Opus Dei

January 18-25 is the octave for praying for Christian unity. In 1983, in Switzerland, Blessed Alvaro spoke about respecting the faith of others.

With Pope Francis' homily before over 6 million people in Manila's Rizal Park, on Santo Niño Sunday. "We are all God's children. That is what the Santo Niño tells us. He reminds us of our deepest identity."

On January 16, in a Meeting with Families in Manila, Pope Francis warned against a "new ideological colonization" seeking to destroy the family and praised Paul VI for strongly defending openness to life.

Thanks to Dora's intercession, we were able to sell some land and a house which had been for sale for many years without being sold.

On January 14 Pope Francis canonized Joseph Vaz, the first Sri Lankan saint. "Constantly united with the crucified Lord in prayer, he could become for all people a living icon of God's mercy and reconciling love."

Homilies by St Josemaria downloadable in mp3 format. Many of them, published in Christ Is Passing By and Friends of God.

An article published in "The Nigerian Observer" on how Strathmore College, the first multi-racial college in East Africa, helped to overcome the widespread racial tensions in Kenya in the 1950s and 60s.

People who knew Dora and who worked alongside her talk about how they habitually pray to her intercession.

The third article in a series on figures from Sacred Scripture who offer us an example of deep faith in God and his providence.

Mary Agbu, a supernumerary of Opus Dei in Nigeria, talks about her husband and nine children and their devotion to Blessed Alvaro del Portillo.