Letter from the Prelate (April 2014)
The Prelate urges us to prepare ourselves very well for Holy Week, also by having devout recourse to the sacrament of Confession and helping others to do so.
Lent: a deep sense of reparation
"Let us give our mortification and penance (which have to be more intense during this time of Lent) a deep sense of reparation," Bishop Alvaro del Portillo advised us in a 1990 Letter.
Beatification will be in Valdebebas Park, northeast of Madrid
Valdebebas, a new urban development site near the Spanish capital, will host the beatification of Alvaro del Portillo in September. The website www.alvaro14.org has details about the program, transport, etc.
Sowers of peace and joy
Christians should take the peace of Christ to all peoples, says Bishop Alvaro.
Challenges of motherhood
St Josemaría talks about the challenges of motherhood in a DVD about marriage and family entitled “Take a chance on happiness”
Running the family home
St Josemaría talks about how to go about creating a christian home in a DVD about marriage and family entitled “Take a chance on happiness”
Loving your spouse with all their flaws
St Josemaría talks about deepening love in married life in a DVD about marriage and family entitled “Take a chance on happiness”
Coming back to the Faith and to happiness
A personal look at how we can find our faith through the example of our friends, taken from a DVD about marriage and family entitled “Take a chance on happiness”
Treating each child differently
St Josemaría has very specific advice for couples for the education of their children, as shown in a DVD about marriage and family entitled “Take a chance on happiness”
Marriage, a great Sacrament
St Josemaría talks about the sacrament of marriage in a DVD about marriage and family entitled “Take a chance on happiness”