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"Women of Opus Dei: In Their Own Words"

Crossroad has recently published an in-depth look at the experience of women in the Prelature of Opus Dei. With link to Zenit interview with Marie Oates, who coedited the book with Linda Ruf and Jenny Driver.

Prelate's Pastoral Visit to Cordoba, Spain

Invited by Bishop José Asenjo, he will join the bishop in blessing a relic of Saint Josemaría in a parish church and give a conference to priests of the diocese during the Year for Priests.

25th Anniversary of the Pontifical University of the Holy Cross

This Roman university, born under the inspiration of St. Josemaría Escrivá, "was made possible by the love for the Church and the priesthood that characterized the Founder of Opus Dei."

Statement from the Rome Press Office of the Prelature of Opus Dei

This statement responds to some inquiries about the nature of the Prelature occasioned by the Apostolic Constitution "Anglicanorum coetibus."

Letter from the Prelate (November 2009)

"Throughout the Year of the Priesthood, besides praying for the holiness of all priests, we have to pray for the holiness of the entire Christian people," who share in Christ's "royal priesthood," the Prelate tells us in his letter this month.

Work and Contemplation (I)

What does St. Josemaría mean when he insists that our work can become contemplative prayer? A new article in the series on how to sanctify our daily work.

"God Doesn’t Take Coffee Breaks"

Ana became pregnant shortly after getting married. At 6 weeks she had a sonogram: "the one filled with hope." The second sonogram, taken at 12 weeks, was "the one filled with doubts," her husband Thomas said. As a radiologist, he was concerned about the size of the growing child's extremities ….

Looking for Work?

In the midst of the present economic difficulties, we offer a "Novena for Work" for asking St. Josemaria's intercession in finding a job.

First Biography of Fr. Joseph Muzquiz

Fr. Joseph was one of the first three priests of Opus Dei, and died with a reputation for holiness in Boston in 1983. John Coverdale has written a brief biography of this exemplary priest.

“I, a saint?”

Isabella Tan, a widow and mother of three young children, tells how she changed when Christ entered her life

Seventh Anniversary of Canonization

October 6th marks the seventh anniversary of the canonization of Saint Josemaria Escriva. Here is a video by Alberto Michelini with scenes from that day, along with the address John Paul II gave after the Mass of Thanksgiving the next day.

New Website about St. Josemaría

The website, www.josemariaescriva.info, has been redesigned and enlarged. It now becomes the fullest internet site for information about "the saint of the ordinary," as John Paul II called him.

Working Conscientiously

We offer the third in a series of articles on how to sanctify our daily work in light of the teachings of St. Josemaria.

My Family and Johann Sebastian Bach

Cristina Zudaire, an Argentinean supernumerary, is the mother of five, an organist, and a lover of Bach’s music. She tries to always leave room for beauty in "the hustle and bustle of daily life."



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