Universal Call to Holiness

The Catholic Wisdom — You’re Not Dating Alone — You Belong to a People What Is Lumen Gentium? Lumen Gentium (Light of the Nations) is the Dogmatic Constitution on the Church, promulgated at the Second Vatican Council on November 21, 1964. Sixty-nine paragraphs on the nature, structure, and mission of the Church. It covers the mystery of the Church, the People of God, the hierarchy, the laity, the universal call to holiness, and the Church’s ultimate destiny. Chapter V on holiness is what grounds everything we teach about vocation. ...

If you’ve ever felt like your spiritual life and your dating life exist in two separate compartments, Saint Josemaria Escriva has a word for you: stop doing that. The founder of Opus Dei spent his entire life teaching one radical idea – that holiness isn’t reserved for convents and monasteries. It happens right where you are, in the middle of your work, your friendships, and yes, your dating life. The Deeper Story Josemaria Escriva was born in Spain in 1902 and ordained a priest in 1925. In 1928, he received a vision that would shape the rest of his life and eventually transform the Church’s understanding of the laity: God was calling ordinary people – not just priests and religious – to seek holiness in the middle of the world. He founded Opus Dei to help people live that call. ...