Daily Meditations Resume
Daily meditations are texts meant to feed our mental prayer, inviting us to stop and converse with God each day of the liturgical year.
"I'm sanctifying the world one donut at a time"
Chelsea (Trinidad & Tobago) talks about how she finds God and brings joy to other people through her work as an entrepreneur.
Letter from the Prelate (11 September 2024)
On the occasion of the upcoming feast of the Exaltation of the Holy Cross, the Prelate of Opus Dei offers reflections on one of Jesus' seven last words on the Cross.
"Greater than your heart": Contrition and Reconciliation
Only God is greater than our heart, and therefore only He can heal it and reconcile it to its depths. The sixth installment in the "Combat, Closeness, Mission" series.
Regional Circumscriptions of Opus Dei
This article lists the current circumscriptions of Opus Dei, which include about seventy countries in which the Prelature is present.
Ruth Pakaluk: Wife, Mother, Friend, Activist
Ruth Pakaluk was an extraordinarily warm and talented woman. She entered Harvard University as a pro-choice atheist. After her conversion to Catholicism, she dedicated herself to raising her family and to pro-life activism. At age 33, Ruth was diagnosed with cancer. Shortly before dying peacefully at age 41, she wrote to a friend: "I have loved the life God gave me. There is no other life I would rather have lived.”
"I just sat beside him"
Javi Ballester talks about learning to accept his father's mental illness and support him as a family, and how the experience helped him discover God's call.
What if sometimes I want to escape from myself?
The stronger an emotion is, the more permanent it “feels.” That’s why people can feel desperate to escape. Learning to accept and master our emotions is a long process. How does it start?
If I get sick… Is it God’s will?
"Why is this happening to me? It's not fair; I haven't done anything wrong." We get upset when we don’t understand the reason for illness, and it’s tough to feel that no one is there to share in our suffering.
Apostolic Journey to Indonesia, Papua New Guinea, East Timor, and Singapore
Links to Pope Francis' homilies and addresses on his apostolic journey to Indonesia, Papua New Guinea, East Timor, and Singapore 2 to 13 September 2024.