Opus Dei

To see someone who is now contemplating God in heaven and to hear that person speak about God is a welcome opportunity for a Christian. On the fifth anniversary of St. Josemaría’s canonization, our web page inaugurates a new section: Short Videos of the Founder.

VIDEO: St. Josemaría’s canonization in 2002 left its mark on Africa, when persons from all over the world donated more than one million euros. With these, Harambee was able to fund 24 projects. Now, five years later, it is undertaking four more projects which are here briefly described.

When the earth shook in Peru on August 15th, Isabel Gameros first gathered together the 11 members of her family. Then she went to help her neighbors. That evening she decided to say the rosary in the middle of the rubble, “Because God knows what is best.”

Fatuma Hirsi Mohamed is a pioneer Strathmore Business School MBA student. She is Nation Media Group's Corporate Affairs Manager and Chairman of Public Relations Society of Kenya. Below is a question and answer interview on family, work, studies and religion.

Fatuma Hirsi Mohamed is an MBA student at Strathmore Business School in Kenya. Currently she directs the National Media Group and is president of the Public Relations Society of Kenya. She has four children and plays golf.

Mark Pickup is a disabled man (triplegic) with advanced multiple sclerosis. He is also columnist for the Western Catholic Reporter in Edmonton, Alberta. He tells of his experience of finding out for himself what the message of Opus Dei was all about

Promoted by the Studium Foundation in Madrid, new translations of St. Josemaría’s books are constantly being published in new languages. Last year the global circulation of the various titles was 135,000 books. Here we offer a few examples of the books’ impact in Russia, China, and Eritrea.

"Thus our faith is decisively opposed to the attitude of resignation that considers man incapable of truth…. This attitude, I am convinced, lies at the heart of the crisis of the West…" Selected texts from the Pope's September 7-8 visit to Austria.

Stephen Tsang, from Hong Kong, converted to Catholicism while living as a student at Netherhall residence in London.

"Do not be afraid, dear friends, to prefer the 'alternative' routes pointed out by true love: a modest and sound lifestyle; sincere and pure emotional relationships; honest commitment in studies and work; deep concern for the common good." Last weekend the Pope met and spoke with 500,000 youth in Loretto.