Only One Bullet Entered
During the recent conflicts taking place in my country, the major part of the fighting has taken place in the city. In the suburbs where violence first broke out, there is a school which provides professional formation for women...
St. Josemaria Taught Me How to Work with Love
On June 26th, 1975, Ana Lorente happened to be in Opus Dei's central headquarters and on that day, she took a series of final photos of St. Josemaria, for posterity's sake.
Cardinal O'Malley's Homily for Feast of Saint Josemaria
Complete text of the homily given by Cardinal Seán O'Malley, Archbishop of Boston, for the feast of Saint Josemaría.
Saint Josemaria and the Marian Year
Half-way through the Marian year for the family in Opus Dei, Bishop Javier Echevarria recalls some advice of Saint Josemaria for families.
The Message of Saint Josemaria
A documentary about Opus Dei's message and its founder. Includes a previously unpublished clip from his homily "Passionately Loving the World," given at the University of Navarra on October 8, 1967.
LAUDATO SI’ – On Care For Our Common Home
Some extracts from Pope Francis' second encyclical LAUDATO SI’, with link to entire text on Vatican website in several formats.
"Witnesses to the beauty of life"
On June 15, Pope Francis spoke to families from Rome about the mystery and beauty of being parents in God's creative plan, "based on the diversity of being man and woman, the 'first' and most fundamental difference, constitutive of the human being."
Poem That Inspired Ecology Encyclical
English translation of Saint Francis' "Canticle of the Sun" (written in the Umbrian dialect), from which Pope Francis took the title for his encyclical "Laudato Si."
Caring for the Sick in the Family
In his June 10 general audience, Pope Francis spoke about the "daily heroism" of families that care for a loved one who is ill.
At 1400 Meters Altitude
While hiking a mountain, upon arriving at our destination - 1400 meters altitude - an intense fog settled in, and we could no longer see the trail we needed to follow. We asked another hiker if the fog was supposed to let up.