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A priest got on my bus

The driver’s seat in my bus has become a wonderful place for talking about ‘our Father’.

Nanny and “The Way”

She came from Lastres, a fishing-village in Asturias, Spain. Her name was Azucena Olivar Sanchez, but for us kids she was always “Nanny”.

"God Doesn’t Take Coffee Breaks"

Ana became pregnant shortly after getting married. At 6 weeks she had a sonogram: "the one filled with hope." The second sonogram, taken at 12 weeks, was "the one filled with doubts," her husband Thomas said. As a radiologist, he was concerned about the size of the growing child's extremities ….

First Biography of Fr. Joseph Muzquiz

Fr. Joseph was one of the first three priests of Opus Dei, and died with a reputation for holiness in Boston in 1983. John Coverdale has written a brief biography of this exemplary priest.

Recent News

Year for Priests (2): A priest on the ground, under the sea, and in the air

An interview with Father Juan Jose Sanchez chaplain of Venezuela's Naval Academy. He lives in Guaira, Venezuela, and is a member of the Priestly Society of the Holy Cross.

“I, a saint?”

Isabella Tan, a widow and mother of three young children, tells how she changed when Christ entered her life

Secretary of Congregation for Clergy speaks about a priest's identity

What would the Holy Father tell every priest in the world if he could spend a moment with each one? According to the Secretary of the Congregation for the Clergy, Archbishop Mauro Piacenza, Benedict XVI would speak about the priest's identity (03'29").

“St Josemaría, if you really are a saint...”

Jose Ernesto was working his way through university by being a part-time taxi driver, when he started having dizzy spells...

Joe Keefe: art historian

VIDEO: an art historian talks about deciding to be a numerary, his experiences at college, and trying to fit the Opus Dei “norms” into an average day.

Letter from the Prelate (October 2009)

The Prelate reflects on the sanctifying value of our work and, in the context of the current global crisis, urges us "to purify our faith, foster hope, and grow in charity."