Three to Get Married offered my fiancée and I invaluable insight into the sacrament of marriage. This preparation course organized by the Legionaries of Christ at their home in Rye, NY, allowed for couples to fully immerse themselves in the important next phase of their relationship. The goal of the course was to empower couples
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Almost one hundred women came together on Saturday, March 4, for a Lenten Retreat led by Father Jorge Obregon, LC. at St. Paul Church, Greenwich, Connecticut. Using examples of extreme forgiveness, compassion, and grace, Father helped the women come to understand that the closer we draw to God, the more love we will have to
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This popular refrain comes whenever I explain why I will not be available for a few days. I smile, politely thank them, and ask them for any prayer requests. But to myself, I smirk (at least, I hope it is to myself). Anyone who knows me knows I am pretty open with my sarcasm. I
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As the wind howled around Graymoor’s Holy Mountain Retreat Center, it was a physical reflection of what was going on inside the building. From February 8th-12th, Fr. Eric Nielsen, L.C., led 34 women from NY, NJ, and CT in the annual Triduum of Renewal Retreat, with this year’s theme appropriately, The Holy Spirit. Fr. Eric
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Beginning a fresh new year, on Saturday, January 21st, the women of the NY Tri-State Regnum Christi section welcomed friends to a monthly Morning of Recollection, a continuing series of reflections on the ‘Seven Longings of the Human Heart.’ This month’s focus was on our longing for well-being. Father Eric Nielsen, LC, shared some
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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. A morning retreat brought them together to reflect on two main topics. The first was a meditation on the importance of seeing time as a
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As we prepare of hearts to receive Christ in these final days before Christmas, our thoughts turn to all those around us who would benefit from drawing closer to the newborn babe in the manger. Perhaps our invitations to Love have not been heard? Perhaps our words have not been able to convey Truth in
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The New York Tri-State’s annual tradition of offering an Advent morning retreat for women continued this year at a new location: St. Paul Church in Greenwich, Connecticut. Fifty-seven ladies came to seek a little comfort and joy away from the maddening crowds found everywhere else on that busy pre-Christmas Saturday morning. The retreat began in
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The December Evening for Married Couples, held on December 1, 2022, tackled the importance of daily positive interactions for building strong marital relationships. Father Eric Nielsen, LC, began his talk by referencing the research of Doctors John and Julie Gottman, a married couple who have spent the last forty years providing a research-based approach to
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In the New York Tri-State, if there were a competition for which month deserves the title “most likely to remind you of the end times,” November would most certainly win. Visitors to our area shouldn’t be fooled by the gorgeous, warm, multicolored foliage. Any local will tell you that it’s just a matter of weeks
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