Spiritual Exercises with Fr. John Hopkins, LC

Leave the world behind and join retreat master Fr. John Hopkins, LC

Retreat includes 5 Conference talks, 7 Meditations, and a Q&A Session all by Fr. John Hopkins

Regnum Christi invites all to day conference and preached “Spiritual Exercises” weekend retreat given by Fr. John Hopkins, LC, a priest from the Legionnaires of Christ.

Fr. John Hopkins was ordained a priest by Saint John Paul II in 1991. He is the Director of the Divine Mercy Clinic and Family Center. He served for 18 years in the Washington, DC, area and helped in the founding of Our Lady of Bethesda Retreat Center and Center for Family Development. He is president emeritus of Divine Mercy University. He also spent 7 years in Atlanta Georgia working to develop marriage preparation and renewal programs. He has degrees in humanities, philosophy, psychology and moral theology. He has been a spiritual director for the past 28 years and has taught the art of spiritual direction to priests, consecrated, and lay people for the past 15 years.

Regnum Christi, the “Kingdom of Christ,” is an apostolic movement of Catholics from all walks of life with a deep desire to live, bear witness to, and proclaim the Kingdom of Christ. Through a Christ-centered spirituality and in union with the whole Church, members engage in apostolic action and works of evangelization.

The retreat was held for men, but would be helpful for either men or women, including those who are not members of Regnum Christi.  Latin for “Kingdom of Christ”, Regnum Christi is a Federation (within the Catholic Church) with a Christ-Centered spirituality that is lived together in communion with all members, in union with the whole Church, and through a mission to build the kingdom of Christ. Regnum Christi is made up of over 25,000 members throughout 38 countries world-wide.