Opus Dei

St. Josemaria said that “the happiness of heaven is for those who know how to be happy on earth.” But what will that happiness be made up of? What will heaven be like? “Heaven is… love,” the saint tells us in this video (0:50).

A young father asks Saint Josemaria about how to "face this dilemma" we all have with regard to balancing work and family.

Zhonghua Wang is from Beijing and studies in Germany. She tells how she comes to be baptized by Pope Benedict XVI in Rome, during the Easter Vigil, 2011.

Benedict XVI spoke about the importance of brotherly love and united prayer. He noted that those who reach out to their neighbors in prayer help to create a united community. “Fraternal love comes with a sense of mutual responsibility; therefore if my brother is at fault against me, I must use charity towards him and, first of all, speak to him personally.”

Miguel Aranguren, Spanish author and journalist, discovered that St Josemaria was always young. "I realized that youth isn't a question of years, it's having a heart that's in love."

Mary lost her first job in the credit crunch and had to begin again. She learnt from St Josemaria how to turn her work into love.

“Love arrived when least expected.” These are the lyrics from a song sung by a group of young women to St. Josemaría. He used them to recall the moment when Love came into his life: “Christ told me: you are mine.” (01’40”)

The Holy Spirit dwells inside us. He accompanies us in our daily life, helping us to grow and improve.

Gabby explains how she lives out her Christian vocation at work, relaxing, and socializing with friends.

St. Josemaria's life ws closely intertwined with the tragedy of the Spanish Civil War, as this brief video explains (5:59).