Bishop Echevarría on World Youth Day
Bishop Echevarría spoke about the meaning of World Youth Day on Aug. 13, just before leaving for Cologne.
Bishop Echevarría's Golden Anniversary as a Priest
On August 7, the Opus Dei Prelate observed the 50th anniversary of his priestly ordination. He was ordained in Madrid with other members of Opus Dei in 1955. The anniversary is to be publicly celebrated in September. The following passages are taken from Bishop Echevarría's book, "Para Servir a la Iglesia"
The Prelate, An Old Friend
Melina and Pascal Oudot are “teacher-researchers” in the Faculty of Law at Dijon. She is a member of Opus Dei, he is not.
“The teaching of Josemaría Escrivá is inherently ecumenical”
Evgeni Pazukhin of St. Petersburg, Russia, is a philosopher and author. He has written the first biography of St. Josemaría Escrivá in Russian.
Iroto, a rural development center for women in Nigeria
Iroto Rural Development Centre was started at the beginning of 1986.
Three Great Lovers
This Year of the Eucharist in the Church, God called to Himself three great souls - Sister Lucia (the seer of Fatima), Pope John Paul II, and recently, Jaime Cardinal Sin. In each of them one could see a heart with extraordinary love for the Holy Eucharist.
The most important "business": the children
An article written by the Prelate on the 30th anniversary of St. Josemaría's death.
Groundbreaking ceremonies for parish church of St. Josemaría in Tarlac
Tarlac folk celebrated June 26 this year with the groundbreaking ceremonies for the first parish church in Asia dedicated to St. Josemaría Escrivá.
The stuff of martyrs: death shed new light on the life of a remarkable priest
On January 9, Opus Dei celebrates the birthday of its founder. In some places members also remember Fr. Sal Ferigle, who died on January 9, 1997. Fr. Sal started Opus Dei's work in the United States in 1949, and helped start things off in Japan in 1958 and in Australia in 1963. We now re-print an article about him from Catholic World Report.
The stuff of saints
His teaching and his own life dispelled the myth that sainthood takes you away from what is normal; that it transforms you into some superhero exempt from any kind of emotion.