The Pope to UNIV: "We contemplate Christ crucified"
At the end of his catechesis on the virtue of patience, Pope Francis greeted the young people at UNIV, who came to Rome for Holy Week.
"Those who love know how to wait"
In his 27 March general audience, Pope Francis continued his catechetical cycle on vices and virtues, speaking about the virtue of patience.
Tomás and Paquita Alvira and the blessing of a baby
Tomás and Paquita Alvira were married members of Opus Dei, who strove for sanctity through the heroic and persevering exercise of the Christian virtues, in their marriage, raising their children and passing on to others their joy of a bright and cheerful home. Both suffered painful illnesses towards the end of their lives, and offered up their suffering with a deeply supernatural outlook. Many Christians have had private recourse to their intercession for their different needs. Here is one such favour.
As in a Film: A Perfume with Eternal Value
At the anointing in Bethany, Mary wanted to bid Jesus farewell and show her affection for Him in a way that would last through the centuries.
The best book on St. Joseph ever!
A friend of mine invited me this year to join him in a 33 day consecration to St. Joseph. I'm generally not a fan of such, but because he asked, I decided to try it out. I came to learn he'd actually invited a good number of other friends. Last year he'd done the same with married friends of his, this year he invited those of us who were still single and searching - or "single and free to mingle" as we like to say.
"The prudent person is creative"
In his 20 March general audience, Pope Francis continued his catechetical cycle on vices and virtues, speaking about the virtue of prudence.
Fasting will draw you closer to God
Once a year Christians spend forty days preparing for Easter. To imitate our Lord’s fast in the desert, the early Christians fasted from food and drink in the traditional fashion. This meant having only one meal a day.
“We respect their voices and we're listening. That's our number one priority right now”
Since 2017, Kathryn Plazek (Pittsburgh, 1988) has been one of eight women on the Central Advisory, the consultative body that works with the Prelate, Monsignor Fernando Ocáriz, in the governance of Opus Dei. We spoke to her about some of the allegations made in the media by three women who had been part of the prelature.
Some clarifications on an article published in the "Financial Times Magazine"
Press Release from the Opus Dei Information Office in response to an article published in the Financial Times Magazine. It expresses "the desire to learn from mistakes made," as well as the need to "make some additional clarifications."