Opus Dei

The Holy Father encourages us to meditate prayerfully on the journey from slavery to freedom as we prepare for Holy Week. "In Lent, to act also means to pause: to pause in prayer, in order to receive the word of God, to pause like the Samaritan in the presence of a wounded brother or sister."

In this new pastoral letter, the Prelate of Opus Dei offers some reflections on the virtue of obedience, in light of the Christian message and the vocation to the Work.

An interview with Fr. John Henry Hanson, O. Praem., author of the recently published book "Coached by Josemaría Escrivá: Lessons in Discipleship."

In his 7 February general audience, Pope Francis continued his catechetical cycle on vices and virtues, speaking about sorrow or "worldly grief."

Excerpts from homilies of the funeral Mass on 4 February and the Solemn Mass celebrated by the Regional Vicar on 3 February 2024 on the life and last days of Father Ted.

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, right where we are.

In his 31 January general audience, Pope Francis continued his catechetical cycle on vices and virtues, speaking about wrath.

Peter asks how and how much to forgive. Jesus turns the question around and teaches him to let himself be forgiven… like the prodigal son, who was able to become faithful again through trust.

On January 30, 1987 Blessed Alvaro del Portillo made a pilgrimage to the Antipolo Cathedral. On this 37th anniversary, we feature His Excellency Msgr. Ruperto Santos, the bishop of Antipolo, celebrating the Solemn Mass and presiding over the special rite of enthronement of a first class relic of Blessed Alvaro at the Shrine on August 27, 2023.

"My husband and I had no idea that we were about to experience the best Christmas of our lives," says Pilar Caranti, a mother of six from Houston, Texas who regularly visits a high security prison with her husband.