Masses for Feast of Saint Josemaria (2018)
June 26, the day Saint Josemaria died in 1975, is now his feast day in the Church. Commemorative Masses will be held in cities throughout the United States on or about this date.Dates and times for...
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Sunday Mass in Wormwood Scrubs
Wormwood Scrubs is a Category B prison in west London for adult males, originally set up towards the end of the 19th century. In 1979 prisoners staged a rooftop protest which led to sixty inmates and...
View Article"The Lord Jesus leads us into true life"
Dear brothers and sisters, good morning!Today is the feast of Saint Anthony of Padua. Who among you is called Anthony? An applause to all the “Anthonies.” Today we will begin a new itinerary of...
View ArticleStrathmore University's 10th Anniversary
What was the vision of Saint Josemaria for Africa and specifically Kenya when he sent the first members of Opus Dei who started the Strathmore A Level College in 1961?Kenya was the first country in...
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The Son I Never Dreamed Of
Francis is the son I never dreamed of, and I say this with a bit of shame. I have seven children. Fran arrived with his twin brother. It never crossed my mind that I could have a child with Down...
View Article"The commandments are the path to freedom"
Dear brothers and sisters, good morning!This audience takes place in two places: we are here in the square, and in the Paul VI Hall there are more than 200 sick people who follow via the maxiscreen....
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"Washington Week": Integrating Faith and Professional Dreams
This summer in July, Yuma Center in Washington, D.C. will host its 4th annual Washington Week program for high school girls. Last year’s edition drew young women from across the U.S. and Europe....
View ArticlePrelate's Pastoral Visit to Sweden
Sunday, 15 April 2018“In today’s reading, we see the apostles united in prayer. That’s how our Lord has to see us: united in constant prayer for the successor of Peter, the Pope, and for the successors...
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200 Sandwiches Twice
The theme at my daughter Anne-Marie’s Catholic elementary school last year was “Care for the Common Home” based on the encyclical Laudato Si, in which Pope Francis wrote about the present ecological...
View ArticleWorking on Trust (2): "Talking with children about human sexuality"
"Working on Trust" is a series of videos intended to help parents in the education of their children. The videos draw upon the teachings of Saint Josemaria, who was passionate about freedom and the...
View Article"Baptism is a gift from the Holy Spirit"
Dear brothers and sisters, good morning!Let us continue our reflection on Baptism, always in the light of the Word of God.It is the Gospel that illuminates candidates and inspires adhesion to faith:...
View ArticleSpreading the Faith Among the Maasai Youth
Narok is found where the Great Rift Valley crosses over from Kenya to Tanzania. It is home to about 800,000 people, the majority of whom are Maasai.After completing my undergraduate studies at the...
View ArticlePriests To Make Christ Present
The ordaining bishop will be Cardinal Robert Sarah, prefectof the Congregation for Divine Worship and the Discipline of the Sacraments since 2014. The Prelate of Opus Dei, Monsignor Fernando Ocáriz,...
View ArticleNigerian engineer to be ordained priest
Anthony Elobuike Asogwa will be ordained to the priesthood along with 30 other faithful of Opus Dei by Cardinal Robert Sarah, Prefect of the Congregation of Divine Worship and the Discipline of the...
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Six New Priests of Opus Dei in Africa
Jean Eudes Tehia:Born in 1985 in Abidjan (Ivory Coast). He is the last born of a Catholic family and has 2 brothers and 4 sisters. He studied in a school run by the Capuchins. One of the Capuchins...
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Happy Whenever God Calls Our Children
One of the 31 lay faithful of Opus Dei that were ordained priests today is Pedro Emeka Okafor. A few days ago, Joshua Nwachukwu Esq, caught up with Professor Fabian Okafor, Pedro’s father as the family...
View ArticleCardinal Sarah's Homily at Ordination of 31 Priests
Dabo vobis pastores iuxta cor meum et pascent vos scientia et doctrina (Jer 3:15),“I will give you shepherds after my own heart, who will feed you with knowledge and understanding.” We have begun this...
View Article31 New Priests from 15 Countries
The new priests come from 15 different countries: Argentina, Brazil, Colombia, France, Italy,Ivory Coast, Kenya, Nigeria, The Netherlands, Philippines,Slovakia, Spain, Uganda, Uruguay and Venezuela....
View ArticlePope Francis' Preface for Ratzinger's Collected Works
(from Vatican News)Entitled "Liberating Freedom, Faith and Politics in the Third Millennium," Pope Francis describes the work as a compass to "understand our present and find a solid orientation for...
View Article“Once I put God first, all the rest falls into place”
Nina Lagdameo, married, 55 years old and originally from the Philippines, has lived in the United States for 31 years. She works at IESE Business School’s New York City campus as Director of Executive...
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