We hosted Congregante, Fr. Rafael Garcia, S.J., Pastor of Sacred Heart Paris in El Paso, Texas. Fr. Garcia joined us virtually via Zoom to discuss his work with immigrants and how the 4 core principles of the Social Doctrine of the Catholic Church inform his work with immigrants. You can view his presentation on our YouTube at this link. You can also view the accompanying documents below.

Congregante, Emilio Falero will be leading discussions on some excerpts from the Ratzinger Report over the next few weeks. In this video, he introduces us to what we can expect.

Fr. Dave Ruchinski, the Pastor at St. Augustine Parish in Gainesville, speaks to us about what struggles and obstacles he might face as a leader in the Catholic Gators Ministry. He also speaks to us about the rekindled relationship between the University of Florida.

Fr. Cristian Peralta gives us a deep introduction to the Spiritual Exercises of St. Ignatius of Loyola.

This past weekend, the Miami Chapter hosted an evening of marriage reflection for married and engaged couples. Mass was celebrated by one of the ACU’s former directors, Fr. Willie Arias, SJ, and we were blessed to have over 30 couples participate!

The night began with Adoration and continued with Mass, which was followed by a presentation and dinner.

Special Thanks to Fr. Richard Vigoa who joined us as our guest speaker!

Fr. Christian gives us a deep dive on the history of the art surrounding the Epiphany, from the history of the word Magi to the way that the evolution of the art of the Epiphany.

A few Agrupados visited the University of Florida and met with Fr. Dave Ruchinski, the Pastor at the Catholic Student Center at the University of Florida and friend of the ACU. Some of the Agrupados, who are Gator Alums, met with us on Wednesday to recap what happened during their visit, which led to a discussion on how we can help the Catholic Gators.

Our Lord is so generous! He gives us many gifts and it is our responsibility to do great things with them. It is a privilege to receive these things from our God, let us live with great courage to accomplish great deeds.

The ACU Atlanta has been working to refurbish the Stations of the Cross at the Ignatius House Jesuit Retreat House. They finished the work today.

The Miami Chapter will be hosting their weekly Guardia Sabatina this Saturday, November 19th. Doors open at 10:00 AM and Mass will begin at 10:30. After Mass there will be a presentation and lunch.

Willie Cueto, Congregante '97, speaks to us about a book titled, "From Christendom to Apostolic Mission." His presentation which later turns into a discussion, explains how the Church has gotten bigger, and smaller, as the clock keeps ticking. It explores the relationship between the Church and society, which leads to a great discussion after the presentation.

The book, “From Christendom to Apostolic Mission” is available in the Miami Chapter of the ACU. For more information or if you have any questions about the book, contact Erik Vieira at evieira@estovir.org.

Fr. Aaron Pidel, SJ, speaks to us about the way that we are to give alms according to St. Ignatius. We often hear "Do not let your left hand know what your right hand is doing," but how do we spread the Good News if we are keeping our deeds to ourselves? Fr. Aaron guides us in a conversation about the way that we should give alms.

Marty Perez, Congregante '94, speaks to the Miami Chapter on the life and dignity of St. Joseph. Saint Joseph continues to be a big inspiration and model for many agrupados throughout the world, let's learn more about what makes him so great!

Pastoral Administrator, Erik Vieira, speaks to us about the role of the Laity in the Church. This presentation is a summary on the 7th formation booklet by Dr. Ambrosio Gonzalez del Valle. After the presentation, there is a brief discussion.

Congregante Marty Perez gives us a summary of the information in the 7th formation booklet by Dr. Ambrosio Gonzalez del Valle.

Carlos Muñiz, a Congregante since 1991, leads us on a discussion based on the information from the formation booklet, "Sin & Man" by Dr. Ambrosio Gonzalez del Valle.

The ACU Atlanta retreat held this past weekend (25-27 March) was excellent. Twenty men attended the retreat preached by Father Sáenz and held at the Ignatius House Jesuit Retreat Center. The participants included three young men and four men who traveled to Atlanta from Miami, Charleston SC and Los Angeles. Ignatius House is a wonderful center for retreats that makes it easy for those attending to withdraw from the daily disturbances.

The Miami Chapter is preparing to host the annual Inmaculada Weekend Festivities. The schedule of events is as follows:

In this video, Peter Lagonowicz explains the 3rd formation book written by Dr. Ambrosio Gonzalez del Valle, "Christ & Man." He breaks down all 5 points of the book into a quick 20 minute video!

In this video, Fr. Christian leads a discussion on how we can face the challenge of our re-igniting the relationship between Christ and Lukewarm Catholics.