As a naturalized citizen and member of the Brotherhood of the People of Praise, a small community of men committed to celibate life whose priest- members are incardinated in the Portland Archdiocese, Bishop Smith brings a unique perspective to his roles as an auxiliary bishop and as chaplain of Legatus’ Portland Chapter.

Father Stagg, who has been ordained for 43 years and given retreats for priests around the country, has taken on a new role as the chaplain of Legatus’ Newark Chapter, which just chartered on October 24. Father Stagg recently spoke with Legatus magazine.

Early Legatus director and marketing pro entered priesthood after Ignatian retreat

Convert drawn to stable doctrine, brought parents into Catholic Church

I’ve just been so edified by the faith of the members and just how they live their life, their family lives, and seeing their love for the Lord and their love for the Church grow.

Monsignor Joseph Schaedel, 70, the chaplain of Legatus’ Indianapolis Chapter, will serve as the chaplain for Legatus’ Rome Pilgrimage in October.

Augmenting golden priestly anniversary, premier chaplain for Tulsa Chapter

2017 Chaplain of the Year also marks 45 years as a priest

Even before I knew I was going to be a bishop, a long time ago, I had reflected on that verse from one of St. Paul’s letters, that despite everything and all the difficulties that he faced, even persecution, he mentions that it is the charity of Christ that urges him to go on.

Father Fred Klotter is the first chaplain to serve Legatus’ Louisville Chapter, which just chartered on February 7. Father Klotter, 56, a priest of the Archdiocese of Louisville for 21 years, is also the current pastor of Holy Spirit Parish in Louisville, Kentucky.

Father Chris Monturo jokes that he celebrated his first Mass when he was six years old. Wearing a purple Washington Redskins poncho for a chasuble, the young Father Monturo could recite almost all the prayers of the Mass from memory...

Chances are your parish priest isn’t a member of a fire department dive team or doesn’t fly airplanes on his downtime. Father David Peck, 61, a former Wall Street financial executive, channels his driven personality into his roles as pastor of St. John Neumann Church in St. Charles, Illinois and as chaplain of Legatus’ St. Charles Chapter.

Father Gordon Kalil was a retired fashion executive in his mid-30s trying to find himself in the Bay Area. One day, he walked into St. Dominic’s Church in San Francisco...

We’re not here just to stay in the four corners of our parish but to go out into our city to proclaim the Gospel and to make disciples.

Spreading awareness of God through media, retreats, archeological tours, and influentials

Former counselor discerned ‘calling’ to priestly shepherding

Former naval officer became Catholic…then, Catholic priest

I was asked by an older priest who noticed me at Mass if I was one of the new coaches. After talking, he asked me if I had ever thought of being a priest. I remember looking at him saying “No Father, I’m a football coach.” But that was a seed that was planted.

I was very much a child of the space age and I wanted to be an astronaut or a pilot, but this constant thought of being a parish priest was always there for me.

During the 1980s, Father Jones, after graduating from Dartmouth College, went on to serve as a special assistant and speechwriter in President Ronald Reagan’s administration