Opus Dei

I have been praying through blessed bishop Alvaro. He has done so many favors for me and my family.

I was introduced to Blessed Alvaro del Portillo by a colleague and friend.

Favors received through Blessed Alvaro's intercession

It was around mid-July 2014 when I was at the lowest ebb of my life.

Pope Francis will beatify Paul VI on Sunday October 19. On November 21, 1965, Paul VI officially opened Centro ELIS, a social initiative located in one of Rome's poorest districts. In his address Paul VI said that education and training were the most important way of improving the lives of young unemployed people from poor families.

My wife and I have one child, a boy who is now 9 years old. For a long time we've been looking for another baby without success.

"I still have a very vivid memory of the visit of Pope Paul VI to the Centro ELIS on its opening day," said Alvaro del Portillo. "The Pope stayed well beyond the time planned for the visit, he celebrated Mass, and attentively visited the various parts of the Centro."

In this documentary, aired on a Kenyan TV station before Don Alvaro's beatification, we are introduced to his life, his teachings, and the miracle by which he became Blessed.

A new article in the series on family education offers some ideas on how to help children manage their freedom.

Opus Dei started in Kenya in 1958 by the direct impulse of Saint Josemaria Escriva. Kenya was the first country in Africa where faithful of Opus Dei went. In this video we see how the message of Opus Dei has taken root.