Number of articles: 419

An Introduction to Opus Dei

The first video in the series "Finding Christ in the Middle of the World." Australians from all backgrounds speak about the message of Saint Josemaria and its impact on their daily lives.

"A big favor from St. Josemaria"

The Punlaan School in Manila seeks to provide young women coming from low income groups with employment skills and Christian values that contribute to their economic, human and spiritual advancement.

"A message for today's world"

Enrique, an interior architect in Chile, met the founder of Opus Dei in 1974. He speaks about love for freedom in the Work and how its message is very relevant for today's world.

From Helsinki to Rome

Anna Riina, a 25 year old Finnish girl, converted to Catholicism three and a half years ago. Now she is studying theology at the University of the Holy Cross in Rome.

Blueprint for a Happy Marriage

Three Australians share their memories of Bishop Alvaro del Portillo's fatherly warmth and the encouragement he gave to married couples.

"Painting can be one's altar of prayer"

In Cebu, the Philippines, renowned cubist painter Celso Pepito discovered St. Josemaria's message of the sanctifying value of offering one's work to God and always striving to do one's best.

"The birth of a handicapped child is like a tsunami"

Cosimo's birth was at first a great shock to Stefania. But her newly strengthened faith led her to launch out and help begin work opportunity programs for similarly affected children.

Holiness in ordinary life

Saint Josemaría teaches that marriage is a way to holiness through ordinary life, as shown in a new DVD “Take a chance on happiness.”

"When they grow, I grow"

Janaiha isn't a Catholic, but she shows her love for the Church by helping out in an educational program run by women of Opus Dei in Washington, D.C.

"The Overriding Message: Start Again"

Clare Czerwinke, a wife and mother living in London, speaks about the need to turn to God for help when we face our own littleness in the struggle for holiness.