Opus Dei

Invited by Bishop José Asenjo, he joined the bishop in blessing a relic of Saint Josemaría in a parish church and gave a conference to priests of the diocese. With gallery of photos from the visit.

The Church of St Josemaria will be formally inaugurated next month, December, in El Castillo, a poor district on the outskirts of the capital.

This Roman university, born under the inspiration of St. Josemaría Escrivá, "was made possible by the love for the Church and the priesthood that characterized the Founder of Opus Dei."

This statement responds to some inquiries about the nature of the Prelature occasioned by the Apostolic Constitution "Anglicanorum coetibus."

"Throughout the Year of the Priesthood, besides praying for the holiness of all priests, we have to pray for the holiness of the entire Christian people," who share in Christ's "royal priesthood," the Prelate tells us in his letter this month.

Ana became pregnant shortly after getting married. At 6 weeks she had a sonogram: "the one filled with hope." The second sonogram, taken at 12 weeks, was "the one filled with doubts," her husband Thomas said. As a radiologist, he was concerned about the size of the growing child's extremities ….

Fr. Joseph was one of the first three priests of Opus Dei, and died with a reputation for holiness in Boston in 1983. John Coverdale has written a brief biography of this exemplary priest.

Isabella Tan, a widow and mother of three young children, tells how she changed when Christ entered her life

What would the Holy Father tell every priest in the world if he could spend a moment with each one? According to the Secretary of the Congregation for the Clergy, Archbishop Mauro Piacenza, Benedict XVI would speak about the priest's identity (03'29").

VIDEO: an art historian talks about deciding to be a numerary, his experiences at college, and trying to fit the Opus Dei “norms” into an average day.