Opus Dei

Original sin can sound like an unfair idea: are we really being punished for something Adam and Eve did thousands of years ago, and does it mean we’re all born bad people? Well, no, that’s not what the Church teaches. Original sin is really about a gift that was lost, that God never stops trying to give back to us.

Studying and working take up most of our lives, even on the days when we don't feel like it or the results don't show. "Everything Counts" is a new series exploring how assignments, deadlines, tiredness, and even AI tools can become a path to serve others, shape the world around us, and meet God in the everyday. First up: what it means to work like God works.

St. Josemaría compares faith to an athlete’s discipline: training, sacrifice, and a prize worth chasing. A short read on why comfort is the real opponent.

The sixth commandment, is an invitation to love the way God loves. It goes beyond avoiding infidelity, calling us to integrate body and soul so that our sexuality becomes a genuine gift of self.

Why are we here? Science can tell us a great deal about how the universe works, but to understand why it exists in the first place, we need philosophy and theology. In the first few pages of Genesis, we discover not just where we came from, but who made us and what we’re made for.

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.

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?”

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?

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

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.