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[Mary Becker]

Greetings in Christ! My name is Mary Z. Becker. I spent most of my life in the south suburbs of Chicago. Seven years ago we moved to Crown Point, IN. For the past month we have been living in Ft. Wayne, IN caring for my father in law, John Becker. I attended Catholic grade school, public high school and Loyola University in Chicago for my accounting degree. My faith has always been important to me, and thankfully to my husband as well. We did foster care, adopted 5 boys, and currently have four granddaughters, and a grandson on the way. I was blessed to attend several Father John Hardon retreats, and take his Marian Catechist classes. While on retreat he recommended the Legion of Christ priests in my area as solid priests. That began my relationship with the Legion of Christ and Regnum Christi. ‘Back in the day” there was much apostolate, zeal for souls, desire for spiritual growth and encouragement to grow in love for Christ, Mary, people, the church, the Pope and our vocation. Yearly Spiritual Exercises, monthly mornings of reflection, weekly adoration, daily: morning offering, meditation, Mass, Angelus, rosary, gospel reflection, night prayers and examine. I loved having a group of women who were on the same page as me spiritually; wanting to grow closer to Christ and feeling like we had been given a ‘map’. Our “Program of Life” is what I called my map. It was through Regnum Christi that I received my first Spiritual Direction and continue to this day. It has helped me so much, and I would like to make that available to others. If I sound confident, I am not. In no area am I perfect, these are goals, and things I strive to do. I am taking this one day at a time, praying that God will guide me to do His Will alone. I love plants, walks, art, music, dogs (we have a beagle), and any opportunities to be with my family.