St Josemaria Escriva, teacher

Pablo Pérez López

An article on the classes of ethics and professional morality given by St Josemaria as part of the official journalism course in Madrid, 1940-1941. Tags: Education, Job, Communication

St Josemaria and education

St Josemaria’s vision of education, in theory and in practice, is the subject of an article recently published in the academic journal International Studies in Catholic Education. Everyone’s need for access to education was something he felt deeply, stemming from his zeal for souls and his conviction that, in our Lord’s words, “The truth will make you free”. Tags: Education

August 23, 1971: Adeamus cum fiducia ad thronum gloriae, ut misericordiam consequamur

So we know little about the extraordinary graces that he received. But we do know some of them: for instance, that of August 23, 1971, in Caglio, northern Italy. Tags: locution

Development Strategies Inspired by St. Josemaría

Dr. Bernardo M. Villegas

Development is a multi-faceted word that is shared by academics and social scientists, on one hand, and policy makers and program implementors on the other. The purpose of this paper is to present the concrete examples of initiatives for attaining authentic human development all over the world that have been inspired by the teachings of St. Josemaría Escrivá, Founder of Opus Dei. Tags: Solidarity, development, Society, Philippines

What did you say to our Lady?

Josemaría Escrivá visited Loreto for the first time on January 3 and 4, 1948. But the reason for his feeling especially indebted to Our Lady of Loreto referred to a different visit at a time of grave need. The 1950s were a time of severe suffering for St Josemaría because of misunderstandings and conflicts. Amidst these difficulties he decided to go to Loreto and entrust himself anew to our Lady’s protection. In her book Tiempo de Caminar, Ana Sastre tells the story of that visit. Tags: Opus Dei, Holy Family, Virtues, Consecrations of Opus Dei

What was Father Josemaria Escriva’s reaction to the attempted military coup of July 18, 1936?

Like most people in Spain, Father Josemaria knew nothing about the military conspiracy against the Republican Government which culminated in the attempted coup on July 18, 1936. The rebellion took him by surprise, and he immediately had to go into hiding as his life was in danger in Madrid. Tags: Spanish Civil War, History, Freedom, Opus Dei, Politics, Franco

Carmen Escrivá

Msgr. Alvaro del Portillo

Bishop Alvaro del Portillo, who knew St Josemaria’s mother and sister very well, spoke in the book Immersed in God about what both of them meant for the founding and development of Opus Dei. “The availability of our Founder’s mother and sister proved of incalculable value to Opus Dei.” Tags: Alvaro del Portillo, The Escriva family, Opus Dei, Administration, Carmen Escrivá

A faithful man

Msgr. Javier Echevarria

Alvaro del Portillo, St Josemaría’s first successor at the head of Opus Dei, was born March 11, 1914. A “good and faithful servant” – words of Jesus Christ in the Gospel, that Pope John Paul II applied to Bishop Alvaro del Portillo. Tags: Alvaro del Portillo, Faith, Faithfulness, Javier Echevarria

Bethlehem, The Basilica of the Nativity

E. Gil

Benedict XVI recalled how the Holy Land has sometimes been called “the fifth Gospel”. Because Jesus was born at a definite time and in a real place. This is a section of Journeys through the Holy Land, to make the places where Christ lived on earth more widely known. Tags: Year of Faith, Holy Land

Homily given by the Prelate of Opus Dei for the feast-day of St Josemaria Escriva, 2012

Bishop Javier Echevarria

The invitation to work, to complement the work of creation, is the primordial vocation of every woman and every man. Rightly, then, did St Josemaria say that any honest work is “an indispensable means which God has entrusted to us here on this earth. It is meant to fill out our days and make us sharers in God’s creative power. It enables us to earn our living and, at the same time, to reap ‘the fruits of eternal life’” Tags: Javier Echevarria, Work, June 26, Year of Faith