Opus Dei - Personal Testimonies. Inside the library Sophie Mégevand, Fribourg, Switzerland. October 21, 2011 The world of libraries: a network of human relations in which God has his place When I say …More
Opus Dei - Personal Testimonies.
Inside the library
Sophie Mégevand, Fribourg, Switzerland.
October 21, 2011
The world of libraries: a network of human relations in which God has his place
When I say I am a librarian, people often say, “Lucky you, you must read lots of books!” It’s true that a large number of books passes through my hands, but I only have time to skim through them. That is part of my job, so that I can catalogue them correctly and pick out key-words to describe their content.
[Read more...]
Life becomes simpler when we pray
Zhonghua, chinese student in Germany
September 16, 2011
Zhonghua Wang is from Beijing and studies in Germany. She tells how she comes to be baptized by Pope Benedict XVI in Rome, during the Easter Vigil, 2011..
I am Zhonghua Wang from Beijing, China. I’m currently studying in Germany. I met the Catholic faith through my best friend. After that encounter, especially after finding the Catholic faith and Opus Dei, my life changed drastically.
[Read more...]
How to become holy in everyday things
Wei Zhang is Chinese, and is studying in Germany
August 18, 2011
Wei Zhang talks about how St Josemaria’s message is a path for many people to find God while living in society, by trying to be better every day.
[Read more...]
From Warsaw to New Jersey, with St Josemaria’s teachings
Sarah Nasiek, a pediatrician in a federally funded clinic and in three schools, is a cooperator of Opus Dei. She recalls how Saint Josemaria’s teachings helped her to find God in her ordinary life.
New Jersey, US, May 22, 2011
I met Opus Dei while I was studying medicine in Warsaw, Poland, around twenty years ago. Opus Dei had just started its activities and someone in the Work met my Grandmother who was a professor at the Warsaw Veterinary University.
[Read more...]
Roland Joffe, film director
“This story forced me to think as much as I ever have in my life.”
March 25, 2011
The director of There Be Dragons introduced his film in Rome on March 21*, comparing St Josemaria to President Mandela in their shared love for freedom and forgiveness. The director admitted, “This story forced me to think as much as I ever have in my life.”
[Read more...]
It's about how you live your life
Nic, media and communications consultant, producer. Canada
March 21, 2011
So I'm Nic and I'm a producer. I'm also an expert in media and communications. And I had the great privilege of not only meeting but working with Opus Dei around the time of the Da Vinci Code release.
[Read more...]
My music... and Saint Josemaria
John, premier violoncelle de l’Orchestre symphonique de Kitchener.
Canada, March 14, 2011
John, learned from St Josemaria that making a place for God in his life meant he could find the right place for his family and friends too, without abandoning his music.
[Read more...]
Everything is fine
Dagmar is Canadian, Lutheran, and a property consultant. Her mother was at the point of death and she prayed to St Josemaria. She tells the story:
Canada, March 9, 2011
My mother is a woman of a certain age and she has health issues. Back to December of 2005 she got very sick and she thought she was having a heart attack. Called me at 3 o'clock in the morning. We go into the hospital and they start doing all the tests on her which they have to do and all hysteria breaks loose.
[Read more...]
My illness? An opportunity to come closer to God
When Chikaodili fell ill, she found herself at the beginning of a journey into happiness, in God’s hands.
Anambra State, Nigeria, March 3, 2011
Testimony
I metOpus Deiwhile I was studying to be a nurse. I have always felt attracted by the serenity that comes of Christian living and the message of St Josemaria, which I could see in the people of Opus Dei.
[Read more...]
St Josemaria Rugby Club
Guatemala, February 20, 2011
I spent most of my time inEl Roble School, Guatemala. Ever since I was little it’s been like my second home, I grew up there and I currently work there.
[Read more...]
Coming home
Irena Kalpas, Poland
Warsaw, February 6, 2011
During the War, 66 years ago, I was exiled from Poland with my family. Since then I had never been back to the part of Warsaw where I lived as a young girl, and I did not even know whether the house where I was born was still standing.
[Read more...]
A word of encouragement
Eddy Facelli, home-maker, wife, and mother of four
Montevideo, Uruguay, February 1, 2011
Eddy, 42, is a home-maker and has been married for 22 years. She has four children, one of whom, Lourdes, has Down Syndrome. She met Opus Dei in 1993 when her son Alejandro, now 19, started at theCADIkindergarten (Center for the Promotion of Integral Development, which offers help and support for families in one of the outlying districts of Montevideo, Uruguay.
[Read more...]
30-October-2011
My vocation is a wonderful giftAdrienne Treleaven explains how she met Opus Dei and discovered her vocation as an assistant numerary.
