Opus Dei

When we allow God’s wisdom to remain and work with us, our efforts are not simply dedicated to Him: they become God’s own work.

Teia is an associate of Opus Dei who finds God in the middle of her work, surrounded by fields, crops, and heavy machinery.

A married couple’s dream for retirement turned into a service to their community in New Hampshire (United States).

This year marks the 80th anniversary of the end of the Second World War. In this milestone year, Jumpei Matsumoto, a native of Nagasaki Prefecture and a third-generation atomic bomb survivor, talks to us about his film “Nagasaki: In the Shadow of the Flash,” which will be screened in the Vatican Film Library on 31 October.

Some advice from Saint Josemaria on getting the most out of the school year.

How do you sanctify work when you're fired from your job? That was one of the questions Sidnei asked when he lost his position after the restructuring of the multinational company he worked for. He discovered that he could approach this period in another way, as a new way to serve.

"At first, I couldn't find God in my work," says Autimio, a Brazilian dentist. He explains how, thanks to Saint Josemaría, he discovered the secret of working well: seeking to love God and others by taking care of the smallest details.

In the journey on our professional path, formation helps us to keep our focus on the supernatural goal, and to integrate successfully all the different human goods in our life.

Saint Josemaría understood professional prestige not as a personal achievement but as an opportunity to serve all men and women better.

With our work and the relationships we establish through it, we can help build up a society in accord with the dignity of the human person.