Be Silent

The feast of the Presentation of our Lord in the Temple and the custom of contemplating the Joys and Sorrows of St Joseph over these seven Sundays leading up to the feast of St Joseph on 19 March. Deepening our knowledge of and love for St Joseph deepens our knowledge of and love for Jesus. A meditation by Fr Tom Dowd.

The anniversary of the election of Fr Fernando Ocariz and his appointment as Prelate of Opus Dei in 2017 by Pope Francis occurs during the Octave of prayer for Christian Unity. This can lead us to pray about the unity of Opus Dei within the unity of the Church. A meditation by Fr Donncha O hAodha.

On the anniversary of the birth of St Josemaria Escriva, founder of Opus Dei, Fr Paul O'Callaghan shares some reflections on why we can be grateful for the faithfulness, dedication and love....for being such a good father to us in sharing the spirit of the Work with us. St Josemaria is affectionately known by faithful of Opus Dei as "our Father" , and with good reason. This year w

The Epiphany brings the whole world to the stable and offers a way to bring the spirit of Christmas into our lives during the year to come. A meditation by Fr Pat Gorevan

Greater than she, none but God. 'The Blessed Virgin from the fact that she is the Mother of God has a certain infinite dignity which comes from the infinite good, which is God.' There is no danger of exaggerating. We can never hope to fathom this inexpressible mystery; nor will we ever be able to give sufficient thanks to our Mother for bringing us into such intimacy with the Bless

How wonderful it is that the Lord Christ chose to come among us as part of a family coming into this world in the same way that we all came. That is a clear sign of how much our Lord wishes to unite with us, truly becoming like us in all things but sin. That is a great honour for our human nature and for marriage and family and shows that the joys and sorrows of family life are an

The infant Jesus shows us the almighty humility of God. He invites us to approach the mystery of his Nativity with humility so as to receive all the graces he wants to give us. A meditation by Fr Donncha O hAodha for Christmas Day

The feast of the Immaculate Conception of Mary helps us see God’s love at work in our Mother and open our hearts to his grace. A meditation by Fr Pat Gorevan.

Advent is a time to stay awake and not allow passing things to hypnotise us. A meditation by Fr Gavan Jennings.

Jesus Christ reigns by being the Suffering Servant. Let us savour his immense love for us, and let us deepen in our call to share in his kingly service to everyone. Moreover, we discover that we are the first beneficiaries of living a very apostolic life. A meditation by Fr Donncha O hAodha.