A Way Through the World

Un cammino attraverso il mondo (“A Way Through the World”), published at the end of 2008 by Lindau in Italy (www.lindau.it), is an anthology of texts taken from the writings of St. Josemaria Escrivá. It includes extracts from his books, homilies, interviews, letters and diaries, [...]
Tags: Passionately Loving the World, Culture, History, books, Opus Dei

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A shared life

Our life, whether considered in its purely natural aspect or in its supernaturally oriented spiritual dimension, that is, particularly our Christian life, is by definition a shared life. I think we need to be reminded of this fundamental truth about ourselves, since there are now many [...]
Tags: Passionately Loving the World, Generosity

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Cahir bronze plaque to commemorate 1959 visit by St Josemaría Escrivá

On Tuesday 18 August 2009, Mr Liam Ahern, South Tipperary County Chairman, unveiled a bronze plaque on the external wall of the library in Cahir’s market square by Irish sculptor Dony MacManus. The plaque commemorates the visit to the town on that day fifty years ago [...]
Tags: Passionately Loving the World, Citizenship, Opus Dei

Testimony

I belong to the generation whose childhood, youth and early adulthood were spent in the Soviet Union era

In order to understand my generation (and not only mine) you have to bear in mind that we had been robbed of the possibility of learning about God, being with him and believing in him. Although my parents were Christian Orthodox, for reasons familiar to everyone [...]
Tags: Passionately Loving the World, Opus Dei, Supernatural outlook

Working for love

What sanctifying one’s work means: finding God in the material things of this world.
Tags: Passionately Loving the World, Rectitude of intention, Work

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St Josemaria in an Armenian digital library

Mashtoz Vahe Lazaryan is director of the publishing house “Service to Christian Armenia” and the website www.mashtoz.org, for Armenians around the world. St Josemaria’s book Way of the Cross and the homily "Passionately Loving the World", translated into Armenian, have recently been added to their [...]
Tags: Passionately Loving the World, books, Holy Rosary, The Way of the Cross

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Msgr. Ocáriz: "Opus Dei Opens its Doors to Everyone"

Msgr. Fernando Ocáriz is a theologian and is also the Vicar General of Opus Dei. This Zenit interview was held on the occasion of the 25th anniversary of the establishment of Opus Dei as a personal prelature. In this Zenit interview held on the occasion of [...]
Tags: Passionately Loving the World, Freedom, Opus Dei prelature, Ordinary life

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Film Showing the Real Opus Dei Released

A new video showing the real Opus Dei will be released in New York on April 19 by the St. Josemaría Institute, with the title "Passionately Loving the World: Ordinary Americans Living the Spirituality of St. Josemaría." April 17, 2006 The new program features Opus [...]
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Why Opus Dei?

Interview with Peter Forbarth (Time) given on 15 April 1967 1. Would you explain the central mission and objectives of Opus Dei? On what precedent did you base your ideas for the Association? Or is Opus Dei something unique, totally new within the Church and Christianity? [...]
Tags: Passionately Loving the World, History, Opus Dei, Ordinary life

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Opus Dei’s aims

From its very beginning, Opus Dei’s only aim has been, as I have just described, to contribute to there being in the midst of the world men and women of every race and social condition who try to love and serve God and their fellow [...]
Tags: Passionately Loving the World, Opus Dei, Work, Ordinary life