Opus Dei

Bisi recounts her initial encounter with Opus Dei at the old Wavecrest Secretariat College in Lagos, Nigeria. Bisi was glad to have met Opus Dei through her relatives who lived close by the Centre. Usually, on entering the serene and cheerful environment of the centres of Opus Dei, some people exclaim, "Wow! You mean this kind of place exists here?" This initial excitement was lost to twelve-year-old Bisi. However, years later, she narrates the soothing feeling she experienced at her visit to the Centre.

Bisi Falodun was the first numerary member of Opus Dei in Nigeria. She died on 23rd February 2018. In this video she recounts how she left her Anglican background for the Catholic Church. She said, "If the Catholic Church was the first Church as stated in history books, I want to belong to the first Church."

Let us pray for those who have suffered because of the wrongs done to them from members of the Church; may they find within the Church herself a concrete response to their pain and suffering.

The Eucharist is the Sacrifice of the New Testament. Through this sacrifice, Jesus makes Himself available to us as spiritual food.

Kwa ajili ya ndugu na dada zetu katika Afrika Mashariki ambao wamekuwa wakitamani sana maandishi na rasilimali katika lugha ya Kiswahili, tunawatolea sehemu ya kwanza ya makala fupi inayoeleza Opus Dei. Rasimu hii ya kipeperushi imetafsiriwa kutoka Kiingereza kwenda Kiswahili na Dk. Walter M.Mbunda.

Strathmore University Business School has partnered with the Association of Consecrated Women in Eastern and Central Africa to implement the Sisters Blended Value Project.

Sincere trust unlocks the potentialities hidden inside each person; it encourages us to develop our qualities in the service of others, and enables us to grow in a natural and harmonious way.

In his 29 March general audience, Pope Francis continued his catechetical cycle on apostolic zeal with the first of two audiences about the example of St. Paul.

The Prelate of Opus Dei expresses his thanks for prayers for the preparation of the upcoming Extraordinary General Congress and gives some details about its organization.

A remastered and summarised video of a gathering with Saint Josemaría Escrivá in Brafa (Barcelona) in November 1972.

Here are some resources on the Extraordinary General Congress to be held in Rome from 12-16 April. This page will be updated as time goes on.

“We’ve created a judgment-free (or ‘lighthearted judgment only’) environment in our friendship.” In this series of interviews, pairs of friends from different parts of the world talk about how they met, what they value about each other, and how they navigate their differences.

Julie received difficult news after the delivery of her sixth child: due to an infection from the epidural needle, her body was partially paralyzed. When her friends learned of her situation, they started planning how to support the family over the next several months. Julie narrates her own story.

Gisèle, a cooperator of Opus Dei in Canada, talks about her first impressions of Opus Dei and how her neighbour, a practicing Catholic who introduced her to the Work, changed her perception of the Church.

Here are some resources on the Extraordinary General Congress to be held in Rome from 12-16 April. This page will be updated as time goes on.