Biography
The present prelate of Opus Dei was born in Madrid on June 14, 1932.
Letter from the Prelate (October 2007)
“Make it a habit to raise your heart to God, in acts of thanksgiving, many times a day,” the Prelate of Opus Dei suggests in his October letter, echoing words of St. Josemaría.
Yearning for the truth
Jacqueline Loh, a Singaporean lawyer and mother of two, recalls the beginning of a journey which began when she was at university: “I longed to able to know the truth about the faith which I had previously practiced without much understanding or questioning….”
It all began with a prayer
Many people start praying through the intercession of St Josemaria Escriva after finding a prayer-card, often quite by chance. Here are some testimonies of those who have discovered the prayer card and a powerful intercessor.
It happened on October 6, 2002!
October 6, 2007 marks the 5th anniversary of the Canonization of St Josemaria Escriva. We recall some personal testimonies and favours received through the intercession of the saint on the very day of his canonization, on October 6, 2002.
The Sacrament of Penance
God helps us through the sacraments. In confession he forgives us as a loving father (1’26’’).
Cheerful, even in the Rubble
When the earth shook in Peru on August 15th, Isabel Gameros first gathered together the 11 members of her family. Then she went to help her neighbors. That evening she decided to say the rosary in the middle of the rubble, “Because God knows what is best.”
A Rich Life Indeed
Fatuma Hirsi Mohamed is a pioneer Strathmore Business School MBA student. She is Nation Media Group's Corporate Affairs Manager and Chairman of Public Relations Society of Kenya. Below is a question and answer interview on family, work, studies and religion.
Fatuma, a Muslim in Strathmore Business School
Fatuma Hirsi Mohamed is an MBA student at Strathmore Business School in Kenya. Currently she directs the National Media Group and is president of the Public Relations Society of Kenya. She has four children and plays golf.
My Glass is Half Full
Mark Pickup is a disabled man (triplegic) with advanced multiple sclerosis. He is also columnist for the Western Catholic Reporter in Edmonton, Alberta. He tells of his experience of finding out for himself what the message of Opus Dei was all about