Number of articles: 36

"Where charity is a reality"

A recent roundtable at IESE Business School for Alvaro del Portillo's centenary recalled how he urged the “setting up of business schools all over the world that would teach the Church’s social doctrine and where charity would be a reality."

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Wavecrest College of Hospitality

Wavecrest College is the first institution in Nigeria that offers training for women working in hospitality services. It began under the impetus of Bishop Alvaro del Portillo.

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“To do good, you don't have to belong to the same faith”

Spurred by a Buddhist woman’s zeal, José Luis Olaizola, a supernumerary of Opus Dei, and his wife Marisa have raised over a million euros to help fight the exploitation of young girls in Thailand.

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Universities Inspired by Catholicism: Identity, Culture, Communication

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?

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Flowers for Madrid

"La Veguilla" is an extensive greenhouse in Madrid that employs 150 people, most of whom are mentally handicapped. Many consider this nursery one of the best in Spain.

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Metro Achievement Program

Metro helps Chicago's disadvantaged youngsters to become better students and better people through after-school and summertime programs that integrate academics with virtues.

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Anihan Technical School

Learning values along with baking. A report on a school in the Philippines started by members of Opus Dei.

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Crotona, an educational program in the Bronx

The Crotona Center’s programs help about 200 boys a year expand their horizons and gain important virtues.

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A São Paulo professional school helps women find work and serve their community

Veleiros is a women’s health care training school started by members and friends of Opus Dei in an impoverished São Paulo barrio.

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Argentina: development programs in Santo Tomé

For the past 16 years, a group of volunteers have been carrying out various programs of nutrition, hygiene and literacy in Santo Tomé, a city of 43,000 where 65% of the people are living under the poverty line.

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