Mount Carmel and the Stella Maris Church

J. Gil

On the Mediterranean coast stands Mount Carmel, which evokes Elijah and Elisha, two great Old Testament prophets; and also the Carmelite Order, with its widespread tradition of the Carmelite scapular. Tags: Faith, Holy Land, In the footprints of our Faith

Consecration to the Holy Family

Andres Vazquez de Prada

“Now I would like to tell you the details about the consecration I made of the Work and the families of its members to the Holy Family. I could only turn to heaven when faced with the diabolical schemes of certain unscrupulous individuals. Jesus, Mary, and Joseph saw to it that the storm clouds passed.” St Josemaria described how this consecration originated in 1951. Tags: Holy Family, Vocation, family, Josemaria Escriva, Consecrations of Opus Dei

Lake Genesaret and Tabgha: the Church of the Primacy of St Peter

J. Gil

About three kilometers west of Capernaum, according to Christian traditions, was the place where Jesus multiplied five loaves and two fishes to feed a vast multitude; it was here that he gave the Sermon on the Mount; and appeared to his Apostles after the Resurrection, bringing about the second miraculous catch of fish and confirming St Peter as Head of the Church. Tags: Faith, History, Pope, Holy Land, In the footprints of our Faith

A village named Emmaus

J. Gil

Christ’s resurrection in the early hours of Sunday morning is a fact that the Gospels state clearly and firmly. The first testimonies to the fact of the empty tomb were offered by the holy women and the Apostles Peter and John. One that held a special meaning for St Josemaria was Christ’s appearance to the disciples at Emmaus, described in moving detail by St Luke. Tags: Faith, History, Holy Land, In the footprints of our Faith

Opus Dei makes the Gospel come alive

“Through Opus Dei, the gospel and Christ himself have become alive to me on a daily basis,” says Fr. Roy Cimagala from the Philippines. “I don’t feel like I’m play-acting in trying to live my religion.” Tags: Opus Dei, Philippines

What drives development is a Christian heart

Bishop Javier Echevarria

The Christian heart and social development. Reflections on St Josemaria’s teachings.
A paper given by Bishop Javier Echevarria, Prelate of Opus Dei, for the Study Day in commemoration of Harambee’s tenth anniversary, October 5, 2012. Tags: Canonization, Charity, Javier Echevarria, Opus Dei prelate, Harambee, October 6

For all audiences

Yolanda Cagigas

Yolanda Cagigas has worked in Pamplona for over ten years. She is the director of the General Archive of the University of Navarre and has been working in collaboration with the Istituto Storico San Josemaria Escriva since 2009. Here Cagigas talks about a forthcoming article and how she discovered St Josemaria through his writings. Tags: writings of the founder of Opus Dei

The Temple at Jerusalem

J. Gil

For Christians Jerusalem, the Holy City, holds the most precious memories of our Savior’s life on earth, because it was here that Jesus died and rose again from the dead. It was also the scene of his preaching and miracles, and of the institution of the Blessed Eucharist. Tags: Faith, History, Holy Land, In the footprints of our Faith

A truck and a song

Miguel Aranguren, Harambee cultural committee, Writer

"I first met Africa in Kenya. What’s more, for me Africa is Kenya, because every time I went to that marvelous country I had the sensation of traveling along the roads of an entire continent. In the minds of Africans, Africa is perceived as a whole, above and beyond the geopolitical boundaries." Presentation for Harambee-Africa’s tenth anniversary celebration in Rome, given by Miguel Aranguren, writer, member of Harambee’s cultural committee. Tags: Harambee

A homage in flowers

Bessie Briones made a unique contribution to St Josemaria’s canonization ceremony – she designed the floral decoration for the steps of St Peter’s. Here she shares her memories of the project. Tags: Canonization, October 6