Encounters: Finding God in All Walks of Life
John Coverdale
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- 15
- Episodes
- 15
- Ratings
- 2024
- First episode
About Encounters: Finding God in All Walks of Life
St. Josemaría liked to say that, with Opus Dei, God had “opened up the divine paths of the earth.” In other words, God invites men and women of all walks of life to the fullness of Christian life while passionately loving the world in which we live. In this series, you will meet a handful of these men and women, ranging from an American plumber to a Swiss philanthropist and from a Spanish teenager with cancer to a Guatemalan pediatrician. In these stories, may we all be encouraged and inspired to live a life of deep faith, committed to our call to holiness through the means God has given us.
- Publisher
- John Coverdale
- Category
- religion & spirituality
- Language
- en
- Explicit
- No
- First episode
- 15 Aug 2024
- Latest episode
- 16 Jan 2025
Latest episodes
15 episodes in the feed.
16 Jan 2025
Ernesto Cofiño: Pediatrician
Ernesto Cofiño, a Guatemalan pediatrician, was in his mid-fifties when he joined Opus Dei. Ernesto worked tirelessly to remedy the problems of Guatamala’s marginalized indigenous population. He carried out a wide ranging personal apostolate with people from all walks of life and played a key role in founding and developing several apostolic activities of Opus Dei. Resources to learn more about Ernesto Cofiño: Website for His Cause of Canonization (https://opusdei.org/en-us/ernesto-cofino/). McDonough, Thomas A. No Small Goals: The Life of Dr. Ernesto Cofiño—Guatemalan Physician, Humanitarian, Pioneer in Pediatric Medicine and Servant of God. New York: Scepter, 2019. (Scepter Publishers (https://scepterpublishers.org/products/no-small-goals-the-life-of-dr-ernesto-cofino), Amazon (https://www.amazon.com/No-Small-Goals-Ernesto-Cofi%C3%B1o-ebook/dp/B0892WQ53P)) For more information about Opus Dei or to inquire about Opus Dei activities in your area, visit www.opusdei.org (https://opusdei.org/). You can buy the book "Encounters: Finding God in All Walks of Life" from Scepter Publishers (https://scepterpublishers.org/products/encounters) or on Amazon (https://www.amazon.com/dp/159417511X).
8 Jan 2025
Ed Dillett: Plumber
Ed Dillett was a plumber and the third married member of Opus Dei in the United States. Ed learned in Opus Dei to see plumbing as a way of coming closer to God and of bringing other people closer to him. For more information about Opus Dei or to inquire about Opus Dei activities in your area, visit www.opusdei.org (https://opusdei.org/). You can buy the book "Encounters: Finding God in All Walks of Life" from Scepter Publishers (https://scepterpublishers.org/products/encounters) or on Amazon (https://www.amazon.com/dp/159417511X).
1 Dec 2024
Toni Zweifel: Foundation Executive
Toni Zweifel was an engineer who studied at the Swiss equivalent of MIT but spent most of his career directing a foundation he founded to support social projects in poor countries. The foundation mostly focused on projects for women. Toni’s cause of canonization began in 2000. Resources to learn more about Toni Zweifel: Website for His Cause of Canonization (https://opusdei.org/en-us/toni-zweifel/). López Kindler, Agustín. Given to Others: The Life of Toni Zweifel. New York: Scepter, 2016. (Scepter Publishers (https://scepterpublishers.org/products/given-to-others-the-life-of-toni-zweifel), Amazon (https://www.amazon.com/Given-Others-Life-Toni-Zweifel/dp/1594173990)) For more information about Opus Dei or to inquire about Opus Dei activities in your area, visit www.opusdei.org (https://opusdei.org/). You can buy the book "Encounters: Finding God in All Walks of Life" from Scepter Publishers (https://scepterpublishers.org/products/encounters) or on Amazon (https://www.amazon.com/dp/159417511X).
17 Nov 2024
Pepe Serret: Businessman
Pepe Serret was a businessman and the father of a large family. He had contagious good humor and an extraordinary capacity for friendship. He touched the lives of many people ranging from a gardener to the CEO of a company that competed with his. Resources to learn more about Pepe Serret: Raventos Artes, Lluis. Pepe Serret. Himno a la vida. Madrid: Palabra, 2000. (Amazon (https://www.amazon.com/-/es/Llu%C3%ADs-Ravent%C3%B3s-Art%C3%A9s/dp/8490610649), in Spanish) Rico, Octavio, and Juan Zandri, eds. Pepe Serret. Recuerdos de sus amigos. Lleida: Privately published, 1994. (Scribd (https://www.scribd.com/document/682975534), in Spanish) For more information about Opus Dei or to inquire about Opus Dei activities in your area, visit www.opusdei.org (https://opusdei.org/). You can buy the book "Encounters: Finding God in All Walks of Life" from Scepter Publishers (https://scepterpublishers.org/products/encounters) or on Amazon (https://www.amazon.com/dp/159417511X).
