Opus Dei

Fr John Flader, a priest of Opus Dei, dedicated his new book on the afterlife to an inspiring young woman who passed away on the very day he finished writing it.

Let us pray for small and medium sized businesses; in the midst of economic and social crisis, may they find ways to continue operating, and serving their communities.

At the Mass at Ste-Anne-de-Beaupré, the rite of peace was a beautiful moment for me. I sent all my prayers to indigenous people affected by those events, and prayed God to grant them peace: no better place or moment to do that than Mass! – Gracia

In his 3 August general audience, Pope Francis reflected on his recent apostolic journey to Canada.

Brenda is a doctor in Kent who met Opus Dei while at university. In her day-to-day life, she says, what her patients often need is a conversation that brings them closer to God. This stories was filmed for the 75th anniversary of Opus Dei in Great Britain.

"My parents and my sister are Evangelicals. I too, for much of my life, was an Evangelical. Until a friend’s invitation changed my life." Elias, a philosophy student in Mexico City, recounts the path of his conversion.

A young architect with devotion to St. Josemaría asked his parish priest to celebrate a Mass in his honour around the 26th June. This was one of the close to 300 Masses that were celebrated in most parts of Nigeria. Brian, currently heads a youth-led environmental advocacy group teaching mainly young learners about preserving the environment with the use of crafts, and multimedia as learning tools!

In 2009 Gerardo, who is 31-years-old and deaf and blind, traveled the Way of Saint James from Roncesvalles to Compostela on a tandem tricycle. This was the start of a group of volunteers who guide their copilots suffering from various types of limitations on the pilgrimage to Santiago de Compostela.

Matthew explains his journey to the Faith helped by a secondary school friend.

Pope Francis is making an apostolic visit to Canada from 24 to 29 July. With links to all the homilies and addresses.