Metro Achievement Center: A Legacy of St. Josemaría

M. Sharon Hefferan

Guided by St. Josemaría Escrivá’s passion for social development and the education of youth, the Metro Achievement Center opened its doors twenty-five years ago in the heart of Chicago’s inner city. Metro is one example among many social initiatives inspired by Opus Dei throughout the world. Tags: Education, Youth, Solidarity, Society, US, Metro

Fraternal correction, a help along the path to holiness

Juan Alonso

Fraternal correction is an admonishment given by a Christian to his or her neighbor that helps us to know our defects, since otherwise these may often be hidden from us by our own limitations, or disguised by our self-love. Benedict XVI recalled the importance of this act during Lent. Tags: Charity, Defects, Sincerity

"Hide and disappear": the Biblical basis

José María Casciaro

St Josemaria cultivated the attitude of hiding and disappearing till it became second nature to him. He saw that Opus Dei is “God’s” and needed to be accepted as such by the people he spoke to about it. Where did he learn this way of life? This is the subject of a study by the late Fr Jose Maria Casciaro. Tags: The Way, Gospel, Humility, Jesus Christ

“A Home from Home” in the UK

James Pereiro

St Josemaría Escrivá personally encouraged the setting up of Netherhall House in the 1950s as a residence for students from all over the world. He spent several summers in Britain between 1958 and 1962, and considered London a "crossroads of the world" where different cultures could enrich one another and work together for building a better society. Read here the article "Netherhall House, London (1960-1984): The Commonwealth dimension". Tags: Youth, Opus Dei, UK

10 Questions about the St. Josemaria Institute

The St. Josemaria Institute was founded in the United States in 2006 to help people discover and explore the life and teachings of St. Josemaria, the “patron saint of ordinary life”, who has become a spiritual guide for thousands of people around the world. Elia Rivera began working as Director of the St Josemaria Institute (www.stjosemaria.org) in February 2011. Here she answers questions about the Institute’s work and aims. Tags: Opus Dei, US, Josemaria Escriva

We need to converse with God

Ferdinando Cancelli

The primacy of prayer over action. In this article published in L’Osservatore Romano on November 17, the author, Ferdinando Cancelli, comments on the teachings of St Josemaria about the importance of prayer. Tags: Alvaro del Portillo, Contemplation, Javier Echevarria, Prayer

When love is strengthened

Bishop Javier Echevarria, Prelate of Opus Dei

St Josemaria recalled his parents' love: "They really loved each other, and they had to suffer a lot (...); and I always saw them smiling." In this article, Bishop Javier Echevarria talks about the love of married people in the teachings of St Josemaria. Tags: Javier Echevarria, Marriage, Love, family

A prayer that went round the world

Fr Jesus Sancho-Bielsa

St Josemaria was taught a spiritual communion prayer by a religious. Where did this prayer come from originally? The author of this article found it by chance in the pages of an old Spanish catechism. Tags: Eucharist, Holy Communion

Fishmonger and revolutionary

Carlos Martinez was a fishermonger. By the age of ten, he had joined the local communist cell. When he was 34, he learned from St Josemaria how to find God in his work. He thought this discovery needed to be written down. His notes have now been written up in book form and published in Spain under the title Carlos Martinez, pescadero. Un revolucionario que se encontró con Dios (“Carlos Martinez, fishmonger. A revolutionary who met God”.) Tags: Opus Dei, Opus Dei members, Associate

Ten keys for communicating faith

Juan Manuel Mora

"St Josemaría Escrivá recalled that it is individual people, committed to their beliefs and to their profession, who find the right approaches and solutions. This principle applies to the field of communications". Here an article by J. M. Mora, published in L'Osservatore Romano. Tags: Faith, Evangelization, Mission, Communication