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		<title>What is the Price of Friendship?</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 06 Nov 2024 18:22:05 +0000</pubDate>
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<p>Recently, I've been reflecting on various texts about friendship and pondering how it might be one of the most beautiful gifts God has bestowed upon us since creation.</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://stjosemaria.org/what-is-the-price-of-friendship/">What is the Price of Friendship?</a> appeared first on <a href="https://stjosemaria.org">St. Josemaria Institute</a>.</p>
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		<title>Even Saints Have Their Own Saints</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Alina-Maria Balaj]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 31 Oct 2024 15:00:42 +0000</pubDate>
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<p>Have you ever thought about what kind of relationship two saints would have had if they had met while they were alive?</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://stjosemaria.org/even-saints-have-their-own-saints/">Even Saints Have Their Own Saints</a> appeared first on <a href="https://stjosemaria.org">St. Josemaria Institute</a>.</p>
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		<title>10 Characteristics of a Priest According to St. Josemaría Escrivá</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Alina-Maria Balaj]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sun, 04 Aug 2024 11:00:03 +0000</pubDate>
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<p>St. Josemaría is one of those saints who succeeded in changing the perspective of those who followed him in a very simple way: by fully living his vocation to sanctity as a priest and founder of Opus Dei.</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://stjosemaria.org/10-characteristics-of-a-priest-according-to-st-josemaria-escriva/">10 Characteristics of a Priest According to St. Josemaría Escrivá</a> appeared first on <a href="https://stjosemaria.org">St. Josemaria Institute</a>.</p>
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		<title>St. Josemaría Escrivá, The Last of the Romantics</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Alina-Maria Balaj]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 21 Jun 2024 01:10:37 +0000</pubDate>
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<p>With the meaningful expression “last romantic,” coined by St. Josemaría himself, Msgr. Mariano Fazio titles his book, St. Josemaría Escrivá: The Last of the Romantics.</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://stjosemaria.org/st-josemaria-escriva-the-last-of-the-romantics/">St. Josemaría Escrivá, The Last of the Romantics</a> appeared first on <a href="https://stjosemaria.org">St. Josemaria Institute</a>.</p>
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		<title>The Portrait of a Saint</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Alina-Maria Balaj]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 03 Jun 2024 19:58:11 +0000</pubDate>
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<p>Every time we think about a person who has passed away, we try to deepen their image in our imagination. Often, the easiest way to remember someone is to find people who had at least some contact with them. This applies even when the person we are trying to reconstruct is a saint.</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://stjosemaria.org/the-portrait-of-a-saint/">The Portrait of a Saint</a> appeared first on <a href="https://stjosemaria.org">St. Josemaria Institute</a>.</p>
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