Opus Dei

Interview with Frederic Prat, a graduate of the Paris School of Mining Engineering, who directs a supplementary education program, "Youth Plus."

"All together for Africa" is the motto of "Harambee," a solidarity project begun in 2002 to commemorate the canonization of the founder of Opus Dei. On February 13, Harambee announced four new African development initiatives.

On February 19, Pope Benedict XVI said that "intolerance and violence can never be justified in response to provocation because they are incompatible with the sacred principles of religion."

The World Day of the Sick was celebrated on February 11. Included here is the message of Benedict XVI as well as a testimony of John Paul II and a testimony of Saint Josemaría about the Christian meaning of sickness.

Reflections on Pope Benedict XVI's first encyclical, from Bishop Javier Echevarría, the Prelate of Opus Dei.

In his most recent book, the Prelate of Opus Dei devotes a chapter to divine filiation, a supernatural reality that is fundamental to the formation given in centers of the Prelature. Here are some selections from that chapter, "The Eucharist and the Christian Life."

Given below is a summary of Benedict XVI's first Encyclical, entitled "Deus caritas est" (God is love). Dated December 25, Solemnity of the Nativity of the Lord, it considers the question of Christian love.

The Big Picture Seminar has been running for a few years in several Canadian cities including Vancouver, London, Toronto, Kingston, Montreal and Quebec City. It is designed to help young men develop a strong vision of their future as they enter high school. The BC Catholic (November 28, 2005) dealt with the impact of the program in the Vancouver area.

At the start of 2006, Bishop Javier Echevarría wrote a letter to the faithful of Opus Dei and its cooperators. We include here the paragraphs that stress the need to strengthen the institution of the family.

Excerpts from the message of Pope Benedict XVI for the World Day of Peace, January 1, 2006.