FoodBank PH “Balik Lusog" program - From Hunger to Hope
The Philippine Foodbank Foundation and the Poblacion Elementary School in Muntinlupa mobilized various sectors of the community to provide meals daily to needy public school children.
“Positio” for Tomás Alvira and Paquita Domínguez’s Beatification Causes Submitted
Tomás and Paquita, two of the first supernumeraries of Opus Dei, have taken another step forward in their cause for beatification. On July 6, the documentation on their lives and virtues was submitted to the Church and will now be studied by the Dicastery for the Causes of Saints.
“The illness went away, and my family came back”
This Brazilian lawyer asked to be healed of cancer and received far more than that. We share this favour received on the occasion of the anniversary of Blessed Álvaro del Portillo’s request for admission to Opus Dei.
The Real Battle is Within
A student athlete opens up about the pressure to perform and how faith taught her that her worth isn’t determined by the scoreboard.
“On my wedding day, I felt the same joy as at my First Communion”
A Dominican doctor recounts the unexpected obstacles that kept her from a Catholic wedding after her move to Spain, and how a chance encounter with Opus Dei helped her through years of longing to fully live her faith.
Fernando, mailman: “We all need someone to listen to us”
At 54, Fernando cares for his father, who is in the early stages of Alzheimer’s, while working for the Post Office, after years working as a chauffeur for high society. Between kilometres of cycling, the pages of his books and his daily rounds, Fernando has come to realise that the most urgent and valuable delivery a person can make will never fit into any envelope: it’s time spent caring for others.
July Recollection Kit
A recollection is a “mini-retreat,” a few hours of quiet prayer when we look at our lives in God's presence. This guide can help us spend an hour or two in loving conversation with God.
July Recollection Kit (2026)
A recollection is time spent in silence with God, talking to Him and “recollecting” who we are before Him. This is a package of resources for a recollection in your own home.
The Autonomy of Human Activities and the Value of Secularity
This instalment explores the proper autonomy of temporal realities and the Christian value of secularity. Saint Josemaría’s teaching helps us understand that work, civil life, and professional commitments have laws of their own, and that the Christian is called to sanctify them from within, with freedom and personal responsibility.