22-September-2011
"Lord, I've put my foot in it again"During the recent World Youth Day in Spain, 200 confessionals were set up in a famous park in Madrid. Several young Dutch women explain what confession is all about.
15-August-2011
A Busy But Happy MotherFrançoise, who lives in France and has 7 children, talks about how her vocation to Opus Dei helps her to care for her children and husband.
05-July-2011
Dony MacManus, artist changing society through cultureDony is an Irish sculptor who started a school of arts in Florence. His aim is a revival of Western culture by bringing Christ back into culture.
30-June-2011
Nic: discovering the real Opus Dei
Nic, a producer in Canada, talks about his discovery of the "real" Opus Dei.
15-June-2011
Dagmar: getting to know Opus Dei as a Lutheran
Dagmar, a Lutheran living in Canada, talks about her friendship with people in Opus Dei and getting to know its spirit through the lives they lead (3:02).
31-May-2011
Sakura, a Catholic in NagasakiSakura Kawaguchi lives in Nagasaki City. 28 years old, married and with one daughter, she assists Opus Dei and is grateful for the Christian formation that helps keep her faith enkindled.
11-February-2011
“Father, Can You Hear My Confession?”
Fr. Robert Weatherill, a priest of Opus Dei, talks about his experiences traveling on the train between Rome and Milan (2:36).
01-February-2011
Searching for God in Kazakhstan
Pavel Koktishev is a student in Kazakhstan who also works in the field of television and is president of the youth branch of the Green Party (2: 22).
01-February-2011
“A Miracle I Owe to St. Josemaría”Joana Bouça has two children. Twelve years ago St. Josemaría helped her after a bad accident. More recently she received another favor through his intercession during the birth of her second child.
22-January-2011
Going to Mass in RuwaisBelisa and Rafael are a Venezuelan couple who recently moved to the United Arab Emirates for their work. Since then, they have had the joy of being able to go to Mass every week.
13-December-2010
100 Years of PriesthoodOn December 18, in Argentina, Fr. Cesar Molaro, an associate priest of Opus Dei, will celebrate the golden anniversary of his priesthood, along with his twin brother, Raul. With link to Zenit interview.
01-December-2010
"Lord, Show Me That You Exist"
Candice Leung is from Canada. One day she opened a book written by a priest that one of her teachers had recommended and asked God to show her he exists. It was "The Way" (Video--1:02).
15-November-2010
“A Caress from God”Joaquin Romero has been wheelchair-bound with multiple sclerosis for almost 20 years. But he refuses to give in to pessimism and has no doubt that his disability is “a caress from God.”
11-October-2010
Laurent and Solange: Our Married Life and Opus Dei
Solange and Laurent are a young married couple from Paris with three small children. Both are members of Opus Dei. In this video they explain how their spiritual life helps to strengthen their love for one another (4:41’).
31-August-2010
Professional Basketball: Living the High Life?It was 2004. With only 16 seconds left in our game against Real Madrid the coach finally noticed me. I was 19 at the time and more than a little nervous . . .
10-August-2010
“I was eager to help out in a place without as many resources”Dr. Sylvia Sesé is an internist at Monkole Hospital, an apostolic work of Opus Dei in Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo.
17-July-2010
Faith on the pages of a mystery novel.Josefina Caprile from Argentina is a widow and the mother of eight children. Even so, she manages to write novels. She writes with a basic idea: books have to be interesting or no one will read them.
25-May-2010
Sergei: Sanctifying Work in RussiaSergei, a 28-year-old historian, is a Russian Orthodox cooperator of Opus Dei who found St. Josemaría on the Internet in his hometown of Ryazan.
30-April-2010
Becoming KazakhClaudia Valbuena never dreamt she would live in a place so far from her native Chile. She arrived in Almaty more than 10 years ago to begin Opus Dei. “Becoming Kazakh” has been a long process, but she already feels half Kazakh…
13-April-2010
Surprised by GodCelina, a 23-year-old Chinese, is studying to be a concert pianist in Austria. After suffering a personal tragedy, she found new friends, and the path to God, in a student residence in Vienna.
25-March-2010
The Adventure Begins in KoreaMercé is a nurse, although at present her full-time occupation is learning Korean. Along with other women of Opus Dei, she recently moved to Korea to help begin the apostolic work there.
08-March-2010
A Nurse in HaitiDawn Ribnek is a nurse practitioner in Chicago, Illinois, and a member of Opus Dei. She was on a service project in Haiti when the country was struck by the devastating earthquake on January 12, 2010.
