Formation, a constant job

Formation, a constant job There is an urgent need for spreading the doctrine of Christ. Store up your training, fill yourself with clear ideas, with the fullness of the Christian message, so that afterwards you can pass it on to others. —Don’t expect God to illuminate you, for [...]
Tags: Study, Faith, Formation, Catechesis, Year of Faith

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Do what you ought and put your heart into what you are doing

Charlotte is an engineering student. She was struck by a point in The Way because “to be a saint it is not necessary to perform great feats.”
Tags: The Way, Study, Youth

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Something big that I could do

Catalina hated studying. But when she heard that something as ordinary as an hour of study could become an hour of prayer, she changed her attitude. “Here was something big I could do to help society!”
Tags: Study, Responsibility

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Making study into prayer

Murielle Heena A. Catabui, Philippines: St Josemaria showed us that we can be saints by being ourselves – being very good students and very good citizens.
Tags: Citizenship, Study, Youth, Prayer, Philippines

Testimony

St. Josemaria has taught me how to sanctify my study

I am a postgraduate student studying overseas. I used to be very concerned about my academic results. Getting good marks was my first priority when I was an undergraduate. However after I started my postgraduate study in Australia the change of environment, living style, education [...]
Tags: Study

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New research on the history of Opus Dei

The fourth number of Studia et Documenta (2010), a journal written mainly in Spanish and Italian about the history of Opus Dei and its founder St Josemaria Escriva de Balaguer, has just come out. The theme of one section of this issue is educational initiatives [...]
Tags: Study, History, Madrid, Opus Dei, Devotion, Australia, US, Italy

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Studies on St Josemaria and Opus Dei

Theological and historical studies on St Josemaria and Opus Dei M. Belda, J. Escudero, J. L. Illanes and P. O’Callaghan. Holiness and the World: Studies in the Teachings of Josemaria Escriva (tr. M. Adams), Princeton: Scepter; Dublin: Four Courts Press; Chicago: Midwest Theological Forum, 1997 Contains [...]
Tags: Study, books, Opus Dei

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To young people

To do great things you need a great heart, a clear head, and friendliness, said St Josemaria to young people.
Tags: Study, Youth

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Studies: St Josemaria’s education

The academic journal Studia et Documenta is published by the Instituto Storico San Josemaria Escriva. It contains articles about St Josemaria and the history of Opus Dei. The second volume, recently issued, covers St Josemaria’s education. Professor José Luis Illanes says in his introduction: “To dedicate [...]
Tags: Education, Study, History

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New discoveries on Opus Dei founding

Historical Journal Studia et Documenta: Issue 3 just published. Historians and readers interested in the history of Opus Dei and its founder will find much to occupy their studies in Issue 3 (2009) of the journal Studia et Documenta, published March 2009. The majority of the [...]
Tags: February 14, October 2, 1928, Study, Founding of Opus Dei, History