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What does it mean to "be an apostle" in the 21st century?

Sonsoles is a student who went to a catechetical gathering with Bishop Javier Echevarria, Prelate of Opus Dei, at the WYD, August 2011. She asked him, in front of thousands of young people like herself, what "being an apostle" means and how to be one in practice. Tags: Apostolate, Javier Echevarria, Youth, Opus Dei prelate
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Purification: change, recovery

February 2nd is the feast of Jesus' Presentation in the Temple and the Purification of Our Lady. Mary offers her Son to God and learns that she too will share closely in Jesus' redemptive mission. The Catholic Church suggests a time to "purify" to seek a change of heart with the help of Our Mother. Tags: Conversion, Our Lady

Pope issues invitation to offer suffering to God

February 1, 2012. (Romereports.com) Following his catechesis on prayer during the general audience, Benedict XVI reflected on the prayer of Jesus in the Garden of Olives. Tags: Pope, Benedict XVI

What is the best way to serve society?

- Father, What is the best way to serve society? - Serving society? You are serving your fellow-men when you work for their spiritual good and their material good. Tags:
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10 Tips For Getting Peace

Holy Mary is the Queen of peace, and thus the Church invokes her. So when your soul or your family are troubled, or things go wrong at work, in society or between nations, cry out to her without ceasing. Call to her by this title: Regina pacis, ora pro nobis — Queen of peace, pray for us.'' Tags: Peace, Our Lady of Peace, Furrow
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New "Chair of St. Josemaría Escrivá" Created

At the School of Theology´s request, on December 12, 2011 the University Rector of the Pontifical University of the Holy Cross in Rome decreed the creation of a new Chair of St. Josemaría Escrivá within the Spiritual Theology Department. Tags: Opus Dei, University, Rome
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Mary, Mother of God

Solemnity of Mary, Mother of God.“Mary certainly wants us to invoke her, to approach her confidently, to appeal to her as our mother, asking her to ‘show that you are our mother.’But she is a mother who anticipates our requests. Knowing our needs, she comes [...] Tags:
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January 9, 1902 - How was Josemaría Escriva's arrival to the world

Describing his arrival into the world, he says, "God our Lord was preparing things so that my life would be normal and everyday, nothing extraordinary. He had me born in a Christian home, as was typical in my country, of exemplary parents who practiced and lived their faith." Tags: Barbastro, The Escriva family