Opus Dei

The challenge of being poor in spirit while living in the middle of the world.

Blessed Alvaro del Portillo was born on 11 March 1914. In this brief video he speaks about the message of Opus Dei, suited for all men and women in the middle of the world who want to strive for holiness.

Message of Pope Francis for the international conference on women doctors in the Church and co-patronesses of Europe, held on 8 March, International Women's Day.

Michal, a supernumerary of Opus Dei living in Poland and the father of four children, recounts his family’s efforts over the past days to assist the flood of refugees arriving from Ukraine.

On Tuesday 8 March, for International Women's Day, an online conversation has been organized with Prof. Franca Ovadje in Nigeria, on the need for women to take on leadership roles in developing countries.

Her father died and their home was destroyed in the supertyphoon last December in the Philippines. Mags Amamag narrates how amid all the chaos she always sensed God's fatherly providence.

Joanna, the mother of four children, works as an information technology consultant in Lisbon. After going through a dark period in her life, she recovered her joy after discovering the possibility of coming close to God in her daily life.

In his 2 March general audience, Pope Francis continued his catechesis on the elderly, speaking about the need for dialogue between the different generations.

A recollection is a “mini-retreat,” a few hours of quiet prayer when we look at our lives in God's presence. As we continue to face a global pandemic, this guide can help us spend an hour or two in loving conversation with God, right where we are.

A "new discovery" in Saint Josemaria's spiritual life. Contemplating our Lord’s Sacred Humanity, wounded for our sins and now risen in glory, should be for us a font of hope.