St Josemaria’s book The Way of the Cross – Foreword

Msgr. Alvaro del Portillo

“Enter into the wounds of Christ Crucified.” When Monsignor Josemaría Escrivá de Balaguer proposed this way, to those who asked him for advice on how to deepen their interior life, he was doing no more than pass on his own experience, pointing out the short cut he had been using throughout his life, and which led him to the highest peaks of spiritual life. Tags: Alvaro del Portillo, Contemplation, Jesus Christ, The Way of the Cross

What is the significance of holy pictures and statues?

Paintings and sculptures reflect the progress of thought, the shades of feeling of each stage in history. A picture or statue may suggest very different ideas in different eras. Christian art: it is also a projection of a meditative, lived faith. Tags: Beauty, Benedict XVI, Iconography, Pictures and statues of St Josemaria Escriva

A Way Through the World

John Wauck

An anthology of texts taken from the writings of St. Josemaria Escrivá. It includes extracts from his books, interviews, letters and diaries, in Italian. The texts were selected and introduced by Fr. John Wauck. The following is an English version of the introduction, in which Fr. Wauck discusses St Josemaria’s personality and the context in which Opus Dei first saw the light. Tags: Passionately Loving the World, Culture, History, books, Opus Dei

The birthday of "alternative" feminism?

Anne-Marie Walker

St Valentine’s Day is an important day for most people but this year it is especially important. Why? Is it going to be particularly chocolate-filled? Will there be a mountain of roses? No. It will be the 80th anniversary of the start of the women’s section in Opus Dei and as a woman in Opus Dei that’s really important to me. Tags: Pope John Paul II, Opus Dei, Vatican II, Women

Why Opus Dei makes me a better mum

Rosemary Keenan

What sets Opus Dei apart from the fickleness of the world is the ‘unity of life’ that members try to lead. “This is the real you, the person you are behind closed doors,” I often say to my children, “not the public image you portray when you’re outside with your friends.” Tags: Unity of life, family, Women

Significant dates: February 14, 1930 and 1943

St Josemaria

St Josemaria did not like to speak about those more intimate moments in which Our Lord had made him know His Will. However, sometimes, following the express indication of the Holy See, or due to the insistence of the members of Opus Dei, he did tell some details. Tags: February 14, Founding of Opus Dei, Priestly Society of the Holy Cross