Opus Dei

Interview with Roger Bissonnette, car mechanic and school bus driver, Besner & Bissonnette Inc. He is married with two adult children.

New York is legendary for its fast pace of life. Like everywhere, people here have trouble finding time to reflect on the meaning of life, or on what it takes to live a fulfilled life. But that is exactly what a group of college students and young professionals did recently at Schuyler Hall, an Opus Dei center in Manhattan, at a seminar entitled “The Examined Life: Philosophical Reflections on Ordinary Life.”

What is Opus Dei doing to promote the welfare of young people in the struggling countries of Africa so as to open more hopeful horizons?

Are the members of Opus Dei supposed to do outstanding work and seek to be the best? Does one have to stand out in order to be a saint?

How does the Opus Dei Prelature, given the current condition of the world, influence events, particularly in the Church?

Almost 75 years from its foundation, what is the root of the Work’s vitality?

His 25-year pontificate is 25 years of world history. What is your judgment of the Pope’s mission?

If you were able to save only one of his maxims, which one would you choose?

Today there is a new interest in religion. How does the Work respond to this interior thirst?

Following the attack of March 11 [in Madrid], you spoke of praying for the terrorists. Is it possible to pray for people who are capable of such savage acts?