Opus Dei

May 18, 1992: two old acquaintances meet in the waiting room at Ciampino airport in Rome. The day before they had attended Josemaría Escrivá’s beatification. One was Juan Jiménez Vargas. The other was Don José Carlos Martín de la Hoz, who asked him: "Yesterday, when you saw that crowd in St. Peter's Square, what did you feel?”

After participating in some courses about Family Orientation, a couple living in Johannesburg decided to start and lead their own course with other married friends.

In his 10 November general audience, Pope Francis ended his catechesis on Saint Paul's Letter to the Galatians, stressing the need to frequently invoke the Holy Spirit to come to our assistance.

We need to cultivate "a healthy curiosity to know our world in depth and overcome the obstacles that prevent us from doing so." A new article in the series on the virtues.

Catarina, who lives in Porto, Portugal, is a social worker. After a turbulent time in her life, she says that God helped her find peace in prayer, in her family, and in her work with the homeless.

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.

Pedro Casciaro was one of the first members of Opus Dei. He met Saint Josemaría when he was studying mathematics and architecture in Madrid. That restless, sensitive and somewhat cold young man, religiously speaking, began to form a closer relationship with God and discovered his vocation. It was the beginning of an exciting adventure and the path that led him to a full life, as José Carlos Martín de la Hoz recounts.

People around the world talk about what it means to be a cooperator of Opus Dei and how it brings them encouragement in their daily lives.

In his 3 November general audience, Pope Francis continued his catechesis on Saint Paul's Letter to the Galatians, speaking about "walking according to the Spirit."

A collection of Pope Francis’ audiences on St. Paul's letter to the Galatians (2021), downloadable as a free eBook.