Opus Dei

Reflecting on a new anniversary of the founding of Opus Dei, the Prelate speaks about the gratitude that filled the heart of St. Josemaría on October 2nd, 1928, feast of the Holy Guardian Angels.

Since the time of Adam, man has been called upon to work. Many believe that work is a curse due to the Fall, but, in fact, God gave work to man as a gift to draw him closer to the Almighty and to his creation.

The following is a statement by Béatrice de La Coste, of the Office of Information of Opus Dei in France, regarding a legal case that has been brought against two directors of the Dosnon Catering School.

“Opus Dei has not been taken to court,” clarifies Béatrice de la Coste, from Opus Dei’s information office in France. The misreporting concerns a legal case brought against two of the directors of Dosnon Catering School.

During the recent World Youth Day in Spain, 200 confessionals were set up in a famous park in Madrid. Several young Dutch women explain what confession is all about.

Sprinkled with humour and personal anecdotes Rt Rev Dr Anthony Muheria, Bishop of Kitui, delivered the Michael Maurice Cardinal Otunga Memorial Lecture at Holy Family Basilica Hall in the presence of hundreds of people, among them The Prime Minister of Kenya, Hon Raila Odinga.

A young father asks Saint Josemaria about how to "face this dilemma" we all have with regard to balancing work and family.

Zhonghua Wang is from Beijing and studies in Germany. She tells how she comes to be baptized by Pope Benedict XVI in Rome, during the Easter Vigil, 2011.

During his recent stay in the Congo, the Prelate visited the Monkole Medical Center, just outside Kinshasa. A woman on the housekeeping staff asked him an important question.

Benedict XVI spoke about the importance of brotherly love and united prayer. He noted that those who reach out to their neighbors in prayer help to create a united community. “Fraternal love comes with a sense of mutual responsibility; therefore if my brother is at fault against me, I must use charity towards him and, first of all, speak to him personally.”