Opus Dei

A homily given by Opus Dei's Prelate during a Mass celebrated in Rome on the anniversay of the death of St. Josemaria's first succesor. In the homily Bishop Echevarría speaks about the family and about divine filiation.

Interview (in Spanish) with the Prelate of Opus Dei, offered here courtesy of EWTN.

Pope Benedict XVI has released an Apostolic Exhortation about the Eucharist entitled "Sacramentum Caritatis". In the Exhortation he states that the Body and Blood of Christ are "the root of every form of holiness." Read the document here.

Ekene Ogbechie is a pharmacist by profession, and a former singer in a band. Currently a student on the MBA Programme at Manchester Business School (United Kingdom), she is a Supernumerary member of Opus Dei.

“They shall look on Him whom they have pierced” (Jn 19:37).

An interview with Father Juan Jose Sanchez chaplain of Venezuela's Naval Academy. He lives in Guaira, Venezuela, and is a member of the Priestly Society of the Holy Cross.

How can we develop a friendship with Christ? What brings joy to daily life? What do we need to make courageous decisions?

Links to addresses given by the Holy Father during the Christmas season.

Bishop Javier Echevarría recently ordained as deacons 38 members of Opus Dei from 18 countries. The ceremony was celebrated at the Basilica of San Eugenio in Rome on the feast of Christ the King. Some excerpts from his homily follow.

“Some days when I get up, and think of my husband’s sickness, I am flooded with a feeling of sadness,” says Pilar Fernandez-Loza, from Asturias in Spain. “But I immediately react and ask God to help me.”