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1st Commandment: Love God above all things

The first commandment is key to our entire existence: it is the only possible foundation for a fulfilled human life. Love for God includes love for those whom God loves.

Catechism

What does loving God mean?

Pascale Barros (Chile) is a 22-year-old psychology student. She talks about what loving God means to her: letting herself be loved by Him.

Catechism

Do you need more time... or more order?

A day with only 24 hours in it feels a little impractical. There's never enough time for everything you have or want to do, and you wish you could hit pause to have some time to breathe and calm down. Where does that sense of hurry come from? There's no magic quick fix, but bringing a bit of order into life makes a big difference.

Impact

"The world needs people like you"

The founder of Opus Dei speaking to young people in a gathering in Brazil in 1974.

Saint Josemaría

"Is this it?"

In the second installment of the "Conversions" series, Anna Riina (Finland) talks about her path from Lutheranism to Catholicism. What does it mean for God to be your "everything"?

Looking at Jesus' Face

With a little imagination, we can put ourselves in Veronica's shoes. She overcame her shame and fear to comfort Jesus on the way to Calvary.

With the Gospel

Plan of Life

A plan of life is part of the "training plan" Opus Dei offers young people to help them seek, find, and love Christ. You adapt the plan to your personal needs and circumstances.

Learn to Pray

The Evening of the Last Supper

“We all took our places at the table. The mood was bittersweet,” Peter says in this dramatized account of the apostles’ feelings at the Last Supper.

With the Gospel

"No one suffers alone"

Javi is the younger brother of Pedro Ballester, a young man from Manchester who died of osteosarcoma at 21. This is the second part of a video interview with him.

Relationships

"I find God at the theater"

Jime Rodríguez is a singer, actress and dancer. We can find God in all the times and places of our days, and she talks about finding Him onstage at the theater.

Impact