Opus Dei

The Seventh World Meeting of Families will take place from May 30 to June 3 in Milan, Italy. The theme for the meeting is "The Family: Work and Celebration". This is because the question of how to achieve a work-life balance is one that affects families throughout the world.

A recent book by Eric Sammons looks at the inheritance St. Josemaría left to the Church. As Scott Hahn says in the foreword: "I could not have written a book as useful as Eric’s, for he sees my family inheritance from a different perspective."

The Midtown program for boys and the Metro program for girls are helping many students in the Chicago area to live up to their potential.

Metro Achievement Center in Chicago has now helped over 5,000 young girls (95% from minority backgrounds) to graduate from high school and go on to higher education. An article from www.josemariaescriva.info.

A brief video with highlights of the recent ordinations in Rome of 35 priests by the Prelate of Opus Dei.

The Spring 2012 issue of "Life and Living" (London, UK), contains a review of THE WAY in the section "The book I'll never forget," by Esther Bentley, who first read it over 60 years ago.

On Saturday May 5th, at 10 am (EDT), this website will offer a live transmission of the ordination of 35 priests by the Prelate of Opus Dei.

EWTN will broadcast worldwide a one-hour interview about Fr. Joseph Muzquiz, a priest of Opus Dei whose cause of canonization has begun in Boston.

A pioneer in pediatric medicine in Guatemala and a strong defender of human life, Dr. Ernesto Cofiño was also heroic in striving to make the Church's social teaching a reality.

Monday, April 16th, is the 85th birthday of Benedict XVI. The Prelate of Opus Dei, Bishop Javier Echevarría, offers some words of congratulations.