Opus Dei

Are the members of Opus Dei supposed to do outstanding work and seek to be the best? Does one have to stand out in order to be a saint?

New York is legendary for its fast pace of life. Like everywhere, people here have trouble finding time to reflect on the meaning of life, or on what it takes to live a fulfilled life. But that is exactly what a group of college students and young professionals did recently at Schuyler Hall, an Opus Dei center in Manhattan, at a seminar entitled “The Examined Life: Philosophical Reflections on Ordinary Life.”

If you were able to save only one of his maxims, which one would you choose?

Following the attack of March 11 [in Madrid], you spoke of praying for the terrorists. Is it possible to pray for people who are capable of such savage acts?

With respect to the human condition in the past century, St. Josemaría Escrivá maintained that “these world crises are crises of saints.” What is your view of that? Is it still true now that we have entered a new century?

How can one be joyful in a world like ours, where sorrow and injustice are so prevalent?

Today there is a new interest in religion. How does the Work respond to this interior thirst?

What are the fundamentals of the spirit of Opus Dei?

Is Opus Dei a conservative institution?

His 25-year pontificate is 25 years of world history. What is your judgment of the Pope’s mission?