Examples of Faith (VI): the Centurion
A new article in the series on figures from the Old and New Testament who offer us an example of a strong faith, with a heart open to God's love.
"Bishop Romero was a man of God"
Msgr. Joaquin Alonso recalls a meeting in Rome in 1974 between Archbishop Oscar Romero and Saint Josemaria, which gave him the opportunity to get to know the future Blessed quite well.
A Brother & Sister Reconciled
A brother and sister in Australia had not been speaking to each other for a long time. Through their father's praying to the intercession of Dora del Hoyo, the siblings began speaking to each other again.
Homily of Archbishop Arthur Roche at Westminster Cathedral for the Mass of Blessed Alvaro del Portillo
Full text of the homily of Archbishop Arthur Roche, Secretary of the Congregation for Divine Worship and the Discipline of the Sacraments, on the occasion of the first feast of Blessed Alvaro del Portillo, 12 May 2015, during a Mass celebrated by Cardinal Vincent Nichols, Archbishop of Westminster.
Holiness, the “secret force that transforms the world”
Cardinal Nichols thanks Opus Dei for its work in Britain – and Vatican Archbishop presents an Opus Dei Blessed as a model of holiness in everyday life
Prelate's Homily at Mass of Blessed Alvaro
For the feast of Blessed Alvaro on May 12, Bishop Javier Echevarría celebrated a solemn Mass in the basilica of San Eugenio in Rome. Video summary with English subtitles
From Shanghai to Rome
Yiran was born in China, in a city near Shanghai. Reading Scott Hahn's “Rome Sweet Home” gave her the final “push” she needed to decide to be baptized soon.
Alvaro del Portillo Beatification Newsletter (2015)
A newsletter about the beatification of Blessed Alvaro del Portillo in September 2014 in Madrid.
Dora & Blessed Alvaro: Sanctifying the Ordinary
The stories of Dora del Hoyo and Blessed Alvaro del Portillo - both in process of canonization - are very much connected. Both responded with fidelity to God's call to spread throughout the world the message that all of us can be saints in ordinary life, through ordinary work.
May 12: Live Transmission of Mass of Blessed Alvaro
On May 12th, feast of Blessed Alvaro, the Prelate of Opus Dei will celebrate a Mass in San Eugenio at 7 pm Rome time (1 pm New York time).