Sitting in Biagio’s bakery following our Ladies Mini-Retreat in Stirling, NJ eating enormous “half” sandwiches (which made us wonder at the size of the “whole”) I had the opportunity to sit down with Mary Rohe. Mary is one of our so–called “newer” members, even though she has been in Regnum Christi for 9 years! Married
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The Healing Power of Confession Jill Caridi was raised in Brooklyn, New York, in a close-knit, Italian-American family. She lived in a two-family house with her mom, dad, and two older brothers on the bottom floor, her aunt, uncle, and 3 older cousins on the top floor, and her grandparents in the basement apartment. While
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Isabel Cotti considers herself incredibly blessed. She grew up in Caracas, Venezuela, where she attended the girls’ Regnum Christi school just one year after it opened. She was fortunate to continue learning there all the way through high school. Most of her family were members of Regnum Christi, and she grew up participating in ECYD;
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Luly Fernández hails from Monterrey, Mexico where she grew up along with her 6 siblings (4 older sisters and 2 younger brothers). Her parents were devoted Catholics and raised their children in the Faith. She recalls that her mother talked about the Faith and made it part of their daily lives. Her father was instrumental
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Neither Communism, nor the “Boat People” ordeal at sea, nor pirates could drown out God’s call for my life. For whom he calls he also paves the way. My path began one fateful morning on the shores of Communist-controlled Vietnam. Using a raft hidden near the shore, my mother and some four dozen people also
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Back to My Roots… Isn’t it funny how God sometimes sends us on a long journey only to bring us back to where we started? My parents were native New Yorkers. Both of them were born and raised in The Bronx and attended Catholic schools. After a couple of years of marriage and a couple
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Brenner and Kristen have been married for ten years and live in Ridgefield, CT, with their four children: Mariella, 9; Brenner, 7; Juliette, 4; Seraphina, newborn. Brenner grew up in South Louisiana, where he attended Legionary retreats from a young age and then went on to study high school at the Legionary boarding school Immaculate
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For Kristen LeCompte, motherhood and fitness go hand in hand. She’s both a stay-at-home mom and a part-time fitness instructor, and has been working with a fitness program called Fit4mom, a program that supports wellness in women throughout all stages of motherhood, since her oldest daughter was born. But when she signed up to run
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My husband, Rob, and I went through 16 years of Catholic education. While we were dating we often went to Mass together, but we were cafeteria Catholics at that time even though we didn’t even know the term back in 1989. During our engagement, we went to an Engaged Encounter weekend in Garrison NY. It
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“Today we are surrounded by division, confusion, and uncertainty. Bedrock values that enabled prior generations to endure hardship, overcome challenges, and thrive are no longer considered essential. Truth has become a personal quest, not a universal compass,” explains Father Jorge Obregon, LC. As Catholics, we all acknowledge that college-aged kids and young professionals are up
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