"Cheerful, despite 90 degree heat and mud up to your ankles"
Over 1.6 million young people took part in World Youth Day in Krakow. Eva Guldner from Cologne recounts her personal experiences during this event.
Letter from the Prelate (August 2016)
The Prelate writes about Mary's Assumption and Queenship, and reflects on a spiritual work of mercy: "bearing wrongs patiently."
Audio of the Prelate: Forgiving offenses
The Prelate stresses the importance of forgiving others, and receiving God's forgiveness in Confession.
Because Dora was once in Switzerland
I prayed to Dora that my husband would win an architecture contest in Switzerland. I knew that Dora had been to Switzerland before, and I had no doubt that she would help us.
Prelate to young people: open the doors to mercy
A message from the Prelate of Opus Dei, Bishop Javier Echevarria, for World Youth Day in Poland
Interview with Msgr. Fernando Ocáriz
"Monsignor Fernando Ocáriz, the first Auxiliary Vicar in the history of Opus Dei, welcomed me into his home at the Opus Dei headquarters in Rome. We talked about what being Auxiliary Vicar means with regard to the governance of Opus Dei, in the context of the 41st anniversary of the Founder’s death, Sunday June 26, 2016.
Montse’s love for sports and the outdoors
Montse Grases (1941-1959) was recently declared venerable by Pope Francis. She loved to swim, ride a bicycle, play tennis, and hike in the mountains. With a group of friends her own age, Montse spent her summer vacations in Seva, a small town in the foothills of a mountain range north of Barcelona.
Cheerful detachment from possessions
Toni Zweifel, whose cause of canonization has been opened, grew up in a family that was quite well-off. He drove an expensive two-seater sports car that his father had given him for his eighteenth birthday....
Letter from the Prelate (July 2016)
"The identity card of the Christian is joy," the Prelate tells us, echoing Pope Francis. And he urges us to put into practice the spiritual work of mercy of "comforting the sorrowful."
Audio of Prelate: Correcting those who err
In this month's podcast, Bishop Javier Echevarria offers reflections on one of the spiritual works of mercy. "Fraternal correction is the duty of all Christians. When someone gives us a warning for our own good, we should see it as an expression of divine mercy."