Redeeming Time

When I first heard about the Founder of Opus Dei’s message, and started trying to put it into practice, I realized more deeply with every week and month that passed, that my hours of study had their own importance in God’s eyes, and that they [...]
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Testimony

A flame to set the world on fire with new life

Bruno: We got to know each other during our school years and it was Nadine who gave me the idea of attending a spiritual retreat. It was from there that I wanted to know more about the teachings of Josemaria Escriva. Nadine: I advised Bruno about [...]
Tags: Joy, Friendship, Study, Youth, engagement

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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

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Study

Student: form yourself in a solid and active piety, be outstanding in study, have a strong desire for the ‘professional’ apostolate. And with that vigor of your religious and professional training, I promise you rapid and far-reaching developments. The Way, 346 You pray, you deny yourself, you [...]
Tags: Study, Youth, Responsibility

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Youth

The Way, 248 God’s Call How frankly you laughed when I advised you to put the years of your youth under the protection of Saint Raphael: “so that he’ll lead you, like young Tobias, to a holy marriage, with a girl who is good and pretty and [...]
Tags: Joy, Study, Generosity, Youth, Responsibility

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The “Istituto Storico San Josemaría Escrivá” in Rome launches a specialized annual journal

The figure of Saint Josemaría and the history of Opus Dei are arousing growing interest among historians, sociologists, humanists, jurists, specialists in Christian spirituality and other researchers of recent Catholic history. The Saint Josemaría Escrivá Historical Institute was founded in 2001 with its headquarters in [...]
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Interview with Msgr José Luis Illanes about the journal "Studia et Documenta"

The “St Josemaría Escrivá Historical Institute” in Rome (ISJE) is now launching a specialized annual journal entitled Studia et Documenta. In addition to gathering studies in history, theology, jurisprudence, sociology and related fields, the journal has a selection of texts written by St Josemaría himself, [...]
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Help to study for my degree

During the time leading up to my university selection exam I asked St Josemaría with great faith and devotion to intercede for me before God our Father that He might grant me serenity when I was doing the exam. After it was over, came the [...]
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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

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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