Opus Dei

What is Lent? What is conversion, and how can we express our desire for it? Here are some frequently asked questions about Lent to help enter into the meaning of the liturgical season more deeply.

What does Lent have to do with freedom? This is the backstory behind “Life in Colour” and a quiz to help you decide what to focus on over the next 40 days.

At Caesarea, Peter did not understand that following Jesus entails self-giving and sacrifice. On Mount Tabor, however, he began to grasp that Christ’s glory passes through suffering and that the cross is not the end, but the passage to the resurrection.

This homily by St. Josemaria isn't just a set of beautiful thoughts about Easter: it's a conversation starter so you can talk to the Risen Christ in your life right now.

Tullius was a young Roman soldier entrusted with a seemingly ordinary task: watching over some condemned prisoners.

Sometimes the moments that change your life arrive unexpectedly, when you're distracted, confused, or wishing you were anywhere else. That's what happened to Simon of Cyrene.

Not all stories of courage begin with heroic deeds. Determined hearts are forged one day at a time.

The Way of the Cross is an old Christian devotion of walking Jesus' path to Calvary with Him, reflecting on 14 parts (or stations) of the journey.

Holy Week is a path toward the Paschal Triduum, a three-day celebration of the mystery of Jesus' Death and Resurrection in order to save us. That means special Masses and services, full of new words, symbols, and meanings.

St. Josemaria's writings are full of advice about conversion and getting closer to God, which is what the season of Lent is all about. Here are a few selections from his writings in text and downloadable as wallpapers.