The feasts of All Saints and All Souls bring into focus the Church’s teaching on the Communion of Saints, highlighting the eternal destiny of all believers.
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A monthly Day of Recollection is a time set aside specifically for a Christian to seriously go deeper into his or her relationship with God.
The Church dedicates the entire month of October to the Holy Rosary so that individuals, families, and communities would pray the Holy Rosary, if possible, on a daily basis for peace in the world.
Although we might associate St Teresa’s spirituality with the extraordinary—with her numerous visions, locutions, and ecstasies—yet for her, these were never the main issue, much less the goal of her prayer.
In her poem “Why I Love You, O Mary!”, Saint Therese of Lisieux says that the Blessed Virgin teaches her how to weep and rejoice—what to have sorrow for and what to rejoice over.
A monthly Day of Recollection is a time set aside specifically for a Christian to seriously go deeper into his or her relationship with God.
On April 15, 1967, in an interview with Peter Forbarth of Time Magazine, St. Josemaria Escriva explained the why and much more about the founding and mission of Opus Dei in the Church and in the world.
The St. Josemaria Institute “spiritual backpack” is a curated selection of resources for students, families and teachers to help maintain a happy spiritual life throughout the school year.
Study is not only a path to knowledge, but also a path to holiness. St. Josemaria Escriva reminded students and professionals alike that diligent study, offered to God, becomes prayer and apostolate.
On September 14, 2005, Pope Benedict XVI unveiled and blessed the statue of St. Josemaria Escriva in St. Peter’s Basilica. Two decades later, the statue continues to stand as a powerful witness to the founder of Opus Dei’s message and mission in the life of the Church.
St. Josemaria Escriva believed that to be truly transformed by Christ’s Passion, Christians should constantly identify with Christ’s suffering.
St. Josemaria Escriva had a deep and personal devotion to the Archangels. He saw them as powerful intercessors and guides in the Christian life.
A monthly Day of Recollection is a time set aside specifically for a Christian to seriously go deeper into his or her relationship with God.
The devotion to the Seven Sorrows of Mary helps us to meditate on the events in Our Lady’s life when she lovingly and willingly united herself to her Son’s self-giving and sacrifice on the Cross.
In Opus Dei: Opus Dei: An Association Which Fosters the Search for Holiness in the World, St. Josemaria Escriva explained that the development of the laity rests on a renewed awareness of the dignity of the Christian vocation.
St Josemaria often evokes images of fire and light to show how the Christian faith is spread from one heart to another.
A monthly Day of Recollection is a time set aside specifically for a Christian to seriously go deeper into his or her relationship with God.
Our Lord is well taken care of in Bethany. These are his friends. The Gospel tells of the arrival of our Lord and His disciples at the house of these friends, Martha and Mary and Lazarus.
There are moments in life when our words falter. When the weight of grief silences us. This is one of those moments.
The loss of a child is one of the most painful experiences of death and grief on earth. And the Escriva family were deeply aware of this suffering.