Number of articles: 205

Lift up your gaze during the exam period

Pope Leo XIV invites us not to go through life with our eyes "fixed on the ground." Exams can do exactly that — swallow up the whole horizon and take your peace with them — but it doesn't have to be that way.

For Prayer

Getting to Know Your Mother

You might be tempted to take Mary for granted as a familiar figure in the background of faith, but her love for each of us is anything but background noise.

I Believe

A meditation is a conversation starter

Did you know that the things already filling your head — your studies, your relationships, the questions you can't quite shake — are exactly the right material for a conversation with God? For many young people, the meditations Opus Dei offers are a way to start that conversation.

Saint Raphael

Why do you stand here looking into heaven?

When did you last catch yourself staring into the infinite, not quite sure why? That’s what the apostles found themselves doing after the Ascension: eyes up, trying to process what had just happened. Then someone interrupted them with a question they could ask any of us today: “Why do you stand here looking into heaven?”

For Prayer

Connected to What Counts

You already know that your phone and social media accounts affect your life, but how are you affecting the digital world? Are you a force for good?

The World & I

What is the Rosary? How do you pray it?

What is the Rosary, exactly? An infographic detailing the meaning and origin of this prayer, and short guide on how to pray it.

I Believe

Saint Joseph Didn’t Have a Perfect Plan Either

St. Joseph wasn’t sure where life was taking him, but he trusted and he kept going. On 1 May, the feast of St. Joseph the Worker, here’s a reflection on what this patron of the universal Church has to say to anyone figuring out their path.

For Prayer

5th Commandment: You shall not kill

The commandment “you shall not kill” is an invitation to treasure life as a gift. It goes beyond not causing physical harm, to loving and respecting every human life from its very beginning to its natural end.

I Believe

Big Hearts, Broad Minds

Generosity gives us magnanimous hearts, capable of holding more happiness and reaching out to more people. This article is part of a series on the virtues, inspired by St. Josemaría’s homily “Human Virtues.”

The World & I

Christ's Presence in Christians

This homily by St. Josemaria isn't just a set of beautiful thoughts about Easter: it's a conversation starter so you can talk to the Risen Christ in your life right now.

Saint Raphael