The True Face of Opus Dei
On July 29, Wlodzimierz Redzioch interviewed Opus Dei's Prelate, Bishop Javier Echevarría for a Polish weekly newspaper. They discussed Opus Dei's structure and spirit, its "mild" response to The Da Vinci Code, and plans for its upcoming 80th anniversary.
I want to help support my family
Vincent Nzouke is an enthusiastic final year student of the Institute for Industrial Technology (IIT) in Lagos, Nigeria, a school started in 2002 on the Centenary of the birth of St. Josemaria. Vincent tells of his experiences at the school and how it has given him hope for the future: his own, his family's and Nigeria's.
A friend close to God
Two persons who have been helped by St. Josemaría from heaven. St. Josemaría intercedes before God for anyone who asks him for help in their family, professional, apostolic or personal needs.
July 2008: Pope Benedict XVI with youth in Australia
In less than one year, Pope Benedict XVI will arrive in Australia to meet with thousands of young people from all over the world. Here is the official video announcing World Youth Day 2008, which will be held next July in Sydney.
Letter of the Prelate (August 2007)
Letter of Bishop Javier Echevarría to the faithful of Opus Dei. In this month’s letter he reminds them that all Catholics ought to help their friends and relatives discover the faith. Quoting Pope Bendict XVI, he stresses that to do apostolate “is truly a service to joy, to God’s joy which longs to break into the world.” (Homily, April 24, 2005)
Setting out on a new path
Brendan O'Connor, a 53-year old architect from Dublin, was one of 38 members of Opus Dei from around the world ordained priests in Rome on Saturday 26 May 2007. The following interview appeared in the "Irish Catholic newspaper" of 24 May 2007.
"An enormous contribution to the Church’s spiritual life and development"
Homily given by Most Rev Dr Raymond Field, Auxiliary Bishop of Dublin, in the Parish Church of the Guardian Angels, Blackrock, Dublin, on the feast of Saint Josemaría Escrivá, 26th June 2007
Pat Anderson
VIDEO: an HR director for Opus Dei talks about the spiritual guidance Opus Dei offers, the roles of men and women, and becoming a numerary.
Opus Dei in the Heart of Russia
During the Mass celebrated in Rome on the feastday of St. Josemaría (June 26), the Prelate mentioned that on that very day the stable work of Opus Dei in Russia had begun. These paragraphs from Bishop Echevarría's homily speak about these new beginnings.
Sixty Years Later
In 2002 in Warsaw, on June 26th, Irene Kalpas met Opus Dei "by chance." She was almost 90 years old.