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Sixth volume of Studia et Documenta published

Sixth volume of Studia et Documenta published New historical studies on Opus Dei and its founder Over 100 articles published For the sixth year running the St Josemaria Historical Institute in Rome has brought out its regular contribution to the historiography of Opus Dei and its founder. [...]
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Is Holiness for Everyone?

Holiness for Everyone is a guidebook which gives practical advice on how anyone can become a saint. "Since I am not a saint, however, I cannot write such a guidebook on my own, so I instead use the teachings of an actual saint – St. [...]
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2012 Holds Multiple Anniversaries for Opus Dei

By JIM GRAVES, published by National Catholic Register The beginning of each of the past three decades has brought about a significant event for Opus Dei, whose mission is to promote holiness among laypeople as they go about their daily work. In 1982, Pope John Paul II [...]
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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. The Chair will not only focus on [...]
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The top 11 of 2011

Here are the 11 most viewed 2011 articles of this website: a film, a song, a prayer, a city, an event, a testimony, a letter, a documentary, a videoclip, a book and a game. 1 A film Interview With Roland Joffe in Rome There Be Dragons. [...]
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There Be Dragons in Australia

There Be Dragons, Roland Joffé’s fiction film based on real events in the life of St Josemaria, is going on show in Brisbane, Melbourne and Sydney for limited runs in December 2011. The film, starring Charlie Cox, Wes Bentley and Olga Kurylenko, will be shown [...]
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Powering expansion

August 17, 2011. Madrid, Spain. Over a million young people homed in on Madrid to celebrate the 27th World Youth Day with Pope Benedict XVI. Around 12,000 of them came to Vistalegre to meet Bishop Echevarria, prelate of Opus Dei and second successor of its [...]
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I have always known this saint

The thought of not travelling to Enugu this year to celebrate the feast of St. Josemaria at St. Michael’s parish Asata, Enugu on 27th June 2011 because exams were to start that day made a friend ask me: “What’s on your mind girl for [...]
Tags: Opus Dei, June 26, Holy Mass, Nigeria
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Saint Josemaria Short Biography now in Chinese

The short biography of Saint Josemaria Escriva, known as the Canonization book, by Michele Dolz is now available in Chinese. Spring Publications came out with the Chinese version on June 26, 2011, in time for the Masses in honor of Saint Josemaria all over [...]
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Edmonton’s Faithful Celebrate St. Josemaria

On the June 2011 feast day Mass for St. Josemaria Escriva, some of Edmonton’s faithful met at St. Andrew’s Roman Catholic Church to celebrate the Opus Dei founder’s life. And while there is no official Opus Dei centre in Alberta’s capital, there are still hundreds [...]
Tags: Opus Dei, June 26, Canada