23 January 2017: Monsignor Ocáriz, Prelate of Opus Dei
Monsignor Fernando Ocáriz was elected as Prelate of Opus Dei four years ago, on 23 January 2017. With some words of his from 23 January 2020.
"One Year Ago": the Prelate's Trip to the United States
The production company Beta Films has produced the 24-minute documentary ‘One Year Ago’ about the pastoral visit by Monsignor Fernando Ocáriz to the U.S. in 2019.
Reflections on the Good Samaritan
An article by Ana Marta Gonzalez published in the December 2018 issue of ‘Scripta Theologica’.
"Unity is a gift, it is a grace to be requested through prayer"
In his 20 January general audience, Pope Francis spoke about the Week of Prayer for Christian Unity, and the need to beseech God humbly for this gift.
Stronger Families: Key to Recovering from the Pandemic
With the year for reflecting on the family set to begin in March, here is an article from the Philippines about the family as the foundation of society and the key to recovering from the pandemic.
"Ecumenism is about prayer and charity"
A 2007 conversation with theologian Jutta Burggraff, Professor of Theology and Ecumenism in the Faculty of Theology at the University of Navarre and author of various books on ecumenism. She passed away in 2009.
Saint Raphael Meditation: Seeing With Christ's Eyes
A meditation (guided prayer) on the need to purify our sight so that we can see the world and other people as our Lord does.
What is the Common Good?
In his recent encyclical ‘Fratelli Tutti’, Pope Francis stresses the importance of striving to bring about the "common good." What is the meaning of the "common good," and how can we help further it in the world around us?
The Prayer of Praise
Pope Francis continued his catechesis on prayer in his 13 January general audience, speaking about the need to imitate Jesus in his praise for God the Father.
Divine Chariots and Peeling Potatoes
An article published in “L’Osservatore Romano” on 9 January 2021, in which Saint Josemaria’s message on sanctifying daily life is viewed in connection with the Oscar-winning film “Chariots of Fire.”