22-February-2010
Finding God in my daily work as an art curator
Maylis is an art curator in France. She tries to speak with God as she works, “like someone in love who works and thinks all the time about the person she …
Inside the library
Sophie Mégevand, Fribourg, Switzerland.
October 21, 2011
The world of libraries: a network of human relations in which God has his place
When I say I am a librarian, people often say, “Lucky you, you must read lots of books!” It’s true that a large number of books passes through my hands, but I only have time to skim through them. That is part of my job, so that I can catalogue them correctly and pick out key-words to describe their content.
[Read more...]
Life becomes simpler when we pray
Zhonghua, chinese student in Germany
September 16, 2011
Zhonghua Wang is from Beijing and studies in Germany. She tells how she comes to be baptized by Pope Benedict XVI in Rome, during the Easter Vigil, 2011..
I am Zhonghua Wang from Beijing, China. I’m currently studying in Germany. I met the Catholic faith through my best friend. After that encounter, especially after finding the Catholic faith and Opus Dei, my life changed drastically.
[Read more...]
How to become holy in everyday things
Wei Zhang is Chinese, and is studying in Germany
August 18, 2011
Wei Zhang talks about how St Josemaria’s message is a path for many people to find God while living in society, by trying to be better every day.
[Read more...]
From Warsaw to New Jersey, with St Josemaria’s teachings
Sarah Nasiek, a pediatrician in a federally funded clinic and in three schools, is a cooperator of Opus Dei. She recalls how Saint Josemaria’s teachings helped her to find God in her ordinary life.
New Jersey, US, May 22, 2011
I met Opus Dei while I was studying medicine in Warsaw, Poland, around twenty years ago. Opus Dei had just started its activities and someone in the Work met my Grandmother who was a professor at the Warsaw Veterinary University.
[Read more...]
Roland Joffe, film director
“This story forced me to think as much as I ever have in my life.”
March 25, 2011
The director of There Be Dragons introduced his film in Rome on March 21*, comparing St Josemaria to President Mandela in their shared love for freedom and forgiveness. The director admitted, “This story forced me to think as much as I ever have in my life.”
[Read more...]
It's about how you live your life
Nic, media and communications consultant, producer. Canada
March 21, 2011
So I'm Nic and I'm a producer. I'm also an expert in media and communications. And I had the great privilege of not only meeting but working with Opus Dei around the time of the Da Vinci Code release.
[Read more...]
My music... and Saint Josemaria
John, premier violoncelle de l’Orchestre symphonique de Kitchener.
Canada, March 14, 2011
John, learned from St Josemaria that making a place for God in his life meant he could find the right place for his family and friends too, without abandoning his music.
[Read more...]
Everything is fine
Dagmar is Canadian, Lutheran, and a property consultant. Her mother was at the point of death and she prayed to St Josemaria. She tells the story:
Canada, March 9, 2011
My mother is a woman of a certain age and she has health issues. Back to December of 2005 she got very sick and she thought she was having a heart attack. Called me at 3 o'clock in the morning. We go into the hospital and they start doing all the tests on her which they have to do and all hysteria breaks loose.
[Read more...]
My illness? An opportunity to come closer to God
When Chikaodili fell ill, she found herself at the beginning of a journey into happiness, in God’s hands.
Anambra State, Nigeria, March 3, 2011
Testimony
I metOpus Deiwhile I was studying to be a nurse. I have always felt attracted by the serenity that comes of Christian living and the message of St Josemaria, which I could see in the people of Opus Dei.
[Read more...]
St Josemaria Rugby Club
Guatemala, February 20, 2011
I spent most of my time inEl Roble School, Guatemala. Ever since I was little it’s been like my second home, I grew up there and I currently work there.
[Read more...]
Coming home
Irena Kalpas, Poland
Warsaw, February 6, 2011
During the War, 66 years ago, I was exiled from Poland with my family. Since then I had never been back to the part of Warsaw where I lived as a young girl, and I did not even know whether the house where I was born was still standing.
[Read more...]
A word of encouragement
Eddy Facelli, home-maker, wife, and mother of four
Montevideo, Uruguay, February 1, 2011
Eddy, 42, is a home-maker and has been married for 22 years. She has four children, one of whom, Lourdes, has Down Syndrome. She met Opus Dei in 1993 when her son Alejandro, now 19, started at theCADIkindergarten (Center for the Promotion of Integral Development, which offers help and support for families in one of the outlying districts of Montevideo, Uruguay.
[Read more...]
30-October-2011
My vocation is a wonderful giftAdrienne Treleaven explains how she met Opus Dei and discovered her vocation as an assistant numerary.
