Opus Dei

The Murray Hill Institute held its second annual conference entitled "Integrity and Ethics in the Workplace," from October 12-13, 2001. Held at a hotel a few miles from "Ground Zero," the conference, like Manhattan itself, was keenly attuned to the thousands who died on September 11, 2001.

Pope Recognizes Miracle Attributed to Blessed Escriva

The Prelate of Opus Dei comments on the ever-growing need to improve culture and promote peace in our society, especially in light of the recent conflicts in Colombia.

An interview with the Prelate of Opus Dei, Bishop Javier Echevarria

After the decrees of the miracles were announced, the Prelate of Opus Dei mentioned that the approval of a miracle attributed to the intercession of Blessed Josemaria is a cause of great joy for him. And he added, "Today, with Christmas only a few days away, I beg God to grant us the miracle of peace, a peace that sometimes seems impossible to attain..."

The doctors of the Consultation committee have unanimously concluded that the cure indeed was scientifically inexplicable. There has never been a documented case of a cure of radiodermatitis.

A reprint of an article in the New York Archdiocesan paper on a Mass celebrated by Cardinal O'Connor in commemoration of Opus Dei's founder, Blessed Josemaria Escriva.

Petawa Service Project, which began in 1987, brings together 15 high school girls for each of the two one-week sessions.

Committees coordinating trips to Rome for Blessed Josemaria's canonization have been established in various countries. See contact information below.

Several biographies of the founder of Opus Dei have been published in a number of languages over the past 25 years. While most of them provide interesting insights into the life of Josemaria Escriva and contain valuable information about the birth and development of Opus Dei, none provides as complete a picture as this new biography by Vasquez de Prada.