Letter from the Prelate (September 2008)
"How do we accept whatever goes against our own wishes: sickness, professional failures, unjust offenses, difficulties in our social or family life?", the Prelate asks in his September letter. And he finds the answer in Christ’s Cross.
An Image Engraved on my Soul
José Ramón Herrero tells us about an image that never fades from his memory--St Josemaria at the bedside of the dying, consoling them and talking to them about God.
IROTO Rural Development Centre
Iroto and Abidagba, projects of the Women’s Board - Educational Cooperation Society, a not-for-profit, private organization, are located at Iloti (Ogun State) between Epe and Ijebu-Ode. Since its inception they have carried out numerous programmes and services for the benefit of the local communities.
Mass in Glasgow to mark Opus Dei's eightieth birthday
The Archbishop of Glasgow, the Most Reverend Mario Conti, will be the principal celebrant at a Mass on 20 October to mark the 80th anniversary of Opus Dei.
Mass in Westminster Cathedral to mark Opus Dei's anniversary
The Archbishop of Westminster, Cardinal Cormac Murphy O'Connor, will be the principal celebrant at a Mass on 8 October to mark the 80th anniversary of Opus Dei, and the 50th of St Josemaría's stay in Britain.
Humility, Source of Joy
Humility is one of the foundation stones of authentic Christian life, because it is the "dwelling place of charity." We offer some reflections on this key Christian virtue.
Mass of the Assumption, Our Lady of Willesden, 15 August 2008
Saint Josemaría, the founder of Opus Dei, went on pilgrimage to the church of Our Lady of Willesden, West London, on 15th August 1958, and performed the consecration of Opus Dei to the Blessed Virgin Mary.
"Don Alvaro, a Man of Faith, a Faithful Man"
Bishop Javier Echevarría spoke these words in Rome on August 7 as the tribunal of the Prelature of Opus Dei closed the introductory phase of the Cause of Canonization for Bishop Álvaro del Portillo, first successor of St. Josemaría.
Letter from the Prelate (August 2008)
Following the Holy Father, the Prelate invites us to consider St. Paul's teachings and draw practical consequences for our lives: "Who is Paul? What does he say to me?"
The Saint who loved England
St. Josemaria visited Britain for the first time on 4th August 1958, fifty years ago. Mgr Richard Stork, who was then director of one of two centres of Opus Dei in England, remembers...