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My Benin Food-Drive in the COVID-19 Pandemic
My name is Ella, I recently graduated from the University of Benin and was waiting to be posted for the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) scheme, when the Corona Virus Pandemic got serious in...
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“No one had shown concern for their situation”
Nuria is the first face that parents and young women see when they enter the door of Terral, a center dedicated to offering social and educational assistance and facilitating equal opportunities for...
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"The most important event in my life was meeting Saint Josemaria"
Original interview published in Spanish by Jesús C. Díaz and Teo Peñarroja in the magazine Nuestro Tiempo at the University of Navarra.Francisco Ponz Piedrafita (Huesca, 1919) has just turned 100 years...
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A Story from the End of the World
In 2014 I set out on my first trip to Antarctica. That year I had gone to a center of the Work several times in the city of Cusco, Peru, at the invitation of a priest, although I still had a lot of...
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Building Life as a Couple on Solid Rock
Young couples today face a great number of challenges and strains. And many of them have no one they can rely on to give them Christian guidance on ways to strengthen their relationship. Thinking about...
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An Opportunity for Families
The world has been afflicted with so much woe from this COVID-19 pandemic that it seems almost churlish to recognize the occasional ray of light among the gloom. But I would like to talk about one such...
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Dancing the Texas Two-step Towards the Faith
The door of the Texas tavern swings open and a young woman enters with a confident stride. Several groups of young people are drinking and talking, with country music playing in the background. Some...
View Article"Jesus brings both physical and spiritual healing"
Dear brothers and sisters, good morning!The pandemic continues to cause deep wounds, exposing our vulnerability. On every continent there are many who have died, many are ill. Many people and many...
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Friends Are Key To Happiness
The months of Community Quarantine in the Metro Manila area and surrounding regions gave many of us the welcome opportunity to be in touch, even if only digitally, with numerous friends whom we could...
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A Priest on a Dusty Road
For the past 30 years my work has involved traveling to many countries to promote international cooperation and development. I have thus had the opportunity to get to know and work in many of the most...
View Article"Harmony is service"
Dear brothers and sisters, good morning!The pandemic has highlighted how vulnerable and interconnected everyone is. If we do not take care of one another, starting with the least, with those who are...
View ArticleSanctifying the Job of Looking for Work
A baker who after decades of work becomes allergic to flour; a single mother with a newborn baby; an orphan who grew up with his grandparents... What do all these people have in common? They are all...
View Article"Preferential option for the poor is at the centre of the Gospel"
Dear brothers and sisters, good day!The pandemic has exposed the plight of the poor and the great inequality that reigns in the world. And the virus, while it does not distinguish between people, has...
View ArticleThe Universal Destination of Goods and Hope
Dear Brothers and Sisters, good morning!In the face of the pandemic and its social consequences, many risk losing hope. In this time of uncertainty and anguish, I invite everyone to welcome the gift of...
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Sanctifying Ordinary Work: a Cheese Seller
Giorgio has worked in the food industry for many years. He met his wife Montse when trying to climb over a wall at their high school. They now have five children: Lucia, Chiara, Giacomo, Maria and...
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“With my stories many people have come to know ‘another language’"
In this interview he speaks about how he became a writer of crime novels and how the teachings of Saint Josemaria assist him in a genre that at first glance does not seem closely tied to the Christian...
View ArticleRespect for Created Resources
Pope Francis' video message accompanying his prayer intention for September, which this month is that we respect the planet’s resources: that we “take care of Creation responsibly.”
View Article5 September: Cardinal Parolin Will Ordain 29 Priests of Opus Dei
Link to the live broadcast of the ceremonyBook with texts from the ceremonyDue to the measures needed to contain the pandemic, some relatives of the new priests and a small number of the faithful will...
View ArticleNexus Podcasts
First of all let's begin with the name of your podcasts: “Nexus.” Where did that come from?I think the name Nexus came up because we wanted to start an activity that would cater for those young men who...
View ArticleSolidarity and the Virtue of Faith
Dear brothers and sisters, good morning!After many months we meet each other again our face to face, rather than screen to screen. Face to face. This is good! The current pandemic has highlighted our...
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