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"One Year Ago": the Prelate's Trip to the United States

From the Prelate01/21/2021

The production company Beta Films has produced the 24-minute documentary One Year Ago about the pastoral visit by Monsignor Fernando Ocáriz to the U.S ...

Saint Raphael Meditation: Seeing With Christ's Eyes

Audio Meditations01/18/2021

A meditation (guided prayer) on the need to purify our sight so that we can see the world and other people as our Lord does.

One by One, For Over 30 Years

Personal testimonies01/11/2021

Elena has helped guide many people in Venezuela into the Church through her job of teaching the basics of the faith to adults who are ...

"Unity is a gift, it is a grace to be requested through prayer"

From the Pope01/20/2021

In his 20 January general audience, Pope Francis spoke about the Week of Prayer for Christian Unity, and the need to beseech God humbly for ...

"That They May Be One"

Inspiration for Your Prayer01/15/2021

Meditations for each day of the Week of Prayer for Christian Unity, from 18 to 25 January, which ends on the feast of the conversion ...

Divine Chariots and Peeling Potatoes

Recent News01/11/2021

An article published in “L’Osservatore Romano” on 9 January 2021, in which Saint Josemaria’s message on sanctifying daily life is viewed in connection ...

Stronger Families: Key to Recovering from the Pandemic

Recent News01/19/2021

With the year for reflecting on the family set to begin in March, here is an article from the Philippines about the family as the ...

What is the Common Good?

Resources for Christian Formation01/14/2021

In his recent encyclical Fratelli Tutti, Pope Francis stresses the importance of striving to bring about the "common good." What is the meaning of the ...

To Know Him and To Know Yourself (XII): Souls of Liturgical Prayer

Spiritual Life01/10/2021

Saint Josemaria found in the words and actions of the Church's liturgy an abundant source for personal prayer.

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Message of the day

“Are you sad, my son?”

Never lose heart if you are an apostle. There is no obstacle that you cannot overcome. Why are you sad? (The Way, 660)

True virtue is not sad or disagreeable, but pleasantly cheerful. (The Way, 657)

If things go well, let us rejoice, blessing God who makes them prosper. And if they go badly? Let us rejoice, blessing God who allows us to share in the sweetness of his Cross. (The Way, 658)

You ask me to suggest a cure for your sadness ...

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