A good publicity campaign for kids with Down’s Syndrome, in la Plaza de la Independencia (Madrid). 130 artistic photographs, with deeply moving messages. Some of them, here: “I have an extra chromosome. What is special about you?” “When I arrived home, my mom and dad didn’t know what to do with me. Now they wouldn’t [...]
Archive for the ‘Uncategorized’ Category
May Pilgrimages
May 7th, 2011
No Comments
Every year, the Prelate reminds us that St Josemaría wanted all the people of Opus Dei to visit a sanctuary of Our Lady doing our pilgrimage, praying the Holy Rosary. I would like to share with you something I just found: a general guide for praying the Rosary, and a note on St Josemaría’s pilgrimages [...]
Living Freedom Decisively – UNIV 2011
April 15th, 2011
No Comments
The 44th international University Congress UNIV will begin the day after tomorrow, in Rome. This year, the central topic is freedom, lived with decision. In order to be decisive, we must first know what we want; then, we have to make a conscious decision. If we want to “live freedom decisively,” we first have to [...]
New Year Resolutions
January 1st, 2011
1 Comment
A few resolutions for the New Year: Yesterday I found this message in my Inbox. It came for one of those “Daily Quote” services, in Spanish: “Cada vez estoy más persuadido: la felicidad del Cielo es para los que saben ser felices en la Tierra.” Josemaría Escrivá de Balaguer. The English version goes: “I am [...]
What is a personal prelature?
November 28th, 2010
1 Comment
What is a personal prelature? How does it resemble and how does it differ from other juridical structures in the Church? Why is there only one? The most frequently asked questions are briefly answered here. On November 28, 1982, John Paul II erected Opus Dei as a personal prelature. Canon Law Professor Msgr. Carlos José [...]
