Opus Dei

On June 19 Pope Benedict XVI inaugurated the Year of the Priest, in celebration of the 150th anniversary of the “dies natalis” of St. John Mary Vianney.

A family needs affection and supernatural vision when caring for a needy person. St. Josemaría tells a mother that her mentally-handicapped child will draw her closer to God (Weekly Vídeo: 02’22”).

Here is an article published in the BC Catholic (July 6, 2009) on the Mass of St. Josemaria celebrated in Vancouver by Archbishop J. Michael Miller.

Excerpts from Benedict XVI's recent encyclical, "Caritas in veritate," on the Church's social teaching, with a link to the full text.

God wants us to work hard to help build up his creation, but also to rest. We offer an article that draws on the teachings of John Paul II and St. Josemaria on this topic.

We conclude the series of videos on the Apostle St. Paul with one on the Eucharist, the greatest gift Paul brought to the new Christian communities (02’15”).

Rita Youssif belongs to the Maronite Rite. When still a young girl in Lebanon she had to flee from her village because of the fighting. But she soon came to realize that God had a plan for her life (Video).

“Be sowers of peace and joy,” said St Josemaria in his catechesis. And this sowing has reached Ushuaia, the southern-most city of Argentina, which has dedicated a street to him.

On July 6th, a Mass for the feast of Saint Josemaría Escrivá was celebrated at the Notre Dame Cathedral in Saigon.

As we see in the parable of the prodigal son, Christian life means returning every day to the Father's house (02’22’’).