Number of articles: 532

Immaculate Conception: Magisterium, Fathers, Saints

Many Catholics have the pious custom of praying a novena from 30 November to 8 December, the Solemnity of the Immaculate Conception. As the novena begins, here are a selection of texts from the Magisterium, Fathers of the Church and saints.

Life of Mary (III): Presentation of Our Lady

On 21 November, we celebrate the Presentation of Our Lady. According to Christian tradition, Joachim and Anne, the parents of Mary, offered their daughter to God in the Temple at Jerusalem when she was a young girl.

“It is worthwhile!” (IV): From Generation to Generation

As the years and generations go by, the family of Opus Dei is called to be faithful to the gift that God gave the world on October 2nd, 1928, a charism “as old as the Gospel, and like the Gospel new.”

Assistant Numeraries: A Home Reaching Out to the World

Assistant numeraries: a specific calling to care for and strengthen family ties in Opus Dei

St. Raphael Meditation: The Rosary, a Powerful Weapon

A meditation (guided prayer) on the Rosary and its place in our lives.

“It is worthwhile!” (III): Making Time an Ally

“Our feelings need to be formed, to mature, to learn; they tell us the truth about ourselves and about our relationships. We need to make this aspect of our being an integral part of our response to God, in order to be able to make decisions that involve our life in time.”

October Recollection Kit (2022)

A recollection is a “mini-retreat,” a few hours of quiet prayer when we look at our lives in God's presence. This guide can help us spend an hour or two in loving conversation with God, right where we are.

What is the social doctrine of the Church?

On the path of the salvation of each person, the Church is concerned about the entire human family and its needs, even in the material and social sphere. For this reason, it develops a guide, a social doctrine that forms consciences and helps the faithful live according to the Gospel and human nature itself.

September Recollection Kit (2022)

A recollection is a “mini-retreat,” a few hours of quiet prayer when we look at our lives in God's presence. This guide can help us spend an hour or two in loving conversation with God, right where we are.

“It is worthwhile!” (II): Blessed is the One Who Trusts in the Lord

Sacred Scripture does not give us a theoretical definition of fidelity, but rather tells us who is faithful.