9 Nov 2024
Montserrat Grases: Teenager
Montserrat Grases died in Barcelona of bone cancer at 17 years of age. Throughout her painful illness, Montse, as she was known to her family and friends, maintained a contagious cheerfulness and a focus on her friends and family rather than on herself. In a 2016 decree, Pope Francis confirmed that Montse had lived a life of heroic virtue and named her as venerable. Resources to learn more about Venerable Montserrat Grases: Website for Her Cause of Canonization (https://opusdei.org/en-us/montse-grases/). Cejas, José Miguel. Like Any Other: A Girl Named Montse. New York: Scepter, 2016. (Scepter (https://scepterpublishers.org/products/like-any-other-a-girl-named-montse), Amazon (https://www.amazon.com/Like-Any-Other-Named-Montse/dp/1594172722)) Eguibar Galaraza, Mercedes. Montserrat Grases. Una vida sencilla. Madrid: Rialp, 2018. (Amazon (https://www.amazon.com/Montserrat-Grases-dBolsillo-868-Spanish-ebook/dp/B01FXE1NSU/), in Spanish) For more information about Opus Dei or to inquire about Opus Dei activities in your area, visit www.opusdei.org (https://opusdei.org/). You can buy the book "Encounters: Finding God in All Walks of Life" from Scepter Publishers (https://scepterpublishers.org/products/encounters) or on Amazon (https://www.amazon.com/dp/159417511X).
2 Nov 2024
Isidoro Zorzano: Engineer
Isidoro Zorzano was an industrial engineer. He worked for a Spanish railroad and was one of the earliest members of Opus Dei. During the Spanish Civil War he was undaunted by the many dangers he faced in supporting the founder of Opus Dei and its members in war-torn Madrid. In 2016 Pope Francis declared him Venerable. Resources to learn more about Venerable Isidoro Zorzano: Website for His Cause of Canonization (https://opusdei.org/en-us/isidoro-zorzano/). McDonough, Thomas A. Ordinary Life, Extraordinary Living: Isidoro Zorzano. New Rochelle, NY: Scepter, 2009. (Scepter (https://scepterpublishers.org/products/ordinary-life-extraordinary-living), Amazon (https://www.amazon.com/Ordinary-Life-Extraordinary-Living-Isidoro/dp/1594175152)) Pero-Sanz, José Miguel. Isidoro Zorzano Ledesma. 2nd ed. Madrid: Palabra, 1996. (Amazon (https://www.amazon.com/-/es/Jos%C3%A9-Miguel-Pero-Sanz-Elorz/dp/8498403995), in Spanish) For more information about Opus Dei or to inquire about Opus Dei activities in your area, visit www.opusdei.org (https://opusdei.org/). You can buy the book "Encounters: Finding God in All Walks of Life" from Scepter Publishers (https://scepterpublishers.org/products/encounters) or on Amazon (https://www.amazon.com/dp/159417511X).
24 Oct 2024
Guadalupe Ortiz de Landázuri: Chemist
Guadalupe Ortiz de Landazuri was one of the first Spanish women to earn a PhD in chemistry. She played a major role in starting Opus Dei in Mexico and was known for her smile and good humor. She was declared Blessed by Pope Francis in 2019. Resources to learn more about Blessed Guadalupe Ortiz de Landázuri: Website for Her Cause of Canonization (https://opusdei.org/en-us/guadalupe-ortiz/). Del Rincón, María, and María Teresa Escobar, eds. Letters to a Saint: Guadalupe Ortiz de Landázuri. Madrid: Letragrande, 2019. (Available online (https://opusdei.org/en-us/article/letters-to-a-saint/)) Abad Cadenas, Cristina. The Freedom of Loving. New York: Scepter 2019. (Scepter (https://scepterpublishers.org/products/guadelupe-the-freedom-of-loving?variant=13166049558551), Amazon (https://www.amazon.com/Guadalupe-Freedom-Cristina-Abad-Cadenas/dp/1594173575)) Equibar Galarz, Mercedes. Blessed Guadalupe Ortiz de Landázuri. New York: Scepter, 2019. (Scepter (https://scepterpublishers.org/products/guadalupe-ortiz-of-landazuri-work-friendship-and-good-humor), Amazon (https://www.amazon.com/Blessed-Guadalupe-Landazuri-Mercedes-Eguibar/dp/8881558998/)) Montero, Mercedes. En vanguardia. Guadalupe Ortiz de Landázuri (1916–1975). Madrid: Rialp, 2019. (Amazon (https://www.amazon.com/En-vanguardia-Mercedes-Montero-D%C3%ADaz/dp/8432151092)) For more information about Opus Dei or to inquire about Opus Dei activities in your area, visit www.opusdei.org (https://opusdei.org/). You can buy the book "Encounters: Finding God in All Walks of Life" from Scepter Publishers (https://scepterpublishers.org/products/encounters) or on Amazon (https://www.amazon.com/dp/159417511X).
