Opus Dei

"This is a way we can look at Lent: It is an invitation to pause, to pull ourselves away from the busyness of life, at least internally." An audio meditation to inspire your conversation with God at the beginning of Lent.

What does it mean to live so close to God that not even pain and illness shake your faith? A guide for discussion or personal reflection.

What is Lent? What is conversion, and how can we express our desire for it? Here are some frequently asked questions about Lent to help enter into the meaning of the liturgical season more deeply.

What does Lent have to do with freedom? This is the backstory behind “Life in Colour” and a quiz to help you decide what to focus on over the next 40 days.

The Holy Father invites us to look at Lent as a season of listening and fasting in community. “Lent is a time in which the Church, guided by a sense of maternal care, invites us to place the mystery of God back in the center of our lives, in order to find renewal in our faith and keep our hearts from being consumed by the anxieties and distractions of daily life.”

At Caesarea, Peter did not understand that following Jesus entails self-giving and sacrifice. On Mount Tabor, however, he began to grasp that Christ’s glory passes through suffering and that the cross is not the end, but the passage to the resurrection.

This homily by St. Josemaria isn't just a set of beautiful thoughts about Easter: it's a conversation starter so you can talk to the Risen Christ in your life right now.

Tullius was a young Roman soldier entrusted with a seemingly ordinary task: watching over some condemned prisoners.

Sometimes the moments that change your life arrive unexpectedly, when you're distracted, confused, or wishing you were anywhere else. That's what happened to Simon of Cyrene.

Not all stories of courage begin with heroic deeds. Determined hearts are forged one day at a time.