Opus Dei - Finding God in daily life

Providing food for families affected by the pandemic

Personal testimonies09/14/2021

“I felt that I was not essential in addressing the social plight of the community.” - Marianella Mendoza

Heaven in Daily Instalments - Episode 8

home08/30/2021

Sacred Tradition and the Magisterium of the Church teach us that there are two layers of meaning in the Bible: the literal sense and the ...

Trapped by the Floods in Germany

Personal testimonies08/06/2021

“Move fast! You’re in danger. Put what you need for three days in a knapsack. We’ll come back for you in a few ...

Pope's Prayer Intention for September 2021

home09/01/2021

Let us pray that we all will make courageous choices, the choices necessary for a simple and environmentally sustainable lifestyle, taking inspiration from our young ...

How helping to shape lives has shaped mine too!

home08/25/2021

The amazing experience of how helping girls attending programmes at the Lattice Club in Lagos helped the tutor as well.

Online Recollection August 2021

Audio Meditations08/06/2021

Are you unable to attend a recollection this month in person? Here are some resources you could use to recollect at home where you are ...

Online Recollection September 2021

home08/31/2021

Are you unable to make it in-person for your usual monthly recollection? Here's some material you could use on your at home to make ...

Our profit to the poor

News08/09/2021

In preparation for the Feast of St. Josemaria, boys of Southcreek Centre club decided to do ‘something extra’ in his honour: they decided to raise ...

Pope's Prayer Intention for August 2021

From the Pope08/06/2021

Commentary on the Gospel: As Little Children

Get To Know Christ09/17/2021

Gospel for the 25th Sunday in Ordinary Time (Year B), and commentary.

Seven Sorrows of Our Lady

Inspiration for Your Prayer09/14/2021

September 15th is the Feast of Our Lady of Sorrows, when following an ancient tradition in the Church we venerate the "seven sorrows of Our ...

Ten Tips for Starting the School Year Well

News09/09/2021

Some advice from Saint Josemaria on how to get the most out of the upcoming school year.

"Was God asking me to go beyond my comfort zone?"

Social initiatives09/16/2021

When Marianella Mendoza realized how serious the impact of the pandemic in the Philippines was on the daily wage earners in her town, she asked ...

Saint Josemaria's Devotion to the Holy Cross

Testimonies09/13/2021

For the feast of the Exaltation of the Holy Cross on 14 September, here are some extracts from the book "Memories of Blessed Josemaría Escrivá ...

September Recollection Kit

Inspiration for Your Prayer09/06/2021

A recollection is a “mini-retreat,” a few hours of quiet prayer when we look at our lives in God's presence. As we continue to ...

In the Early Days of the Pandemic

Favors09/15/2021

A friend’s son-in-law came down with what seemed to be a very strong flu and was taken to the hospital. I began praying a ...

Apostolic Journey to Hungary and Slovakia

From the Pope09/12/2021

On 14 September in Košice, Slovakia, Pope Francis met with 20,000 young people and families, urging them to take love seriously as both a ...

Very Human, Very Divine (VI): Prudence in Action

Virtues09/06/2021

“Prudence is the love that well discerns between what helps and hinders us in striving towards God.” A new article in the series on the ...

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Year of St. Joseph begins "With a Father's heart"

WITH A FATHER’S HEART: that is how Joseph loved Jesus, whom all four Gospels refer to as “the son of Joseph.”[1] Matthew and Luke, the two Evangelists who speak most of Joseph, tell us very little, yet enough for us to appreciate what sort of father he was, and the mission entrusted to him by God’s providence.

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New Region of East and Southern Africa

In his letter of 1st May 2021, the Prelate requested for prayers for the recently erected circumscription of the Prelature which includes the former regions of South and East Africa.

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“We see in work... a sign of God’s Love”

You say it helps you a lot to wonder how many businessmen have become saints since the time of the early Christians. And you want to show that it is also possible today. The Lord will not abandon you in that effort. (Furrow, 490)

What I have always taught, over the last forty years, is that a Christian should do all honest human work, be it intellectual or manual, with the greatest perfection possible: with human perfection (professional competence) and with Christian perfection (for love of God’s Will and as a service to mankind). Human work done in this manner, no matter how ...

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