Dancing Hula in the Quest for Holiness

I learned from St. Josemaría’s love of freedom that God made me the way he did for a reason, and as a Christian I have to be open to his promptings so I can fulfill what he wants of me. I can’t wait to find [...]
Tags: Freedom, Marriage, Holiness, Work, Upbringing

Testimony

Defending Life in Public Opinion

I work for an organization, started in the United States, called The Caring Foundation. This is a right to life group with a unique approach to the issue of legalized abortion. Rather than try to outlaw abortion through legislative and political means, we create television [...]
Tags: Apostolate, Freedom, life, Communication

Testimony

I began to experience great freedom in my life

When I lived in Iran, my daughter Shailani told me about Opus Dei. Saint Josemaria’s writings opened up a completely new horizon in my life. I learned that God is not a distant being: we can draw close to him as a Father. I began [...]
Tags: Apostolate, Freedom, books

Testimony

There are no dogmas in politics

There are no dogmas in politics, there’s not just one right way of defending life in the public sphere. Saint Josemaria Escriva would tell us that, as Christians, we have to understand society, study its problems, and then make decisions, but without thinking that they [...]
Tags: Citizenship, Freedom, Politics, Responsibility

Testimony

Escriva showed me that there is freedom in the Catholic Church

Escriva showed me something that I would have never believed, that there is freedom in the Catholic Church. What I thought before about the Catholic Church was the usual clichés: coercion, narrow-mindedness, “you must…” Through Escriva’s writings and video films of get-togethers I perceived what [...]
Tags: Church, Freedom