Opus Dei

Close to 2,500 students from 26 countries are in Rome to live Holy Week with the Pope and meet the Prelate of Opus Dei. The theme of UNIV this year is “Building bridges: the art of dialogue.”

At the feast day Mass of St Joseph's Church (Victoria Street) on March 19, Cardinal William Goh held up the patron saint as a model of faith, fatherhood, and fidelity to God's will for some 700 faithful. In his homily, the Cardinal highlighted St Joseph's role as a pivotal figure in salvation history and a quiet example for parents today. The Mass was concelebrated by priests of Opus Dei and Monsignor Marinko Antolovic of the Apostolic Nunciature.

In the audience on Wednesday of Holy Week, the Pope encourages us to “bear joyful witness to the Resurrection.” He also greeted the nearly 2,500 UNIV participants who came to Rome for Holy Week with the Pope.

A pocket map for anyone searching for God: 100 original illustrations to read, contemplate, and pray with Josemaría Escrivá’s classic, “The Way,” brought to life by Samlo, one of the most celebrated illustrators in the digital world.

An interview with Michael Pakaluk, author of the book, “The Company We Keep: True Friendship and Why it Matters.” The book aims to help the reader, as a Christian, learn to be a better friend.

We will show others the beauty of the world and of life, the way God sees them, if we discover that beauty for ourselves.

Historian José Luis González Gullón traces the history and character of Opus Dei in this interview, originally given to the Italian outlet Affari Italiani, published here in English to mark the release of his book “Opus Dei: A History” in Italy.

This 23 March marks a new anniversary of Blessed Álvaro del Portillo’s death. Here are three firsthand accounts of how his intercession brought hope and relief, from the book “En todas las circunstancias” (Ediciones Palabra).

Lent is not about switching life off. It's not a dimmer that plunges us into a grey, joyless survival exercise. It's not a season to just endure until Easter arrives. It's the opposite: it's returning to the place where the heart rests, recovering the desire for real joy. It's a time to clear your vision and let the light back in, to live in color.

Nightingales have to stop and take a breath before they can sing. Lent is like that for us. Do you have the freedom to put your phone down in order to take that breath?