SJI News and Articles

A Fresh New Look Online!

2012-01-27T13:00:00+00:00

The St. Josemaria Institute is starting off the New Year 2012 with a fresh new look online with our newly redesigned website!

"We must give what we receive, we must teach what we learn...Your work should be done well, mindful of others' needs, taking advantage of all advances in technology and culture. Such work fulfills a very important function and is useful to the whole of humanity..."

- St. Josemaria Escriva, Christ is Passing By, 166

Teaching the Faith in the Family: Guidelines from St. Josemaria Escriva

2012-01-11T13:00:00+00:00

By Dr. Michele Dolz

"The parents' mission to educate their children in the faith stems from the sacraments. When they teach the faith at home, it is the Church that is teaching. Their home is the domestic Church. Besides being a duty, it is a right..."

New Year's Resolutions

2012-01-01T13:00:00+00:00

Praying 15 Days with St. Josemaria Escriva is an inspirational book by Fr. Guillaume Derville with a daily Scripture passage and reflection that invites us to meditate on the life of Christ and our own life—offering us an opportunity to ask Christ to help us set the best resolutions for the New Year, and to commit to them with renewed passion and energy.

"You shouldn't be so easy on yourself. Don't wait until the New Year to make your resolutions. Every day is a good day to make good decisions."

- St. Josemaria Escriva, The Forge, 163

A blessed and merry Christmas!

2011-12-17T13:00:00+00:00

The Board and Staff of the St. Josemaria Institute wish you, your family, and friends a blessed and joyful Christmas! May your days be filled with God's light and grace.

“Time for Hope”

2011-11-25T13:00:00+00:00

As we are thrust into this busy time of year, we begin to feel a sense of anticipation and a deep sense of hope.

We encourage you take a few minutes today to think about what you can do each day, from now until Christmas, to prepare for the Nativity of Jesus. We share with you a short reflection to help in your Advent prayer.

Novena for a Happy & Faithful Marriage

2011-11-21T13:00:00+00:00

The Novena for a Happy and Faithful Marriage, a new publication by the St. Josemaria Institute, is inspired by St. Josemaria’s desire to help all married couples, and those preparing for marriage, to find meaning and encouragement in their supernatural calling, especially when facing inevitable difficulties and times of trial.

The booklet contains an introduction on how to pray the novena, daily reflections from “Marriage: A Christian Vocation” a homily by St. Josemaria, and the Prayer for the Family through the intercession of St. Josemaria.

"Friends of God"

2011-11-08T13:00:00+00:00

"Living by Faith", a homily by St. Josemaria Escriva, is this month's reading selection at the St. Josemaria Institute. The homily is a helpful guide during these days when we are asked through faith to [especially] remember and pray for our deceased friends and family, and all souls. The homily is also fitting in preparation for the "Year of Faith" announced by Pope Benedict XVI that begins on October 11, 2012.

Celebrating the 5th Anniversary of Passionately Loving the World

2011-09-08T11:00:00+00:00

In 2006, the St. Josemaria Institute released the award-winning documentary Passionately Loving the World. Through a series of candid interviews, the documentary captures the lives of nine individuals from across the United States who have been inspired by St. Josemaria Escriva to respond to the universal call to holiness. Through their stories we see what that looks like in real life, in our time, and in our country.

St. Josemaria Institute Celebrates World Youth Day 2011

2011-08-16T11:00:00+00:00

The St. Josemaria Institute is happy to announce the launch of a special webpage celebrating World Youth Day 2011, Young People, and St. Josemaria Escriva!

The webpage features simple, straight to the point resources drawn from the teachings of St. Josemaria Escriva that we hope will inspire young people, parents, and youth leaders to grow in a deeper commitment to being a better Catholic, a better person...

When Love is Strengthened

2008-05-17T11:00:00+00:00

By Bishop Javier Echevarria

"St Josemaria would invite people to take the Holy Family as their model and also to try their best, with daily self-giving, to make their family life into a foretaste of heaven."

The Message of St. Josemaría: Particularly Relevant Ideas for Today’s Society

2007-03-02T13:00:00+00:00

By Fr. Martin Rhonheimer

"Christian life does not consist only in saving oneself from the corruption of this world through faith and an appropriate attitude, but rather in an interior transformation in Christ brought about by the Spirit of God, that should also lead to an interior renovation and salvation of the world through the grace of God: that is, to its 'sanctification'."

Letting God Work: Pope Benedict XVI on St. Josemaria Escriva

2002-10-06T11:00:00+00:00

By Pope Benedict XVI

"I have always been struck by the interpretation which Josemaría Escrivá gave of the name Opus Dei—an interpretation which we could call biographical and which allows us to understand the founder in his spiritual dimension. Escrivá knew that he should found something, but he was always aware that whatever it was not his work, that he had not invented anything, that the Lord had simply made use of him. Thus it was not his work, but Opus Dei [Latin for 'work of God']. He was only an instrument with which God had acted."

A Surprising and Unusual Book

2002-01-10T13:00:00+00:00

By Msgr. Pedro Rodríguez

"The Way, one of the twentieth century's best known spiritual works, had a great impact on me personally and has been part of my life since the day it first came into my hands. Later, I studied it in depth and I have written about its history, spirituality and theology. It is a surprising and unusual book."