Opus Dei

Monday, April 16th, is the 85th birthday of Benedict XVI. The Prelate of Opus Dei, Bishop Javier Echevarría, offers some words of congratulations.

Florence Oloo works in Strathmore University in Kenya. Strathmore began in 1961 under St. Josemaria's personal impetus. It was the first interracial educational institution in East Africa.

Benedict XVI cited words of St. Josemaria when greeting the four thousand university students in Rome for this year's UNIV Forum. With link to UNIV website with dozens of photos of participants.

In the context of Holy Week, the hundredth anniversary of St. Josemaría's First Holy Communion, on April 23, leads the Prelate to reflect on the meaning of the Eucharist.

Raymond Sampietro runs a geriatrics residence in Valladolid, Spain. He says he is grateful for the opportunity to help bring many people closer to God in a decisive moment of their lives.

The Pope's opening address, calling for the "rebirth" of Cuban society. With Rome Reports video of papal Mass and gift of a golden rose to Our Lady of Charity, "true mother of the Cuban people."

A video excerpt from a get-together during World Youth Day in Madrid last August, where the Prelate tells a young Cuban girl of how much St. Josemaria loved her country.

Clips from a meeting with St Josemaria in Barcelona in October 1972, showing him answering a variety of questions about Christian living.

Inspired by St. Josemaria Escriva's teachings, a well-known London fashion designer, Helena Machin, is teaching young women how to dress virtuously and elegantly. A CNA interview.

"May I seek your face, may I learn to find it and to show it to others. May I know how to discover you in the ordinary happenings of my life." An article on finding Christ's face in our life.