It is fitting that they engraved on his tombstone the words: “The Father”

The Way is the fruit of the grace of God, to which the author responded with all of his heart and his entire mind. And yet the book is the natural outgrowth of moving pastoral encounters with many people. From this springs its animated tone, [...]
Tags: Divine sonship, Optimism, Father

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The Youthful Spirit of a Saint

There are many things that could be called characteristic features of a saint, because although the saints canonized by the Church are almost infinitely varied, they all have certain things in common. The feature I want to look at today is their being young at [...]
Tags: Joy, Love of God, Generosity, Youth, Optimism, Vocation

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“I don’t want to go to Purgatory!”

In her book El Hombre de Villa Tevere, Pilar Urbano tells of the visit St Josemaria made to Sofia Varvaro, a young Italian who died after enduring a very serious sickness. In May 1972 Mercedes Morado told Monsignor Escriva that Sofia Varvaro, a young Italian of [...]
Tags: Charity, Heaven, Sickness, Optimism

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The Early Days of Opus Dei in Boston as Recalled by the First Generation (1946-1956)

This is a documentary account of the first trips members of Opus Dei made to Boston and Cambridge, Mass. (U.S.) and the subsequent development of the apostolate there, primarily among students and professors at Harvard University and Massachusetts Institute of Technology. It covers the period [...]
Tags: Passionately Loving the World, Citizenship, Youth, Optimism, Opus Dei, University

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The Father’s Shadow

Only hours after his return from a pilgrimage to the Holy Land, God called Bishop Álvaro del Portillo, Prelate of Opus Dei and first successor to its Founder, Saint Josemaría Escrivá, into his presence. A few days later Mgr Flavio Capucci recalled a brief, simple [...]
Tags: Obedience, Optimism, Opus Dei prelate