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A book I’ll never forget

In Life and Living, a magazine for the elderly, readers wrote describing “the book I’ll never forget”. Esther, 86, wrote about The Way by Josemaria Escriva (Scepter). I was 24 years old and bedridden with pleural tuberculosis. I’d recently given birth to my son John after [...]
Tags: The Way, books, Death

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Inside the library

The world of libraries: a network of human relations in which God has his place When I say I am a librarian, people often say, “Lucky you, you must read lots of books!” It’s true that a large number of books passes through my hands, but [...]
Tags: The Way, Charity, Opus Dei, Work

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Thanks to the Pope and The Way

Until April 19, 2005, I hadn’t had any contact with the Catholic Church. That day was my 23rd birthday, and at 6 in the evening my uncle called to wish me happy birthday. Then he said that a German had just been elected the new [...]
Tags: The Way, Conversion, Cooperators of Opus Dei, Benedict XVI

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Point 42 of The Way

I first came into contact with Opus Dei when a doctor in my parish began holding monthly social gatherings for parishioners at his home. One day he invited a priest of Opus Dei to give a talk. I seem to recall, that the talk wasn’t [...]
Tags: The Way, Opus Dei, Retreat, Work, Character

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A mother blogs about The Way

I’ve been reading The Way recently (I thought it was about time) and finding it very helpful, whilst at the same time finding myself being thankful that Escriva was not my parish priest (mine takes no prisoners either, but in a very gentle manner). There [...]
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My name is Barchin and I am a Muslim

My name is Barchin and I am the eldest daughter of a large Muslim family from Kyrgyzstan. I studied economics in Bishkek, the capital. For reasons of work, my husband and children and I moved to Spain. In April 1999 we and two other Kyrgyz [...]
Tags: Friendship, The Way, Opus Dei

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A book restorer who found his Way

What can I say about Msgr. Escriva and Opus Dei? I can’t begin to put it into words without first giving a bit of my history. I was born in the year of Maracaná, on the day of Maracaná. (Ed. Note: Uruguay beat Brazil in [...]
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In The Way I found the answer to many things I hadn’t understood before

What can I say about Msgr. Escriva and Opus Dei? I can’t begin to put it into words without first giving a bit of my history. I was born in the year of Maracana, on the day of Maracana. (Ed. Note: Uruguay beat Brazil in [...]
Tags: The Way, Faith, Work

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Life is such a gift

Vince and Wendy O’Bar live in Houston with their three sons. Vince is a salesman who enjoys spending time with his kids, playing basketball with the guys, and drinking a cold beer on a hot afternoon. Wendy has named herself “Secretary of Interior” at the [...]
Tags: The Way, Cross, Children, Jesus Christ

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Living out my faith in my work

My life would be meaningless without singing. This art is a gift that enables me to give unique expression to love, goodness, patriotism, and my innermost feelings at their very highest and most unselfish level. What I most enjoy is giving enjoyment to others. Many years [...]
Tags: The Way, Work, family