Letter from the Prelate (February 2010)
The Prelate announces a Marian year in Opus Dei to give thanks to God for showing Saint Josemaría, 80 years ago, that this way of seeking sanctity is also meant for women.
Birth of our Lady: Magisterium, Saints, Poets
The birth of the Virgin Mary as seen in texts from the Magisterium, the saints and Catholic poets.
Becoming Kazakh
Claudia Valbuena never dreamt she would live in a place so far from her native Chile. She arrived in Almaty more than 10 years ago to begin Opus Dei. “Becoming Kazakh” has been a long process, but she already feels half Kazakh…
Prelate's Audience with the Holy Father
On Thursday, January 21, Benedict XVI received Bishop Javier Echevarría, Prelate of Opus Dei, in a private audience.
"I Wanted To Be Like That Mother"
At 14, while lying under a tree, Ivanna sensed that God was asking her for something. She relates how the example of another woman brought her closer to God.
God's Work
"Work in our hands, as it was in Christ’s, must be turned into prayer to God and service to mankind for the co-redemption of the whole human race." A new article in the series "Sanctifying our Work."
Mothers of Priests
"Our Lord has taken my best child,” says one priest’s mother in this video. A new video in the series on the Year for Priests (03’23”).
“Lord, I love you”
In order to love someone, we have to get to know them, converse with them, laugh and suffer with them. And this is what we need to do with Jesus Christ. St. Josemaría told him: “I believe in you, I hope in you, I love you, I long to be your friend…” (2:01)
Letter from the Prelate (January 2010)
"The scene of the Epiphany is always timely," the Prelate tells us in his first letter of 2010. "Every historical epoch, every country, every new generation, has to be brought to Christ."
Flowers for Madrid
"La Veguilla" is an extensive greenhouse in Madrid that employs 150 people, most of whom are mentally handicapped. Many consider this nursery one of the best in Spain.