Number of articles: 352

"You party so much yet you don't neglect your religion"

Ekene Ogbechie is a pharmacist by profession, and a former singer in a band. Currently a student on the MBA Programme at Manchester Business School (United Kingdom), she is a Supernumerary member of Opus Dei.

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The gift of a child with Down Syndrome

"I feel very lucky and I want to make the most of this opportunity," says Anna Oromi of Lerida, Spain.

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Rethinking Christianity in Estonia

After working daily for a year with Opus Dei members in Tallinn, Estonia, Mari Vivian sent us the following account.

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"I love my work, I love caring for people."

Kristina Boskova is a Registered Nurse working in a London hospital, and is a Numerary member of Opus Dei.

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Dealing with Alzheimer’s

“Some days when I get up, and think of my husband’s sickness, I am flooded with a feeling of sadness,” says Pilar Fernandez-Loza, from Asturias in Spain. “But I immediately react and ask God to help me.”

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"I consider everything in the light of my vocation"

Anne-Marie Walker is a Children’s Book Editor and Publisher. Living in Liverpool with her husband, she is a Supernumerary member of Opus Dei

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God, rock and a violin

Manuel Lamberti is from Puerto La Cruz in Venezuela. He is 19 years old, studies violin and plays in a rock band. For two years, he was the first violin of the Youth Orchestra of the State of Anzoátegui. He is a numerary member of Opus Dei.

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Alexey's dream

By reading between the lines of an atheistic periodical in Soviet Russia when he was a teen, he made acquaintance with the Christian faith. Now he's a 33-year-old deacon slated to be ordained to the priesthood next June. Alexey Yandushev-Rumiantsev's dream is to help his country as a Catholic priest.

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Ten Wonderful Years to Thank Our Lord For

Caroline Sawney is a working mother of three children. This August marks the 10th year she is a supernumerary member of Opus Dei: "Ten wonderful years to thank our Lord for..."

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Our Family--Plus Four More

Rosa and Alberto already had twelve children when they decided to adopt four little girls from India. Along with her life as a mother, Rosa, a supernumerary member of Opus Dei, is an expert in child rearing, ran a music conservatory, and taught high school.

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