Opus Dei

A short case study about harmony and differing interests and personalities in family life.

A day with only 24 hours in it feels a little impractical. There's never enough time for everything you have or want to do, and you wish you could hit pause to have some time to breathe and calm down. Where does that sense of hurry come from? There's no magic quick fix, but bringing a bit of order into life makes a big difference.

Discovery, unity, dialogue, prayer... The week of World Youth Day 2023 in Lisbon, Portugal was unforgettable. This is a short summary of the event, with a few personal testimonies.

We need other people on the journey of life, and when we don't have enough company or support, we feel the pain of loneliness and find it harder to carry on.

“We all took our places at the table. The mood was bittersweet,” Peter says in this dramatized account of the apostles’ feelings at the Last Supper.

This time we’re going to put ourselves in Matthew’s shoes. He was the apostle who left his job and his life as a tax collector to follow Jesus from the day He called him to the day he died.

Can you imagine encountering Jesus for the first time on the only day the evangelists tell us that he became extremely angry at the gates of the Temple? In this fictional account, a young Greek woman takes us through this striking episode in the life of Jesus.

Knowing that we're children of God is the key to Christian happiness, and your smile could be the sign that allows other to recognize your faith. How often do you smile?

Monica and Dawson (Canada) talk about taking the leap into engagement at 26 and what it takes to be ready for a lifelong commitment.

In the first installment of the "Conversions" series, Julie (United States) talks about rediscovering the Catholic faith, starting by asking different family members one question: "What makes you happy?"