Opus Dei

Michelle Salon reflects on her job of mentoring Banilad students (Cebu). This feature was first published in getaway.ph on 27 May 2021.

The first women scientists from Africa who carried out research thanks to the Guadalupe Scholarship Program sponsored by Harambee were Dalene Kembabazi from Uganda and Celine Tendobi from D.R.Congo.

Pope Francis continued his catechesis on prayer in his 26 May general audience, speaking about "the certainty of being heard" by God.

On May 27, 1964, Opus Dei started stable apostolic work in the Philippines. Dr Bernardo Villegas reflects here on the early years.

In March 2018, Eloisa was just leaving Mass on Sunday when she heard a faint cry: “Elitoo…” She turned around and saw her husband, Manolo, who had suddenly begun feeling dizzy. They brought him to the hospital, where he was diagnosed with prostate cancer and an aggressive bone metastasis, and was told he didn’t have long to live.

Fadi Sarraf, who was born in Syria and worked as an engineer in Canada, was ordained a priest on May 22. He talks about his hopes and expectations in his new life as a priest.

During one of our family meals, we came up with the idea of developing a Facebook page to do the May pilgrimage amid the lockdown.

Archbishop Georg Gänswein exhorted the new priests to “remain in Christ.” “In an age when there is so much talk of being ‘progressive,’ you are being asked to remain in Christ.”

In his 19 May general audience, Pope Francis continued his catechesis on prayer, speaking about distractions and aridity in our prayer.

A recollection is a “mini-retreat,” a few hours of quiet prayer when we look at our lives in God's presence. As we continue to face a global pandemic, this guide can help us spend an hour or two in loving conversation with God, right where we are.