The Founding of Opus Dei
“I was 26, had God’s grace and good humor and nothing else. And I had to do Opus Dei”. It was October 2, 1928, the feast of the Guardian Angels...
The Civil War
The Spanish Civil War breaks out, together with one of the most violent periods of religious persecution in the history of the Church
Finding God in my daily work as an art curator
Maylis is an art curator in France. She tries to speak with God as she works, “like someone in love who works and thinks all the time about the person she loves.”
UNIV 2010 Audience with the Pope
In his Wednesday audience during Holy Week, Benedict XVI urged the students taking part in UNIV to bear witness to Christ with their joy (3:11).
The Pope Encourages Reading the Bible
At Benedict XVI's suggestion, more than 1,200 people read the Bible uninterruptedly over the course of a week during the Synod on the Word of God. The Pope began the reading with Genesis. Among the readers was Bishop Javier Echevarría. (Video)
A Christian Family
St Josemaria often recalled with gratitude how his parents introduced him step by step to the Christian way of life
What I like about St Josemaria
Mary Wanjiku, from Kenya, finds the source of St Josemaria's optimism in his understanding of God's love for each individual.
Pat Kilner: One man's path to Opus Dei
VIDEO: a contractor talks about finding his vocation to be a supernumerary, Opus Dei's influence on his children, and his concerns about Opus Dei.
Letter from the Prelate (April 2011)
The Prelate expresses his hope that, with the upcoming beatification of John Paul II, "the Holy Spirit will awaken many souls to a deep conversion and bring them close to God once again."
Pope Asks Priests: Be Available for Confessions
“As the great saints did,” Benedict XVI asks priests to be generous in dedicating time to hearing confessions. Saints he mentions as an example in this regard include Padre Pio, St. John Bosco, and St. Josemaría Escrivá.