Opus Dei

Commentary on the Gospel: The Great Commandment

Get To Know Christ10/23/2020

Gospel for the 30th Sunday in Ordinary Time (Cycle A), and commentary.

"The Psalter is a tremendous school"

From the Pope10/21/2020

In his 21 October general audience, Pope Francis continued his catechesis on prayer, focusing again on the book of Psalms.

"Your Face, Lord, Do I Seek": Faith in a Personal God

Light of Faith10/18/2020

What does it mean that God is a “person” who has a face? A new article in the series "Light of Faith."

100th Anniversary of Saint John Paul II's Birth

Personal testimonies10/21/2020

Last May 18th marked the 100th anniversary of the birth of Karol Wojtyla in Wadowice, Poland. His birthplace is now a museum that brings his ...

We Are Beloved

Recent News10/20/2020

Last year, a group of young women professionals in Ireland got together to thrash out ideas on how to spread a positive message about the ...

eBook: Encyclical "Fratelli Tutti"

Electronic Books

Download Pope Francis' recent encyclical "Fratelli Tutti" in ePub and Mobi format.

Saint Raphael Meditation: Feast of Saint John Paul II

Audio Meditations10/21/2020

For the feast of Saint John Paul II on October 22, the date on which he was canonized by Pope Francis, here is a short ...

Letter from the Prelate (20 October 2020)

Pastoral Letters and Messages10/19/2020

Monsignor Ocáriz assures us that he is praying for us and close to us during the pandemic, and says that he will soon send a ...

Finding My Vocation on the Streets of London

Priestly Society of the Holy Cross10/12/2020

Jaime talks about his personal path to the priesthood in this article originally published in “Palabra.”

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Message of the day

“Practice meditation for a fixed period and at a fixed time”

Practice meditation for a fixed period and at a fixed time. Otherwise we would be putting our own convenience first; that would be a lack of mortification. And prayer without mortification is not at all effective. (Furrow, 446)

Overcome any sluggishness you may feel, and the false excuse that prayer can wait for later. Let us never put off this vital source of grace until tomorrow. Now is the right time. God, who is a loving spectator of everything we do, watches over our most intimate needs. You and I, I tell you once again, we need to ...

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