“Be Students who Seek to Serve”
As part of a two-week pastoral visit to South America, the Prelate recently had a get-together with 7,000 people at the University of Piura (Peru), a corporate apostolate of Opus Dei. He spoke about family, the Pope and university studies.
Faith on the pages of a mystery novel.
Josefina Caprile from Argentina is a widow and the mother of eight children. Even so, she manages to write novels. She writes with a basic idea: books have to be interesting or no one will read them.
The donkey and young Josemaría
Rete 4, an Italian television station, recently aired an animated program on the early life of St. Josemaría Escrivá. This fragment shows how the young boy comes to understand the value of work by seeing a donkey hard at work (02'03'').
El prelado del Opus Dei en Canarias
Del 5 al 9 de febrero, mons. Javier Echevarría ha realizado un viaje pastoral de tres días a las islas Canarias en el que ha mantenido numerosos encuentros con familias, fieles de la Prelatura y cooperadores.
Viaje del Prelado a Kenia y Uganda
Mons. Javier Echevarría viajó recientemente a Kenia y Uganda. En estos países africanos mantuvo diversos encuentros con personas que participan en los medios de formación cristiana que ofrece el Opus Dei. Ofrecemos un relato de aquellos días.
Honoris Causa de Comunicación en la Universidad Pontificia de la Santa Cruz
Mons. Javier Echevarría, Prelado del Opus Dei y Gran Canciller de la Pontificia Universidad de la Santa Cruz ha concedido el doctorado “Honoris Causa” al Cardenal Camillo Ruini y al profesor Alfonso Nieto. La máxima distinción universitaria se les ha concedido por sus méritos en el mundo de la comunicación.
Mensaje del Prelado con motivo del Año Sacerdotal
Benedicto XVI ha convocado un año en el que se rezará de modo especial por los sacerdotes. Con ese motivo, iniciamos una nueva colección de vídeos sobre el don del sacerdocio. Introduce la serie Mons. Javier Echevarría (05’18’’)
Turning women into more than just workers
Since 1982, the Foundation for Professional Training Inc. (FPTI), a duly-accredited private NGO, has been providing scholarships for a two-year vocational-technical course to young women in the country.
Saint of the ordinary
Columnist Mercedes Suleik writes in BusinessWorld about St. Josemaría Escrivá, the founder Opus Dei, on the occasion of the 35th anniversary of his death on June 26, 1975. June 26 is now the feast day of St. Josemaria.
Year for Priests: “Saying Yes to Christ”
Carlo de Marchi was ordained in 2008. His experience has shown him that people, especially youth, are in great need of the prayer and self-giving of priests (4:15’).