Opus Dei

The second commandment of the Decalogue demands respect for the holy name of God and for sacred persons and things, and it prohibits taking his name in vain.

Having faith does not mean blindly believing things that make no sense. Instead, it means that there are some truths that are too big to fit in our heads in their entirety.

All the sacraments make God present among us, but the Eucharist does so in a very special way.

Passwords let us in to a multitude of places every day, from phones to bank accounts to cars and houses. Similarly, Baptism opens the door to something great in our lives on earth and in Heaven.

“The desire for God is written in the human heart because man has been created by God and for God,” the Catechism reminds us. How can we be sure that God exists?

“I separated my faith from my professional vocation, and when I got to university to study astronomy, I realized how hard it was to defend my beliefs.” Sebastián Castro (Chile) talks about having a relationship with God in a hostile environment.

What's it like to meet a saint? What difference did St. Josemaria make in the lives of the people around him? Mónica Ruiz-Tagle (Chile) tries to answer these questions.

The founder of Opus Dei speaking to young people in a gathering in Brazil in 1974.

A selection of illustrated quotes from St. Josemaria's conversations with young people in Argentina, Chile, Mexico, Peru, Spain, and Venezuela.

St. Josemaria talking to young people then and now.