Opus Dei

The feasts dedicated to our Lady during August and the Marian year in Opus Dei form the thread of the Prelate's letter this month.

The following are some excerpts from a study by Juan Manuel Mora published in n. 54 of the journal Romana. The topic of this essay is a series of questions frequently asked by those who work in universities with a Catholic identity: What does a university’s “Catholic identity” mean? What are its main manifestations? How should it influence the activities of those who work there? How can it be communicated effectively?

As part of a two-week pastoral visit to South America, the Prelate recently had a get-together with 7,000 people at the University of Piura (Peru), a corporate apostolate of Opus Dei. He spoke about family, the Pope and university studies.

Josefina Caprile from Argentina is a widow and the mother of eight children. Even so, she manages to write novels. She writes with a basic idea: books have to be interesting or no one will read them.

Rete 4, an Italian television station, recently aired an animated program on the early life of St. Josemaría Escrivá. This fragment shows how the young boy comes to understand the value of work by seeing a donkey hard at work (02'03'').

Mons. Javier Echevarría, Prelado del Opus Dei y Gran Canciller de la Pontificia Universidad de la Santa Cruz ha concedido el doctorado “Honoris Causa” al Cardenal Camillo Ruini y al profesor Alfonso Nieto. La máxima distinción universitaria se les ha concedido por sus méritos en el mundo de la comunicación.

Mons. Javier Echevarría viajó recientemente a Kenia y Uganda. En estos países africanos mantuvo diversos encuentros con personas que participan en los medios de formación cristiana que ofrece el Opus Dei. Ofrecemos un relato de aquellos días.

Benedicto XVI ha convocado un año en el que se rezará de modo especial por los sacerdotes. Con ese motivo, iniciamos una nueva colección de vídeos sobre el don del sacerdocio. Introduce la serie Mons. Javier Echevarría (05’18’’)

Del 5 al 9 de febrero, mons. Javier Echevarría ha realizado un viaje pastoral de tres días a las islas Canarias en el que ha mantenido numerosos encuentros con familias, fieles de la Prelatura y cooperadores.

Carlo de Marchi was ordained in 2008. His experience has shown him that people, especially youth, are in great need of the prayer and self-giving of priests (4:15’).