On Saturday July 13, Monsignor Fernando Ocáriz spent his first full day in Chicago at Willows Academy, where he had several gatherings with women of the Prelature and friends.
In 1961, Fr. Joseph Escribano developed a mass between his lungs that showed signs of cancer. People around him prayed for his cure through Isidoro's intercession. When the doctors operated on him to remove that mass and get a more accurate diagnosis, they found no traces of it.
In his last full day in New York, the Prelate of Opus Dei had two meetings with large groups of members of Opus Dei, encouraging them, despite current challenges, to joyfully embrace their Christian vocation.
During his pastoral trip to the United States and Canada, Monsignor Ocáriz reminds us that the Communion of Saints should be a source of strength for us, and that we can help and sustain the others wherever we are.
Eugene and Ann Keng share insights on raising their family of six children in Singapore. Caring for their youngest child Jerome, who has Down's Syndrome, is especially challenging.
On July 5th and 6th, the Prelate of Opus Dei visited Barcelona, where he took part in the 60th anniversary of IESE Business School and met with friends and faithful of the Prelature.
Apostolate for a Christian is not simply a “task” or an activity that takes up certain hours every day. It is a need that stems from a heart that has become “one body, one spirit in Christ.”
The University of Navarra awarded honorary doctorates this year to British sociologist Margaret S. Archer; Israeli philologist Ruth Fine; American writer and media expert Robert Picard; and Spanish architect Rafael Moneo.
“An hour of study, for a modern apostle, is an hour of prayer” ("The Way," 335). Guadalupe Ortiz de Landázuri, who was beatified on 18 May 2019, took this advice from Saint Josemaria very seriously. She is now in Heaven, thanks to sanctifying her ordinary life, including her studies and professional work.
Using Sacred Scripture and the writings of the saints and the Popes, this recent book provides young people with material for reflecting on the topic of vocation.
