Janitor in Buenos Aires

What I’m going to write about began six years ago. I used to walk to work – it was just 300 meters from home. I went past the same buildings every day, saying “Good morning” or “Good evening” to the janitors working at the entrances [...]
Tags: Friendship, Apostolate, Priesthood, Sacraments, Devotion

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Knowing when to keep silent and when to speak

Keep silent, and you will never regret it. Speak, and you often will. The Way, 639 Always remain silent when you feel the upsurge of indignation within you. And do so, even when you have good reason to be angry. For, in spite of your discretion, in such [...]
Tags: Friendship, Apostolate, Sincerity, Daring

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Making others happy

Our Lord is on the Cross saying, “I am suffering so that men, who are my brothers, may be happy, not only in Heaven, but also – as far as possible – on earth, if they really embrace the most Holy Will of my heavenly [...]
Tags: Joy, Friendship, Love of God, Apostolate, Priestly soul

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Turning my work into love

Mary lost her first job in the credit crunch and had to begin again. She learnt from St Josemaria how to turn her work into love.
Tags: Friendship, Faith, Youth, UK

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The Christian vocation to apostolate

Gabby explains how she lives out her Christian vocation at work, relaxing, and socializing with friends.
Tags: Friendship, Apostolate, Unity of life, Ordinary life, Vocation

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What does it mean to pray?

Angela learned from St Josemaria that prayer is making friends with Christ, and holiness is not a theoretical ideal but something to work towards every day.
Tags: Friendship, Jesus Christ, Prayer, Holiness

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Fill this land with love

"God will help us to be saints by working at our jobs out of a sense of justice. Not just fulfulling the duties of justice but those of charity too, which means putting our hearts into things."
Tags: Friendship, Charity, Understanding, Justice, Holiness, Solidarity, Love, Society

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Apostolate

In your apostolic undertakings you are right — it’s your duty — to consider what means the world can offer you (2+2=4), but don’t forget — ever! — that, fortunately, your calculations must include another term: God+2+2... The Way, 471 The Christian apostolate — and I’m talking [...]
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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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Metro Achievement Center, US

Metro Achievement Center is a youth education center run by Midtown Educational Foundation. Pupils there are from majority Hispanic and Afro-American backgrounds, coming from the most deprived parts of Chicago. Since 1994, Metro has been housed in a 1,500m ² building with classrooms, two IT [...]
Tags: Friendship, Study, Children, Justice, Youth, Poverty