Opus Dei

True freedom is about choosing to love without holding back. This annotated homily is St. Josemaría's homily on freedom from “Friends of God” with a friend’s honest reactions, questions, and personal reflections written in the margins, helping you go deeper.

True freedom isn't escaping uncomfortable emotions: it's learning to accept and master them. A psychologist offers practical insights on the slow process of growing in self-discipline and freedom from anxiety.

"This is a way we can look at Lent: It is an invitation to pause, to pull ourselves away from the busyness of life, at least internally." An audio meditation to inspire your conversation with God at the beginning of Lent.

What does it mean to live so close to God that not even pain and illness shake your faith? A guide for discussion or personal reflection.

What does Lent have to do with freedom? This is the backstory behind “Life in Colour” and a quiz to help you decide what to focus on over the next 40 days.

Sometimes there are challenges in your life that you may find overwhelming and difficult to bear. Piety is the virtue that helps us trust God's mercy and act and pray with peace, because we recognise ourselves as unconditionally beloved children of God. This article is part of a series on the virtues, inspired by St. Josemaría’s homily “Human Virtues.”

Take some time to stop and think, to be alone with Jesus, to look at your life a little more honestly. Before you begin, try to really take care of this period of prayer: set your phone aside or turn off your notifications, grab a notebook, and place yourself in God’s presence.

The Old Testament presents the fourth commandment as follows: “Honour your father and your mother, so that your days may be long in the land which the Lord your God gives you” (Ex 20:12). It is a commandment that includes a promise from God: the promise to favour the child who loves his parents.

The point of the circle is to make space for Jesus to come into the concrete, personal details of your daily life. It shouldn’t end when the person giving it stops talking. In a sense, that’s when it starts: when you pray about it, think about what you heard, struggle to put it into practice, and bring it to your family and friends.

People came to DYA Academy for different reasons, but they stayed for the friendships they formed. They stayed for the joyful atmosphere, together with the intriguing call to take their Christianity seriously. They stayed because they discovered something greater than a place to studying or hang out with friends.