Opus Dei

Al Castaneda, a 1975 Midtown alumnus, talks about life in the Chicago Pilsen neighborhood in the 1970's and how Midtown changed the trajectory of his life.

Claudia Valencia, a 2008 Metro alumna, talks about seeing her potential at Metro

On August 15, during his pastoral visit to Colombia, Bishop Javier Echevarria spoke about love for our Lady in the example of Saint Josemaria.

Jose Antonio Loarte reflects on 20 key events in the life of our Lady, in light of the Gospel and the Church's Tradition. For annexes to each chapter with texts from the Magisterium, Fathers of the Church, saints and Christian poets, see below.

Bishop Javier Echevarría has made a brief pastoral visit to the Dominican Republic, Trinidad and Tobago, and Colombia.

A group of high school boys from Washington D.C. spent several weeks this summer in Peru restoring two small but artistically rich churches in villages high in the Andes, and teaching English and Catechism to the local children.

In Abidjan in Ivory Coast, parents and teachers are working together closely to build a school that reinforces the values learned at home.

A new series of books for mental prayer has just hit the shelves. Titled "Speak to Me", the series penned by Kevin de Souza targets the youth. Kevin has worked in the field of education for close to twenty years. His interaction with young people and their parents has helped him to understand the different challenges faced by the youth.

As we prepare for the Synod of the Family that Pope Francis has called for later in the year, we are posting some videos prepared by Strathmore University. They reflect the day to day experiences of several employees with their families. They speak about their effort to raise children and to keep the marriage relationship going through the ups and downs of life. They are not special cases but they may be useful reminders for some of us of what it takes to raise a family.

Together with the Church and many popes, St. Josemaria always taught that we should use the best of everything we have when it comes to dealing with Jesus present in the Blessed Eucharist. For the feast of the Corpus Christi ("Body and Blood of Christ") this year, Strathmore School did just that: they laid the best they had - including a carpet of flowers.