December Recollection Kit (2025)
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.
Novena to the Immaculate Conception
Family celebrations are natural across the world. They bring family together - usually for a meal - to recognise, appreciate, give thanks or just remember an important event in the history of a family. The bigger the event being celebrated or commemorated, the more time is needed to prepare adequately.
Hold On to What Matters
Courage has always been an aspect of witness to Christ, and it's lived in little things. This article is part of a series on the virtues, inspired by St. Josemaría’s homily “Human Virtues.”
Pope's Prayer Intention for December 2025
Let us pray that Christians living in areas of war or conflict, especially in the Middle East, might be seeds of peace, reconciliation and hope.
Novena to the Immaculate Conception
Nine days of special preparation for the great feast of our Lady's Immaculate Conception, with some resources for growing in love for Mary Immaculate.
The Richness of Ordinary Life
This homily, the first in "Friends of God," invites us to look at our everyday routines with new eyes.
Apostolic Journey to Turkey and Lebanon
From 27 November to 2 December, Pope Leo XIV will make his first apostolic journey to Turkey and Lebanon. Among the main events, he will undertake a pilgrimage to İznik (Turkey) on the occasion of the 1700th anniversary of the First Council of Nicaea.
“Hope keeps us walking in difficulty”
In his 26 November general audience, Pope Leo XIV continued his catechetical cycle on Jesus Christ, our hope, speaking about how Christ, who is life, invites us to generate life and give our lives with Him.
Opus Dei in Perspective: History, Charism, and Life
We spoke to José Luis González Gullón, co-author of “Opus Dei: A History” (now available in Italian), about the institution’s spiritual and juridical development within the context of the contemporary Church.
Isidoro Zorzano: Engineer
Isidoro Zorzano was a railroad engineer and one of the earliest members of Opus Dei.









