Opus Dei

Dagatan opened in 1988 with 35 students. As of 2003, there were five more family farm schools in the Philippines, offering children of farmers the possibility of alternating studies and field work to help their families improve their economic situation.

Elisabeth has become a Catholic. She went for a year as an exchange student from Sweden to Cordoba, Spain, and studied at the Zalima High School, an apostolic work of Opus Dei. Now she has returned to her country to study nursing.

Homily for Mass on the Feast of St Josemaría, 26th June 2003, St George’s Cathedral, Southwark.

Homily of Archbishop Conti for Feast of St Josemaría Escrivá, St Andrew's Cathedral, June 26 2003.

Bishop Javier Echevarría, prelate of Opus Dei, discusses the twenty-five years of John Paul II’s pontificate, the Christian roots of Europe and the prospects for peace in Holy Land. An interview with Paolo Cavallo.

After praying the Angelus with the faithful present at Castelgandolfo on Sunday, July 13, John Paul II spoke of the future of Europe.

Two professors and a bishop were the focus of attention during a seminar on Saturday 14 June at Netherhall House, the student residence in Hampstead inspired by St Josemaría Escrivá. The title of the seminar was “St Josemaría – the Saint of ordinary life”, and it was held to commemorate the first feast of the new saint on 26 June 2003.

An article from the Catholic Herald on the seminars at Netherhall House commemorating the first feast day of St Josemaría.

From many points of view the most important – or at least the most decisive – day of our lives is, paradoxically, the day we die. It is the end of our life in this world and the beginning of our eternal life.

A talk given by Professor Alan McClelland, former Director of Institute of Education and Professor of Educational Studies at Hull University, at a conference in commemoration of the first feast day of St Josemaría Escrivá.