Opus Dei

A selection of texts related to the Presentation of Jesus by Mary and Joseph in the Temple 40 days after the Child's birth.

Eduardo Feschenko works for the Central Bank of Paraguay that had signed him up for a training course in New York. But there was a problem: the First Holy Communion of his daughter…

Some students from North Hall, a university center in Trinidad & Tobago, spent the first week of August in Port-au-Prince on a social outreach program. They will never forget what they saw there.

Those who care for the sick have an opportunity to live charity and to exercise patience.

On Sunday, September 19th, Pope Benedict XVI beatified John Henry Newman at a Mass in Birmingham. With links to photos and videos of the visit, and to some addresses and homilies.

As Julie pieces together her ‘chance encounters’ with God, she realizes that He has sent many people to help her on her journey: “I feel humbled, knowing I must be important to Him.”

When St. Josemaria was a young parish priest, there was a milkman who entered his Church every morning for a few seconds. “Jesus, here is John the milkman.” To the young priest, that prayer seemed simple and beautiful (Weekly Video: 01’21’’).

A medical clinic in Nigeria started by a doctor in San Sebastian, Spain, has had a big impact on a small village. An article published at the Spanish news website “Que es.”

The beatification process of the first married members of Opus Dei, Paquita and Tomas Alvira, opened early last year. Maria Isabel, one of their daughters who currently lives in France, talks about her parents in this interview.

An article published at the online journal Church Forum. The author stresses the importance given to the role of the laity in the Church by both soon-to-be Blessed John Henry Newman and Saint Josemaria.