Christians in the middle of the world
Opus Dei has around 90,000 members, both men and women. 98% are laypeople, most of whom are married. The remaining 2% are priests.
Topic 37: Eighth Commandment
With the grace of Christ, who is the Truth, Christians can live a life governed by truth.
Topic 39: Prayer
Prayer is absolutely necessary for our spiritual life. It is, as it were, the “breathing” that permits the life of the spirit to develop.
Alvaro del Portillo to be beatified in Madrid on September 27, 2014
The program for the beatification includes key events in Madrid and Rome. The beatification ceremony in Madrid will be presided over by the Prefect of the Congregation for the Causes of the Saints, Cardinal Angelo Amato.
Topic 35: Sixth Commandment
"God is love" (1 Jn 4:8), and his love is fruitful. He wants human beings to share in this fecundity, by linking the procreation of each new person with a specific act of love between a man and a woman.
Topic 32: Second and Third Commandments
The second commandment prescribes honoring God's name, while the third requires keeping feast days holy.
Beatification of Alvaro del Portillo in Madrid
A Rome Reports video on the upcoming beatification of Alvaro del Portillo in Madrid on September 27, 2014.
Topic 36: Seventh Commandment
The seventh commandment forbids unjustly taking or keeping the goods of one’s neighbor and wronging him in any way with respect to his goods.
Topic 33: Fourth Commandment
The fourth commandment, "Honor your father and your mother," has a broader scope than its primary focus: the relationship between children and their parents.
Topic 38: Ninth and Tenth Commandments
These two commandments help us to live holy purity (the ninth) and detachment from material goods (the tenth) in our thoughts and desires.