Opus Dei

"On reaching adolescence children may strongly demand an amount of freedom that at times they aren’t yet ready to manage in a mature way."

From chapter 1.

From chapter 4.

From chapter 3.

Bishop Javier Echevarría opened the conference in Rome for the centennial of Alvaro del Portillo’s birth with words of gratitude to Pope Francis on the first anniversary of his election.

From chapter 5.

"In this Family, love for God and neighbor centered on loving attention to Jesus, the Father’s eternal Word, who learned how to talk with human words and to love with the heart of a man."

The series on Mary’s life pauses before the scene in Bethlehem when Wise Men come from the East to adore the Child.

"The eternal Son of God comes into the world in a place meant for animals. And his Mother has to offer him, as his first crib, a narrow manger."

The scene of the "Pietà," with the dead body of Christ resting in Mary’s arms, has often moved Christian hearts.