"I learned that what you get from God is free"
Vivian is from Malaysia and she was baptized by Pope Francis at the Easter Vigil in Saint Peter's Basilica in Rome, on April 15, 2017.
Thato's Journey in Faith
Thato from South Africa shares her story with the Prelate of Opus Dei and the participants at the 2017 UNIV congress in Rome, describing how she arrived at the Catholic Church after a journey of searching. A few days after this get-together, Thato came into the Church during the celebration of the Easter Vigil.
"It takes a mother to understand a mother's heart"
A testimony to how our Lady of Torreciudad changed the heart of a strong mother.
“God exists: I have met him”
Alain Voirol, married, with 7 children, is a Swiss army electrical engineer who met Opus Dei while teaching in a technical school in Ivory Coast. He talks about how being in the Prelature has affected the rest of his life.
Japan's Great Revenge
Hisae Saki, a supernumerary of Opus Dei living in Nagasaki, talks about her mother's memories of the bombing of Hiroshima, her own conversion and marriage, and Blessed Alvaro's visit to Japan in 1987.
"Now I'm in love with nursing again"
Adaeze trained as an orthopedic nurse in Nigeria. After finishing nursing school in 2012 she found herself working as an assisting nurse in a clinic in Enugu State, Eastern Nigeria. The working conditions were bad.
Christmas of Mercy
This time it was going to be different. We would not have the usual Christmas party and Christmas Carols at home; we would try it differently.
"And Forgive Us Our Trespasses..."
Vic Tam from Hong Kong recounts the story of her father's conversion, the result of God's grace and mutual forgiveness in her family.
Forgive offenses
This being the Year of Mercy, I was especially keen to show mercy to these young colleagues of mine.
Mercy begins where you are
I asked her what was going on. She broke down but eventually told me the story.