According to St. Josemaría Escrivá de Balaguer, a Catholic’s everyday, ordinary struggles and work are in fact “God’s work.” As the Church celebrates St. Josemaría’s feast day on June ...

St. Josemaría Escrivá is often considered the saint of ordinary life. Born in Spain in 1902, Escrivá grew up quite poor. Shortly after his experience in the snow, he went to study at seminary.

St. Josemaría Escrivá was canonized by St. John Paul II in 2002. This story was first published by ACI Prensa, CNA’s Spanish-language news partner. It has been translated and adapted by CNA.

NPR's Sylvia Poggioli reports on today's canonization of Josemaria Escriva de Balaguer, the founder of the Roman Catholic movement Opus Dei ("God's Work"). The movement has grown in influence ...

Josemaria Escriva De Balaguer Was Founder Of Opus Dei. Criticism swirled around Escriva's figure in the years leading up to his 1992 beatification, the last formal step before sainthood.

Escrivá established Opus Dei (Latin for "Work of God") in 1928 as a primarily lay organization within the Roman Catholic Church. Of its more than 90,000 followers, only about 2,000 are priests.

Its founder, Josemaría Escrivá, had struggled to win converts to his group — envisioned as a lay entity within the Catholic Church that would inspire holiness among ordinary citizens in their ...

One is a young Josemaría Escrivá; the other is Manolo, a foil and fictional childhood friend of Escrivá. In the film, as one might expect of a future saint, ...

Completed in 2008 in Ciudad de México, Mexico. Images by Fran Parente . The Church and Santa Fe training Center, dedicated to Josémaria Escrivá Balaguer, is located on the west side of Mexico ...

Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Jun 26, 2023 / 15:20 pm. According to St. Josemaría Escrivá de Balaguer, a Catholic’s everyday, ordinary struggles and work are in fact “God’s work.” ...