Pope Paul VI’s First Visit to Centro ELIS
"I still have a very vivid memory of the visit of Pope Paul VI to the Centro ELIS on its opening day," said Alvaro del Portillo. "The Pope stayed well beyond the time planned for the visit, he celebrated Mass, and attentively visited the various parts of the Centro."
St. Josemaria is our family's intercessor
Video. An Overseas Filipino Worker narrates how devotion to St. Josemaria has helped him during his 10 years in Saudi Arabia and how St. Josemaria continues to provide for his family's needs.
Rafael Alvira: "St Josemaria was a very friendly man."
Philosophy professor Rafael Alvira recalls his first impressions of St Josemaria: his vitality, his friendliness and his simplicity.
St Josemaria is like a superhero in my house
Patricio and Carmen talk about how St Josemaria helped them during their son's sickness among other things.
When I was 32 I was converted again
My name is Marco and I first heard of St Josemaria’s message about Christian living just over a year ago. I had stopped practicing my faith more than fifteen years before.
An absorbing adventure
Waldemar Sommer, Chilean art critic, on how St Josemaria's teachings influence his life.
How can we endure suffering with joy?
Rodolfo and Lucia suffered the loss of their small son. How can people see God’s hand in events like that? St Josemaria replies to someone in a similar situation, who asked him how to bear suffering with joy.
Life becomes simpler when we pray
Zhonghua Wang is from Beijing and studies in Germany. She tells how she comes to be baptized by Pope Benedict XVI in Rome, during the Easter Vigil, 2011.
People in love don't grow old
Miguel Aranguren, Spanish author and journalist, discovered that St Josemaria was always young. "I realized that youth isn't a question of years, it's having a heart that's in love."