She writes from Rome. Keywords: jose maria escriva saint solene tadie Solène Tadié Solène Tadié is the Europe Correspondent for the National Catholic Register. She is French-Swiss and grew up ...

Today the Catholic Church honors St. Josemaría Escrivá de Balaguer y Albás (1902–1975), Spanish priest, founder of Opus Dei, and author of “The Way” (1934), a book that continues to be of ...

Saint Josemaria Escriva saw the need for saintly people when he founded the Opus Dei (Work of God) in 1928. But they would not come from the ranks of Christians martyred for their faith.