According to St. Josemaría Escrivá de Balaguer, a Catholic’s everyday, ordinary struggles and work are in fact “God’s work.” As the Church celebrates St. Josemaría’s feast day on June 26, Catholics ...

Opus Dei’s purpose lies in promoting sanctification in the midst of ordinary life, particularly through work. Central to the charism of St. Josemaría Esrivá de Balaguer was his insistence that all ...

On March 28, the centennial of the priestly ordination of St. Josemaría Escrivá, the founder of Opus Dei, will be celebrated with liturgical and academic events in Zaragoza, Spain, and in Rome. The ...

(RNS) Would you rather see a movie about a sinner or a saint? The marketing team for the new Roland Joffe film, “There Be Dragons,” is going for a little of both. The film tells the story of St.

The first time I got hold of the prayer card of Saint Josemaria Escriva, the saint of ordinary life, was during my attendance in a Recollection in Manila Tahilan Center, Leon Guinto Street, Malate, ...

Rome (Fides Service) - Sunday 26 June is the 30th anniversary of the death of the founder of Opus Dei, Josemaria Escrivà, born in Barbastro (Spain) 9 January 1902 and died in Rome on 26 June 1975, ...

In an early scene in Roland Joffé’s newest film, “There Be Dragons,” the camera offers the audience an unusual point of view. A shot, angled upward, encompasses a room in which two boys sit in chairs, ...

Today the Catholic Church honors St. Josemaría Escrivá de Balaguer y Albás (1902–1975), Spanish priest, founder of Opus Dei, and author of “The Way” (1934), a book that continues to be of great ...