February 14th
February 14th commemorates the start of Opus Dei's apostolic work with women in 1930 and the beginning of the Priestly Society of the Holy Cross in 1943. With life stories from 3 women in Opus Dei.
Letter from the Prelate (February 2009)
Uniting our setbacks and sufferings to Christ's self-giving on the Cross is always fruitful, the Prelate reminds us in his letter this month.
Sam Chen: engineering grad student talks about discovering Catholicism and Opus Dei
VIDEO: an engineering grad student talks about discovering Catholicism and Opus Dei, what attracts him as a non-Christian to religion, and what he has learned living in an Opus Dei student residence.
Now on Mobile Phones
The web page of the Information Office of Opus Dei can now be accessed on mobile phones and PDAs in 30 languages.
Saint Josemaría Escrivá and the Jewish people
A statement and documentation concerning false allegations that appear occasionally claiming that St. Josemaria was a ‘holocaust denier’, or in some degree sympathetic to Hitler.
Two Daughters with Down Syndrome
Leire and her husband Robert planned to build “a bright and cheerful home,” an expression she learned from St. Josemaría. Their two daughters with Down syndrome have helped them to do so.
Video: Footprints in the Snow
Mondo TV, an Italian production company, has aired a 70 minute animated film on St. Josemaría's early life. Here is a second short clip (03'01'').
Letter from the Prelate (January 2009)
As the new year begins, the Prelate invites us to consider the wonder of our divine filiation, especially as it is described in St. Paul's letters.
We Started Calling Him “Father”
Lola Pardo Conde is from Valladolid, Spain. Through her brother, their family met Fr. Josemaria in the 1940s. She became a Supernumerary in 1964.
St Josemaria’s love of singing
St Josemaria used to love singing love-songs, to which he gave a new meaning about loving God. Here there are mp3 versions of some of the songs used by St Josemaria for his prayer.