Number of articles: 344

Zhanara discovers Catholicism in Amsterdam

Zhanara is from Kazakhstan, but her life took a big turn when she came to Amsterdam. Here she encountered the Catholic faith and has been baptized. Her path to conversion has taught her to open up her mind and her heart.

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"St Josemaria really does take care of me"

Kathleen McCormick, is a carer, cleaner, grandmother and a Co-operator of Opus Dei. She lives in Glasgow.

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"You party so much yet you don't neglect your religion"

Ekene Ogbechie is a pharmacist by profession, and a former singer in a band. Currently a student on the MBA Programme at Manchester Business School (United Kingdom), she is a Supernumerary member of Opus Dei.

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The gift of a child with Down Syndrome

"I feel very lucky and I want to make the most of this opportunity," says Anna Oromi of Lerida, Spain.

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Rethinking Christianity in Estonia

After working daily for a year with Opus Dei members in Tallinn, Estonia, Mari Vivian sent us the following account.

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"I love my work, I love caring for people."

Kristina Boskova is a Registered Nurse working in a London hospital, and is a Numerary member of Opus Dei.

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Dealing with Alzheimer’s

“Some days when I get up, and think of my husband’s sickness, I am flooded with a feeling of sadness,” says Pilar Fernandez-Loza, from Asturias in Spain. “But I immediately react and ask God to help me.”

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"I consider everything in the light of my vocation"

Anne-Marie Walker is a Children’s Book Editor and Publisher. Living in Liverpool with her husband, she is a Supernumerary member of Opus Dei

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God, rock and a violin

Manuel Lamberti is from Puerto La Cruz in Venezuela. He is 19 years old, studies violin and plays in a rock band. For two years, he was the first violin of the Youth Orchestra of the State of Anzoátegui. He is a numerary member of Opus Dei.

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Alexey's dream

By reading between the lines of an atheistic periodical in Soviet Russia when he was a teen, he made acquaintance with the Christian faith. Now he's a 33-year-old deacon slated to be ordained to the priesthood next June. Alexey Yandushev-Rumiantsev's dream is to help his country as a Catholic priest.

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