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"The Way": 80 Years Old

Writings10/16/2019

Saint Josemaria's small book was first published on 29 September 1939. Here are some stories from East Africa about people who have come to love this...

Pope's Prayer Intention for October 2019

From the Pope10/02/2019

Every baptized person is a mission. A Mission that doesn’t consist in proselytism, but in offering Christian salvation while respecting each person’s...

Bl. Guadalupe and my tonsillectomy

Favors08/15/2019

I had tonsillectomy last May 17, 2019 (at age 72). In preparation for the surgery, I needed an IV.

Let us Break the Chains of Corruption

Recent News10/11/2019

On Saturday October 5th, the Catholic bishops of Kenya met with thousands of Catholic faithful at the national shrine in Subukia to take up the call...

Fighting Ebola in South Sudan

Personal testimonies09/21/2019

Stephen, from Kenya, is heading up a team that is working to prevent the spread of the Ebola virus to South Sudan.

Back to Basics, Part 7

News08/08/2019

Here's a video about the message of Saint Josemaría and its impact on various people. It is the last in a series of 7 videos explaining some...

A "Pan-African" Apostolic Workshop

Recent News10/07/2019

A group of Opus Dei faithful from various African countries met in Uganda recently to reflect on how to best confront challenges in spreading the...

Pope's September prayer intention

From the Pope09/04/2019

In his prayer intention for the month of September 2019, Pope Francis invites us to pray that "politicians, scientists and economists work together to...

Pope's Prayer Intention for August 2019

From the Pope08/02/2019

Let us pray that families, through their life of prayer and love, become ever more clearly “schools of true human development.

"Seek the Truth in Charity"

From the Pope10/23/2019

The Holy Father continued his catechesis on the Acts of the Apostles, focusing this time on the passage: “God opened a door of faith to the Gentiles”...

"Helping Young Men Find Their Way"

Recent News10/18/2019

An article published by Grandin Media about Opus Dei student residences in Canada, with testimonies from some of the young men who have resided there.

"Let us ask to be 'kindly lights' amid the encircling gloom"

From the Pope10/14/2019

Homily of Pope Francis at Canonization Mass for Saints John Henry Newman (1801-1890), Giuseppina Vannini (1859-1911), Mariam Thresia Chiramel...

The Impact of a Few Days of Service

Social initiatives10/22/2019

"When I was in high school, Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania were distant lands. But an unexpected opportunity to organize a service project in Lithuania...

"The Way": 80 Years Old

Writings10/16/2019

Saint Josemaria's small book was first published on 29 September 1939. Here are some stories from East Africa about people who have come to love this...

Newman, the "Saint of Friendship"

Recent News10/11/2019

John Henry Newman will be canonized by Pope Francis on October 13. Interviews with Jack Valero, press coordinator for Newman's canonization, and...

Finally Living Together

Personal testimonies10/21/2019

Mimi always loved the party scene, but at some point she felt God wanted her to make a change. She worried about finding a boyfriend who would respect...

"Being the Best Mom that I Can Be"

Personal testimonies10/15/2019

Ijeoma, a medical doctor and member of the Prelature living in Nigeria, talks about her decision to be the "full-time" mother of five children.

"Study and prayer should be fused in our heart"

Homilies10/10/2019

Homily and Address of Monsignor Fernando Ocáriz at the inauguration of the 2019-2020 academic year at the Pontifical University of the Holy Cross, of...

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“Lord, I don't know how to pray!”

You write: 'To pray is to talk with God. But about what?' About what? About Him, about yourself: joys, sorrows, successes and failures, noble ambitions, daily worries, weaknesses! And acts of thanksgiving and petitions: and Love and reparation. In a word: to get to know him and to get to know yourself: 'to get acquainted!' (The Way, 91)

How should we pray? I would go as far as to say, without fear of being mistaken, that there are many, countless, ways of praying. But I would like all of us to pray genuinely, as God's children, not gabbling away like hypocrites who will hear from Jesus' lips 'Not everyone who says to me, “Lord, Lord!" shall enter ...

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