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Pedro Ballester: "I have never been happier"

Pedro Ballester (1996-2018) was a numerary member of Opus Dei in Britain who died of bone cancer aged 21 with a reputation for holiness. This documentary includes footage and photos from his early life plus recent interviews with his parents, brothers, friends from university.

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Documentary on the life of Pedro Ballester

Pedro Ballester (1996-2018) was a numerary member of Opus Dei in Britain who died of bone cancer aged 21 with a reputation for holiness. This documentary includes footage and photos from his early life plus recent interviews with his parents, brothers, friends from university.

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Conversations with God

Oluchi is a cooperator and a farmer from Aguobu-Iwollo. She talks about how she met Opus Dei and her new perspective on life, family and work. She is married with six children. Her name, Oluchi, means “God’s Work.”

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My First Opus Dei Retreat Experience!

Ambrose describes his experience in attending a retreat at the Irawo University Centre in Ibadan.

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The Important Role of Christian men in Modern Society

More than 15 cooperators and friends of the Work recently participated in a Cooperator’s Seminar at the Tigoni Study Center in Kenya. The seminar from 21 to 23 October 2022 looked at the opportunities and risks that come with navigating modern complexities in family and community life.

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"I learned that what you get from God is free"

Vivian is from Malaysia and she was baptized by Pope Francis at the Easter Vigil in Saint Peter's Basilica in Rome, on April 15, 2017.

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"I'm retired... How can I help?"

After 33 years as a teacher in a school in Bogotá (Colombia), Joaquín entered a new phase of life.

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My gift from ASUU Strike

Chidinma shares her three weeks internship experience at Wavecrest Students Hall, Surulere, Lagos

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Cheerful and hardworking Bem

On October 9, 2022, towards 8 pm, Bem Basil breathed his last. For all who knew him, it was not a sad day because of the Christian hope that both Bem and they had. Many spent that day in prayer and as news of his death spread, the sadness began to change to thanksgiving. This is how Bem would have wanted us all to react to his passing into eternity.

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A priest who spoke to the heart

He spoke to the place in my heart that only I knew. He held me to account in the gentlest way, as only a father who loves you could dare to do.

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