with Lisa Small, Director of Marketing and Communications for the Consecrated Women of Regnum Christi in the North American Territory, the three Marketing and Communications Directors remain committed to collaborating in their efforts to serve our common mission while still furthering the uniqueness of each institution’s needs.

Kerrie Rivard
Director of Marketing & Communications for the Regnum Christi Federation
[email protected]
678-896-8726

Gail Gore
Director of Marketing & Communications for the Legionaries of Christ
[email protected]
414-343-6886

Lisa Small
Director of Marketing & Communications for the Consecrated Women of Regnum Christi
[email protected]
682-205-0593

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Regnum Christi Spirituality Center Ask a Priest

“Ask a Priest: What If My Friends Tell Dirty Jokes?”

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Q: I have some very close friends who occasionally tell dirty jokes that get extreme. It makes me uncomfortable, but I find myself joining in sometimes in the moment without thinking about it. There will even sometimes be jokes cracked against the Church. My questions are: How should I approach the situation? They don’t always break out into dirty jokes, but it does happen. Also, do you think I should go to confession over making too many dirty jokes while I’m with them? I have struggled with scrupulosity in the past, and I really don’t want to fall into the trap of thinking I have to go to confession for every little sin, even if it’s not mortal. I’ve been thinking about this for a while and would love some insight. – J.M.

Answered by Fr. Edward McIlmail, LC

A: Thanks for your note. This doesn’t sound like a case of scrupulosity.

This sounds like a case of your doing something that you know is wrong. I’d be curious to learn what you think the phrase “too many dirty jokes” means. Do you think such jokes are OK up to a certain point?

It might be good to step back and rethink where this group is leading you. Or perhaps, where you could lead them.

That is, you might see whether you be an apostle among your friends. You could, for instance, stop them when they start going down a crude path, explaining that those things are unworthy and make you uncomfortable. Or you could just walk away whenever they do the things you describe.

This could be a witness to dignity and purity that might spark some questions among your friends and lead to good outcomes.

If you can’t lift the tone of conversations, then the alternative might be that your pals will drag you down. In that case, with friends like these, who needs enemies?

If they get you joking about sex and the Church today, who knows what lies ahead.

You mention the “trap” of thinking you have to go to confession for “every little sin.”

True, but your focus seems to be too much on mortal sin, as though you are doing OK if you don’t cross that line.

It is good to remember that we aren’t in this world just to avoid mortal sin. We are here to become saints.

In practice, anyone who gets comfortable with venial sin is a lot closer to mortal sin than he thinks.

But maybe that sounds a little too abstract. Let’s try another question.

What if one of your pals asked you how far he could go in joking about your mom? Would you commend him for not being overly scrupulous? My guess is that your reaction would be very different.

Or what if your pals started to tell dirty jokes about your sister? Would you assure yourself that listening in was just one of those “little sins”?

Again, you might want to rethink this crowd you hang out with. Remember that nugget of ancient wisdom: Show me a man’s friends, and I’ll show you his character.

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Alex Kucera

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Alex Kucera has lived in Atlanta, GA, for the last 46 years. He is one of 9 children, married to his wife Karmen, and has 3 girls, one grandson, and a granddaughter on the way. Alex joined Regnum Christi in 2007. Out of the gate, he joined the Helping Hands Medical Missions apostolate and is still participating today with the Ghana Friendship Mission.

In 2009, Alex was asked to be the Atlanta RC Renewal Coordinator for the Atlanta Locality to help the RC members with the RC renewal process. Alex became a Group Leader in 2012 for four of the Atlanta Men’s Section Teams and continues today. Running in parallel, in 2013, Alex became a Team Leader and shepherded a large team of good men.

Alex was honored to be the Atlanta Mission Coordinator between 2010 to 2022 (12 years), coordinating 5-8 Holy Week Mission teams across Georgia. He also created and coordinated missions at a parish in Athens, GA, for 9 years. Alex continues to coordinate Holy Week Missions, Advent Missions, and Monthly missions at Good Shepherd Catholic Church in Cumming, GA.

From 2016 to 2022, Alex also served as the Men’s Section Assistant in Atlanta. He loved working with the Men’s Section Director, the Legionaries, Consecrated, and Women’s Section leadership teams.

Alex is exceptionally grateful to the Legionaries, Consecrated, and many RC members who he’s journeyed shoulder to shoulder, growing his relationship with Christ and others along the way. He knows that there is only one way, that’s Christ’s Way, with others!