In this meditation for All Souls' Day (November 2), Fr. Leo Austin reflects on the Christian meaning of death not as an end but as the great passage into eternal life with God. This meditation helps us face our mortality with peace and gratitude, trusting in Christ’s promise: “I will come back to take you to myself.”

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• The Christian meaning of death as a passage, not an end.
• The mercy of God that awaits every soul.
• The companionship of the angels and saints at the hour of death.
• The peace that comes from praying for the departed.
• The hope of eternal reunion in the presence of Christ.

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In this meditation, Fr. Javier del Castillo invites us to contemplate the Communion of Saints and the bond that unites all who belong to Christ. Through this divine fraternity, the saints in heaven, the souls in purgatory, and the faithful on earth share in one life of grace, one mission, and one love.

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• What is the Communion of Saints?
• The unique path of holiness of each saint within the Communion of Saints
• How we participate in the Communion of Saints through our common union with Jesus Christ.
• How the phrase, "Think Globally. Act Locally," can help us to grow in holiness as we care for the needs, struggles, and pains of those near and far away.

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In this meditation for the Feast of St. Teresa of Avila (October 15), Fr. Peter Armenio invites us to contemplate the Sacred Heart of Jesus as the living image of God’s mercy. Through prayer and reflection, we discover that holiness begins with our dependence on Christ, who listens, strengthens, and loves us without measure.

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• How Christ reveals the mercy of God in his humanity
• The importance of prayer as a personal encounter with Christ.
• St. Teresa’s witness of friendship with Christ.
• The strength that comes from embracing our weakness and relying on Christ
• The Blessed Virgin Mary as a reflection of God’s mercy

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In this meditation, Msgr. Fred Dolan reflects on the profound role for Our Lady in our lives as Christians and our need “to embrace Our Lady to remind her of how much we love her.” He especially reflects on the meaning and devotion to the Holy Rosary and how it is an expression we can you use to repeat our love for Our Lady “again and again and again.”

As St. Josemaria Escriva wrote: “Today as in other times, the rosary must be a powerful weapon, to enable us to win in our interior struggle and to help all souls. Exalt holy Mary with your tongue: God asks you for reparation, and for praise from your lips. May you always want to know how to spread peace and happiness throughout the world, through this beautiful devotion to our Lady, and through your watchful love.”

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In this meditation, Fr. Leo Austin helps us pray with the founding vision of Opus Dei and what it means for our own vocation today. Inspired by a common aspiration of St. Josemaría, “Domine, ut videam” (“Lord, that I may see”), we are reminded that God calls us not only to pray for but to transform every corner of the world with Christ’s love.

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• The founding moment of Opus Dei as a “revolution of love”
• The Gospel of Zacchaeus as a story of vocation and freedom
• The hidden life of Jesus as the foundation of the spirit of Opus Dei
• The meaning of vocation as God’s call and our personal dream with him

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In this meditation, Fr. Marty Miller reflects on the life of Mary, showing us how study, prayer, and discernment are united in the pursuit of holiness. By contemplating God’s Word and acting with faith, Mary shows us how learning becomes a means of loving God and serving others.

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• How we should strive for holiness inspired by the lives of the saints.
• Why devotion to Our Lady is essential for students and teachers.
• The role of wisdom in discerning God’s will.
• How faith illuminates our intellectual and spiritual formation.
• Mary’s guidance in transforming study into a mission of love.

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In this podcast, Fr. Javier del Castillo explores the meaning that our human suffering can assume when we offer it out of love to God. He explains that “the Lord has not come to get rid of suffering–we continue to suffer all the time–but he has come to give it meaning with his Cross; he has come to give it the meaning of love.”

As we unite ourselves to the Cross of Christ, our hearts expand to a deeper outpouring of love among those around us. If we embrace our Cross in this way, we too will "find Mary on the way, just as Jesus did," and she will comfort and sustain us with her maternal care (Holy Rosary, no. 9).

As you pray with this meditation today, think of ways you can begin to see the Cross, whether it is one or several in your life, as a source of joy instead of sorrow. And, ask yourself: how can I better unite myself to Jesus and Mary by means of the Cross?

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In this meditation for the Feast of the Exaltation of the Holy Cross (September 14), Fr. Marty Miller draws upon the teachings of St. Thomas Aquinas and St. Josemaria Escriva to share how struggles, contradictions, and even ordinary duties can become moments of joy when lived with love for Christ.

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• How the cross transforms suffering into holiness
• The importance of starting each day with the “heroic minute”
• St. Josemaria’s encouragement to trust God’s plans, even in small beginnings
• How the cross draws us beyond our own goals to God’s glory

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