Opus Dei is a Catholic institution founded by Saint Josemaría Escrivá. Its mission is to spread the message that work and the circumstances of everyday life are occasions for growing closer to God, for serving others, and for improving society. http://www.opusdei.us/ http://www.opusdei.org/img/opusdeirss.gif http://www.opusdei.us/ Besides the Novena for Work that has resulted in numerous favors, two other novenas are now available in English: the Novena for the Sick and the Novena for the Family. http://www.opusdei.us/art.php?p=47267 http://www.opusdei.us/art.php?p=47267 St. Josemaria speaks about the strength he found to bring Opus Dei forward back in the 1930's in the hospitals for the poor in Madrid. http://www.opusdei.us/art.php?p=47189 http://www.opusdei.us/art.php?p=47189 "They were street kids. Some lived in shanties with their parents, five in a room. Others were orphans and slept wherever they could." The Eastlands project in Nairobi is having a big impact on many young people in Kenya. http://www.opusdei.us/art.php?p=47175 http://www.opusdei.us/art.php?p=47175 An article published in "L’Osservatore Romano" on how to communicate the Christian message effectively and convincingly in the context of today's society. http://www.opusdei.us/art.php?p=47000 http://www.opusdei.us/art.php?p=47000 The DVD version of “There Be Dragons” has been released in the United States. http://www.opusdei.us/art.php?p=46907 http://www.opusdei.us/art.php?p=46907 The Prelate asks us to give thanks to God for all the gifts we have received during the past year, including "the spiritual fruit of work offered to God and carried out with a spirit of service to souls." http://www.opusdei.us/art.php?p=46798 http://www.opusdei.us/art.php?p=46798 God who has become a Child loves us "with all the infinity of his love," Bishop Javier Echevarria said, speaking at the Christmas celebration in Rome. http://www.opusdei.us/art.php?p=46834 http://www.opusdei.us/art.php?p=46834 Two professors at the Pontifical University of the Holy Cross speak about a new interdisciplinary program that seeks to foster respect for the common good in business and finance. http://www.opusdei.us/art.php?p=46790 http://www.opusdei.us/art.php?p=46790 A Rome Reports video with highlights from the year now ending. http://www.opusdei.us/art.php?p=46719 http://www.opusdei.us/art.php?p=46719 On December 7, Benedict XVI lit the world's largest Christmas tree, and expressed "three wishes" for this Christmas. With link to homily at Midnight Mass in St. Peter's http://www.opusdei.us/art.php?p=46541 http://www.opusdei.us/art.php?p=46541 Guadalupe Ortiz de Landazuri was born in Madrid in 1916 on the feast of Our Lady of Guadalupe. One of the first women in Opus Dei, she began its apostolic work with women in Mexico. http://www.opusdei.us/art.php?p=46471 http://www.opusdei.us/art.php?p=46471 A new doctrinal outline in the "Summaries of Catholic Teaching" series. 31 of the 41 outlines are now available in English in the "Growing in Faith" section of the web page. http://www.opusdei.us/art.php?p=46194 http://www.opusdei.us/art.php?p=46194 Citing words of Benedict XVI, the Prelate urges us to prepare very well for Christmas, when, with the incarnation and birth of the Word, “the infinite distance between God and man is overcome." http://www.opusdei.us/art.php?p=46333 http://www.opusdei.us/art.php?p=46333 This December 25th is the 50th anniversary of the convocation of the Second Vatican Council by Blessed John XXIII. An article on the significance of this anniversary by Msgr. Fernando Ocáriz, Vicar General of the Prelature of Opus Dei. http://www.opusdei.us/art.php?p=46352 http://www.opusdei.us/art.php?p=46352