Number of articles: 50

"The world needs people like you"

The founder of Opus Dei speaking to young people in a gathering in Brazil in 1974.

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"Everyone, everyone, everyone!"

There is space in the Church for all of us, and Christ calls everyone to live a life of fullness with Him.

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What does it mean to be Saint Raphael?

What it means to be part of Opus Dei's work of St. Raphael, according to boys and girls around the world.

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"What makes you happy?"

In the first installment of the "Conversions" series, Julie (United States) talks about rediscovering the Catholic faith, starting by asking different family members one question: "What makes you happy?"

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"For me, he's a father"

What's it like to meet a saint? What difference did St. Josemaria make in the lives of the people around him? Mónica Ruiz-Tagle (Chile) tries to answer these questions.

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"I'm as young as you"

St. Josemaria talking to young people then and now.

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"Lord, that I may see!"

If you’re reading this, then in a way, that trail that St. Josemaría blazed a century ago has reached you too. But this is just the beginning of the story...

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The Cafe

It was college students, crowding around the tables in the back of a small cafe in Madrid, who clicked with the message St. Josemaría was trying to share the most.

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The power of friendship

The first students who took part in Opus Dei's work with young people didn't feel like they were adding one more good thing to their to-do lists: they felt like main characters in the story, and they wanted to blaze a trail. And we'll always need trailblazers.

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What are Saint Raphael boys & girls?

Below you'll find answers to some common questions about Opus Dei's apostolic activity with young people.

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