Laborem Exercens
Published on September 14, 1981, on the occasion of the 90th anniversary of Leo XIII's encyclical Rerum Novarum, Laborem Exercens (Human Labor) is the third encyclical of Saint John Paul...
Work and Ordinary Life
Holiness in a secular age
Cardinal John Henry Newman (1801–1890), a pre-eminent English intellectual and convert to Catholicism, was brought up in a low Church Anglican home where his grandmother and an aunt first nurtured his love...
Ordinary Work, Extraordinary Grace: My Spiritual Journey in Opus Dei
Offers readers a personal introduction to biblical theology and also to the spirit of Opus Dei, from the perspective of a married man. An attractive presentation of topics such as divine filiation, the...
The sanctification of work: aspects of the teaching of the founder of Opus
A short book that explores how Christians down through the ages have viewed work, and the newness of the spirit of Opus Dei, which is seen as rooted in the Old and the New Testaments, in the lives of the...
Christ’s Faithful in the World: The Secular Character of the Laity
The author, a professor of Canon Law at the University of Navarre, discusses the vocational meaning of Christian life in the world. Shows in a practical way how to harmonize the requirements and duties of...
Christ on Earth
In a simple and warm style, the author presents Christ’s Sacred Humanity as a model for ordinary Christians, showing how a relationship with God does not estrange us from professional, family, or social...