Blessed Alvaro del Portillo Newsletter No. 8 (2021)
Alvaro del Portillo, Saint Josemaria's first successor at the head of Opus Dei, was beatified on 27 September 2014. A newsletter focusing on the central role of friendship and fraternity in his life.
“I found you on the ground”
On a cold rainy day in Chile, Manuel found a prayer card of Saint Josemaría lying on the ground, soaked and dirty. It was the beginning of a close friendship.
A Double Thanksgiving, Close to the Pope and Saint Josemaría
After his pastoral trips in August to various European countries, Monsignor Fernando Ocáriz celebrated two Masses in the prelatic church of Our Lady of Peace to give thanks for two special anniversaries. Pope Francis sent him a letter on the occasion of the fiftieth anniversary of his ordination as a priest.
What is the conscience? What is conscientious objection?
What is the conscience? How does it act, and how is conscience formed? What is conscientious objection? Some questions and answers about the "interior space of dialogue" between God and man.
“I can only give thanks to God for having rescued me from there”
A complicated life, built on drugs and constant lies... Alba shares the story of her conversion, and how a good friend helped her on the path to happiness with God.
Letter from the Prelate (20 September 2021)
The Prelate of Opus Dei encourages us to strengthen our union with Our Lord through the Cross.
"The path of humble and selfless love"
In his 22 September general audience, Pope Francis spoke about his recent trip to Budapest and Slovakia.
"Was God asking me to go beyond my comfort zone?"
When Marianella Mendoza realized how serious the impact of the pandemic in the Philippines was on the daily wage earners in her town, she asked herself: "Was God asking me to go beyond my comfort zone?"
Juan, Mexico: "A bricklayer who loves what he does isn't just another face in the crowd"
What's the secret of happiness? Google gives you 501,000,000 results in 0.84 seconds. Everyone is looking for the answer. Juan has been working as a construction worker for fifty years and lives in the city of Guadalajara, Mexico. He claims to have found his answer. This is his secret.
In the Early Days of the Pandemic
A friend’s son-in-law came down with what seemed to be a very strong flu and was taken to the hospital. I began praying a novena to Laura and Eduardo Ortiz de Landazuri and didn’t stop praying until he got better.