Number of articles: 16

"She was fulfilled, but in a different way"

This is the fifth of a series of interviews commemorating the 75th anniversary of Opus Dei coming to Ireland. In this episode, Ciara Mannion describes how she finds meaning everyday by loving others in and through her work. Ciara is a wife and mother of two living in Galway.

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The Joy of Being a Priest

This is the fourth of a series of interviews commemorating the 75th anniversary of Opus Dei coming to Ireland. In this episode, Fr. Andrew Black talks about his conversion to Catholicism and his subsequent discovery of his vocation to the priesthood.

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Work and Fatherhood: "God is there with me"

This is the third of a series of interviews commemorating the 75th anniversary of Opus Dei coming to Ireland. In this episode, Dr. John Kehoe explains how his medical work, marriage, and fatherhood were enriched when he met Opus Dei.

Personal testimonies

Finding Meaning in Grief

This is the second of a series of interviews commemorating the 75th anniversary of Opus Dei coming to Ireland. In this episode, Gobnait O'Grady discusses the impact of grief in our lives and the lives of others, and how to help those who need our accompaniment and care during this difficult time in their lives.

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Finding God in and through my family

Opus Dei arrived in Ireland 75 years ago, when a young Spanish engineer stepped off the ferry at Dun Laoghaire port, just outside Dublin City, to begin Opus Dei activities in Ireland. This is the first of a series of interviews commemorating the 75th anniversary.

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In God’s Hands when Faced with Illness

The sudden onset of a very serious illness was my first real encounter with the uncertainty of life and how life can change in an instant.

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“Face Time”: The graces of a quieter Christmas

Perhaps one of the graces of a “Covid-Christmas” may be a more serene and deeper contemplation of Christ who is, in the Holy Father’s words, 'Misericordiae Vultus', that is, “the Face of the Father’s Mercy”, writes Fr Donncha Ó hAodha in the current issue of 'Position Papers'.

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For the Solemnity of the Immaculate Conception

A meditation by Fr Andrew Black, for the Solemnity of the Immaculate Conception.

Fostering Interior Life

We Are Beloved

Last year, a group of young women professionals in Ireland got together to thrash out ideas on how to spread a positive message about the Catholic Church and help young women re-discover the joy of their faith and be energised by it.

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Irish Jesuit Hero who Influenced Mother Teresa and Josemaria Escriva

Fr. Willie Doyle was a World War I military chaplain who died while serving heroically those alongside him.

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