It's Not so Easy to Combine Family and Work
Vanesa Walter is a young French mother who finds ways to harmonize her family tasks and professional work.
Ottawa Girls Make the Most of their Time Helping Others Grow
This past summer, university and college students in Ottawa got to experience first hand what it means to put one’s know-how at the service of those in need. Inspired by the teachings of Saint Josemaria through the activities at Valrideau University Residence in Ottawa, they agreed to help set up and run a day camps for girls: The Academic Enrichment and Sports Ottawa Program (AESOP).
A response to The Da Vinci Code
A response to The Da Vinci Code from the Prelature of Opus Dei in Canada.
Nazareth and Bethlehem - Christ in your own home
"When spouses found their community of life on the Eucharist, their home reproduces spiritually the house in Bethlehem, the home in Nazareth." These words of Bishop Javier Echevarria are drawn from his book, "The Eucharist and Christian Life."
Fashion Conference: Beauty that Enriches and Inspires
Beauty has the ability to open our minds to the spiritual realm by making us aware of our dignity and potential for transcendence, said Heather Ratzlaff during the keynote address at Women & Elegance, a conference exploring fashion’s influence on women, held on October 15, 2005 at the Arbutus Club in Vancouver. The initiative came as the result of some brainstorming of a group of women that participate in activities offered at Crestwell Centre in Vancouver.
Imitating the silence of St. Joseph
In these final days of Advent, Benedict XVI invites Christians to prepare for the coming of the Son of God by meditating on the example of St. Joseph
"Development is not studied; it is achieved through personal commitment."
Women members of Opus Dei began "Kimbondo," a social action program on the outskirts of Kinshasa, Congo.
Forty Years since Vatican II
The Second Vatican Countil closed forty years ago. Bishop Javier Echevarria reflects on this anniversary in an interview with Patricia Mayorga.
Ordinary Work to be Offered on the Altar
The Prelate's article in the Italian newspaper, "Avvenire", on the closing of the Synod on the Eucharist, in which he took part.
Faith Illuminates Enigma of Death
Psalm 111, "the happiness of the righteous," and the commemoration of All Souls were the central themes of Benedict XVI's catechesis in his general audience, held on November 2 in St. Peter's Square in the presence of 30,000 people.