A book I’ll never forget

In Life and Living, a magazine for the elderly, readers wrote describing “the book I’ll never forget”. Esther, 86, wrote about The Way by Josemaria Escriva (Scepter). I was 24 years old and bedridden with pleural tuberculosis. I’d recently given birth to my son John after [...]
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St Josemaria has made an impact in my life

Florence Oloo works in Strathmore University in Kenya. She speaks of how the teachings of Saint Josemaria has made an impact in her life.
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"Hide and disappear": the Biblical basis

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 [...]
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Testimony

Inside the library

The world of libraries: a network of human relations in which God has his place When I say I am a librarian, people often say, “Lucky you, you must read lots of books!” It’s true that a large number of books passes through my hands, but [...]
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Do what you ought and put your heart into what you are doing

Charlotte is an engineering student. She was struck by a point in The Way because “to be a saint it is not necessary to perform great feats.”
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Robust Christianity

Joseph Pearce, a well-known Catholic writer, was struck by the robust idea of the Christian vocation in modern times that comes through in St Josemaria’s book The Way. St Josemaria’s teachings, he says, not only help him to be a better husband and father, but [...]
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This man reads the life of Jesus Christ

April 20, 2011. Romereports. Benedict XVI: "I extend a warm welcome to Italian-speaking pilgrims. In particular, I greet the participants from the UNIV international meeting, sponsored by the Prelature of Opus Dei. Dear friends, I hope these days in Rome are an opportunity to rediscover [...]
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Here I am!

As Jesus walked by the Sea of Galilee, he saw two brothers, Simon who is called Peter and Andrew his brother, casting a net into the sea; for they were fishermen And he said to them, "Follow me, and I will make you fishers of [...]
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Thanks to the Pope and The Way

Until April 19, 2005, I hadn’t had any contact with the Catholic Church. That day was my 23rd birthday, and at 6 in the evening my uncle called to wish me happy birthday. Then he said that a German had just been elected the new [...]
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On Focus: The Way In Ordinary Life

To celebrate the 70th Anniversary of The Way by St. Josemaria Escriva, Narra Study Center in the Philippines launched a photo contest entitled “On Focus: The Way In Ordinary Life”. The idea was to get young people to read the book. But not just to [...]
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