The Human Realism of Sanctity

Joaquín Navarro Valls

"In the twentieth century, we have witnessed a clarification of the role of the ordinary Christian in the Church". According to an article published in L’Osservatore Romano, Navarro Valls affirms that since the foundation of Opus Dei in 1928, Josemaria Escriva's contribution to this new awareness has been enormous. Tags: Passionately Loving the World, Holiness, Work, Vocation

Letting God work

Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger

I have always been struck by the interpretation which Josemaría Escrivá gave of the name Opus Dei—an interpretation which we could call biographical and which allows us to understand the founder in his spiritual dimension. Tags: Abandonment to God, Love of God, Divine sonship

The Teachings of Josemaría Escrivá in an African Context

Margaret Ogola

There are many things which move me deeply in the teachings of Saint Josemaría Escrivá, but perhaps the one that has had the greatest impact on my life, my outlook, my hopes, is the concept that every baptized person is expected to take full responsibility for the attainment of full Christian and social maturity. Tags: Joy, Family and work

Saint Josemaría and the Jubilee years

Msgr. Javier Echevarría

Four Jubilee years fell within St Josemaria’s lifetime. Bishop Javier Echevarria witnessed his approach to the last two, and saw how he passed on his own devotion to those around him. “He asked me to pray with a lot of faith, especially in St. Peter’s, for the holiness of all who form part of the Church and for an increase in conversions everywhere. He told me to be very united to the Pope.” Tags: Joy, Hope, Holiness

The Paradise of those in Love

Marta Brancatisano

Marta Brancatisano, writer, develops a few ideas of Saint Josemaria about marriage and love of God in "The paradise of those in love," an article published in L’Osservatore Romano. "The teachings of Josemaria Escriva - explains - are an invitation to rediscover love in its entireness, as a complete and vital human experience that involves the entire person." Tags: Love of God, Marriage, Vocation

Africa, its people and the message of Josemaria Escrivá

Lydia Waithera

The goal which I propose to you – better still the goal that God sets for you - is holiness. This message of saint Josemaria came to Africa almost 50 years ago. The following article highlights the reception of saint Josemaria’s message as something personal, like the voice of a close friend that illuminates the most ordinary things in life. Tags: Passionately Loving the World, Responsibility, Holiness, Solidarity

Escrivá was a "modern master in the spirituality of work"

Card. Christoph Schönborn

We can humanize work when we bring God into it, because that gives our life its meaning. Cardinal Schonborn’s article proposes a “human ecology of work”, for which there have always been teachers in the life of the Church. St Josemaria was one of them. Tags: Formation, Church, books

Seeking God through ordinary work

Card. Albino Luciani (John Paul I)

John Paul I was elected Pope on August 26, 1978 and instantly gained everyone’s affection. Since his unexpected death on September 28, having been Pope for just thirty-three days, he has always been remembered as “the smiling Pope”. A few months before his election he wrote an article for Il Gazettino di Venezia analyzing some aspects of St Josemaria’s teachings. Tags: Passionately Loving the World, Work, Unity of life, Ordinary life, Pope John Paul I

Rome trip described as ‘the experience of a lifetime’

The Kerryman

The Kerryman, a local newspaper in Ireland, published an article after the canonization with the different impressions and experiences of a few local businessmen from the area. Liam O'Connor and other friends recall the canonization and conclude that it was 'an experience of a lifetime'. Tags: Canonization, Citizenship, Church, Holiness

Malaysians to witness canonisation of Escriva

Sunday Star Malaysia

A group of some 20 Malaysian Catholics attended the canonization of Josemaria Escriva. A Malaysian newspaper, “The Sunday Star”, published a brief article on the day of the canonization ceremony to commemorate the event. Tags: Canonization, Places in Rome, The Will of God