A Judge who is our Father and our Friend

The image of the Last Judgement is not primarily an image of terror, but an image of hope; for us it may even be the decisive image of hope. Is it not also a frightening image? I would say: it is an image that evokes [...]
Tags: Heaven, Sacrament of Reconciliation, Examination of Conscience, Divine sonship

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God is my Father!

This tour of some streets in Madrid highlights some events in St Josemaria’s life. A notable aspect was his experience of divine sonship – the fact of having God for his Father – expressed in trust in God’s providence, simplicity in talking to God, a [...]
Tags: Abandonment to God, Divine sonship, Madrid, sick

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Life's difficulties

Asked how to face up to life’s difficulties and not turn to alcohol for escape, St Josemaria recommended turning to God, “an all-powerful Father”.
Tags: Joy, cheerfulness, Divine sonship, difficulties

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Mr Jose Escriva's business collapsed

Mr Jose Escriva was Josemaria's dad. His business collapsed, and he had to take a job in Logroño. The family moved there in 1915.
Tags: The Escriva family, Divine sonship, Logroño, For younger readers, Poverty

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Fr. Jorge Molinero, vicar of Opus Dei in Valencia, Spain

“In the years that I knew him, I smiled and laughed non-stop with St Josemaria, the founder of Opus Dei. Knowing that he was a son of God; knowing that he was in God’s tender, powerful hands; loving created things passionately, starting with people, and [...]
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Bishop Anthony Muheria of Kitui, (Kenya)

The teachings of the founder of Opus Dei help me in my work. As he inspired so many social projects, he challenges me and helps me to practise justice with charity. And his optimism encourages me to avoid escapism and fatalism. For example, although my [...]
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Teacher of cheerfulness

Interview with Fr Jose Luis Soria Jose Luis Soria was a doctor who first met St Josemaria in 1953. He was ordained to the priesthood in 1956 and from then until St Josemaria’s death in 1975 he lived and worked with him in Rome. Fr Soria [...]
Tags: cheerfulness, Divine sonship

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Social integration is possible through treating others as children of God

Within the African continent, there is a great variety: tribes, cultures, religions, races, and so on. How is it possible to integrate such different people and put them to work together? First by respecting their way of being and imposing nothing from the outside. This is [...]
Tags: Divine sonship

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We all belong to the race of the children of God

Interviewer: How did you discover Opus Dei? Willo Indakuli: I got to know about Opus Dei after I decided to do a training course in catering work at what is now known as Kibondeni College. A Dutch lady called Ria, who was a teacher at [...]
Tags: Divine sonship, Opus Dei, Service, Vocation, assistant numerary

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Overcoming the difficulties

For a son of God each day should be an opportunity for renewal, knowing for sure that with the help of grace he will reach the end of the road, which is Love. That is why if you begin and begin again, you are doing [...]
Tags: Abandonment to God, Defects, Divine sonship, Ascetical struggle, Optimism, Supernatural outlook, difficulties