One day, Teresa was travelling in bad weather along a muddy stream. Her carriage got stuck and she tumbled into the water with her belongings. As she complained to Jesus, he said: ‘That’s how I treat my friends’, and she replied promptly: ‘No wonder you have so few friends.’ This made her think. Precisely because Jesus had so few friends, Teresa felt they had to be good friends.

God created us so we can know Him, not merely know about Him. When we go to Mass, we are given the unique opportunity to encounter a God Who wants a relationship with us and Who draws us there by His own desire for us. In this blog, learn how the Mass brings us to deeper intimacy with God.

Discover this beautiful prayer to the Blessed Virgin Mary, often said during Eastertide.

On the Second Sunday of Lent, as we feel the beginnings of tiredness and extra temptations, Pope Francis reminds us of the destination of our journey, of the victory of Jesus over sin and death.

Meditate on the Glorious Mysteries of the rosary with these reflections written by St Josemaria Escriva, founder of Opus Dei, in 1931.