22-September-2011
"Lord, I've put my foot in it again"During the recent World Youth Day in Spain, 200 confessionals were set up in a famous park in Madrid. Several young Dutch women explain what confession is all about.
15-August-2011
A Busy But Happy MotherFrançoise, who lives in France and has 7 children, talks about how her vocation to Opus Dei helps her to care for her children and husband.
05-July-2011
Dony MacManus, artist changing society through cultureDony is an Irish sculptor who started a school of arts in Florence. His aim is a revival of Western culture by bringing Christ back into culture.
30-June-2011
Nic: discovering the real Opus Dei
Nic, a producer in Canada, talks about his discovery of the "real" Opus Dei.
15-June-2011
Dagmar: getting to know Opus Dei as a Lutheran
Dagmar, a Lutheran living in Canada, talks about her friendship with people in Opus Dei and getting to know its spirit through the lives they lead (3:02).
31-May-2011
Sakura, a Catholic in NagasakiSakura Kawaguchi lives in Nagasaki City. 28 years old, married and with one daughter, she assists Opus Dei and is grateful for the Christian formation that helps keep her faith enkindled.
11-February-2011
“Father, Can You Hear My Confession?”
Fr. Robert Weatherill, a priest of Opus Dei, talks about his experiences traveling on the train between Rome and Milan (2:36).
01-February-2011
Searching for God in Kazakhstan
Pavel Koktishev is a student in Kazakhstan who also works in the field of television and is president of the youth branch of the Green Party (2: 22).
01-February-2011
“A Miracle I Owe to St. Josemaría”Joana Bouça has two children. Twelve years ago St. Josemaría helped her after a bad accident. More recently she received another favor through his intercession during the birth of her second child.
22-January-2011
Going to Mass in RuwaisBelisa and Rafael are a Venezuelan couple who recently moved to the United Arab Emirates for their work. Since then, they have had the joy of being able to go to Mass every week.
13-December-2010
100 Years of PriesthoodOn December 18, in Argentina, Fr. Cesar Molaro, an associate priest of Opus Dei, will celebrate the golden anniversary of his priesthood, along with his twin brother, Raul. With link to Zenit interview.
01-December-2010
"Lord, Show Me That You Exist"
Candice Leung is from Canada. One day she opened a book written by a priest that one of her teachers had recommended and asked God to show her he exists. It was "The Way" (Video--1:02).
15-November-2010
“A Caress from God”Joaquin Romero has been wheelchair-bound with multiple sclerosis for almost 20 years. But he refuses to give in to pessimism and has no doubt that his disability is “a caress from God.”
11-October-2010
Laurent and Solange: Our Married Life and Opus Dei
Solange and Laurent are a young married couple from Paris with three small children. Both are members of Opus Dei. In this video they explain how their spiritual life helps to strengthen their love for one another (4:41’).
31-August-2010
Professional Basketball: Living the High Life?It was 2004. With only 16 seconds left in our game against Real Madrid the coach finally noticed me. I was 19 at the time and more than a little nervous . . .
10-August-2010
“I was eager to help out in a place without as many resources”Dr. Sylvia Sesé is an internist at Monkole Hospital, an apostolic work of Opus Dei in Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo.
17-July-2010
Faith on the pages of a mystery novel.Josefina Caprile from Argentina is a widow and the mother of eight children. Even so, she manages to write novels. She writes with a basic idea: books have to be interesting or no one will read them.
25-May-2010
Sergei: Sanctifying Work in RussiaSergei, a 28-year-old historian, is a Russian Orthodox cooperator of Opus Dei who found St. Josemaría on the Internet in his hometown of Ryazan.
30-April-2010
Becoming KazakhClaudia Valbuena never dreamt she would live in a place so far from her native Chile. She arrived in Almaty more than 10 years ago to begin Opus Dei. “Becoming Kazakh” has been a long process, but she already feels half Kazakh…
13-April-2010
Surprised by GodCelina, a 23-year-old Chinese, is studying to be a concert pianist in Austria. After suffering a personal tragedy, she found new friends, and the path to God, in a student residence in Vienna.
25-March-2010
The Adventure Begins in KoreaMercé is a nurse, although at present her full-time occupation is learning Korean. Along with other women of Opus Dei, she recently moved to Korea to help begin the apostolic work there.
08-March-2010
A Nurse in HaitiDawn Ribnek is a nurse practitioner in Chicago, Illinois, and a member of Opus Dei. She was on a service project in Haiti when the country was struck by the devastating earthquake on January 12, 2010.
22-February-2010
Finding God in my daily work as an art curator
Maylis is an art curator in France. She tries to speak with God as she works, “like someone in love who works and thinks all the time about the person she …