17 Oct 2024
Ana Gonzalo: Eurocrat
Ana Gonzalo was a career official of the European Union and oversaw EU social projects in many parts of the world. Ana was deeply committed to her Catholic faith, but knew how to appreciate the virtues of the people of other religions her work put her in contact with. Resource to learn more about Ana Gonzalo: Gonzalo Castellano, Blanca. Una prolongada carta de familia. Mi hermana Ana—Un testimonio de coraje en las instituciones europeas. Madrid: Ediciones de Buena Tinta, 2013. For more information about Opus Dei or to inquire about Opus Dei activities in your area, visit www.opusdei.org (https://opusdei.org/). You can buy the book "Encounters: Finding God in All Walks of Life" from Scepter Publishers (https://scepterpublishers.org/products/encounters) or on Amazon (https://www.amazon.com/dp/159417511X).
10 Oct 2024
Fr. Joseph Múzquiz: Engineer and Priest of Opus Dei
Fr. Joseph was one of the first three priests of Opus Dei and led its early apostolic efforts in the United States. He was an extraordinarily good listener and easily made friends with people of all sorts. His cause of canonization is open in the Archdiocese of Boston. Resources to learn more about Fr. Joseph Múzquiz: Website for His Cause of Canonization (https://opusdei.org/en-us/jose-luis-muzquiz/). Coverdale, John. Putting Down Roots: Father Joseph Múzquiz and the Growth of Opus Dei. New Rochelle, NY: Scepter, 2024. (Scepter Publishers (https://scepterpublishers.org/products/putting-down-roots-fr-joseph-muzquiz-and-the-growth-of-opus-dei?variant=16973831169), Amazon (https://www.amazon.com/Putting-Down-Roots-Joseph-Muzquiz/dp/1594170819)) For more information about Opus Dei or to inquire about Opus Dei activities in your area, visit www.opusdei.org (https://opusdei.org/). You can buy the book "Encounters: Finding God in All Walks of Life" from Scepter Publishers (https://scepterpublishers.org/products/encounters) or on Amazon (https://www.amazon.com/dp/159417511X).
3 Oct 2024
Eduardo Ortiz de Landázuri: Professor of Medicine
Eduardo’s knowledge and his clinical and diagnostic skills made him one of the leading physicians of his generation in Spain, but his outstanding characteristic was the personal interest he took in each of his patients, to whom he generously dedicated all the time they needed. Resources to learn more about Eduardo Ortiz de Landázuri: Website for the Cause of Canonization of Him and His Wife Laura (https://opusdei.org/en-us/laura-and-eduardo-ortiz-de-landazuri/). López-Escobar, Esteban, and Pedro Lozano Bartolozzi. Eduardo Ortiz de Landázuri. El médico amigo. Madrid: Rialp, 2003. (Amazon (https://www.amazon.com/Eduardo-Ortiz-Land%C3%A1zuri-m%C3%A9dico-Spanish/dp/843215217X)) Narváez Sánchez, Juan Antonio. El Doctor Ortiz de Landázuri. Un hombre de ciencia al encuentro con Dios. 2nd ed. Madrid: Palabra, 1999. (Amazon (https://www.amazon.com/doctor-Ortiz-Land%C3%A1zuri-Antonio-Narv%C3%A1ez/dp/8482391380)) For more information about Opus Dei or to inquire about Opus Dei activities in your area, visit www.opusdei.org (https://opusdei.org/). You can buy the book "Encounters: Finding God in All Walks of Life" from Scepter Publishers (https://scepterpublishers.org/products/encounters) or on Amazon (https://www.amazon.com/dp/159417511X).
26 Sept 2024
Dora del Hoyo: First Numerary Assistant
Dora was a homemaker for her sisters and brothers in Opus Dei. Through her work cooking and cleaning, she helped give the centers of Opus Dei where she worked the warm, welcoming environment of a Christian family home. Resources to learn more about Dora del Hoyo: Website for Her Canonization Cause (https://opusdei.org/en-us/dora-del-hoyo/). Medina Bayo, Javier. Dora del Hoyo: A Lighted Lamp. Hounslow, UK: Scepter, 2017. (Scepter Publishers (https://scepterpublishers.org/products/dora-del-hoyo-a-lighted-lamp)) For more information about Opus Dei or to inquire about Opus Dei activities in your area, visit www.opusdei.org (https://opusdei.org/). You can buy the book "Encounters: Finding God in All Walks of Life" from Scepter Publishers (https://scepterpublishers.org/products/encounters) or on Amazon (https://www.amazon.com/dp/159417511X).
19 Sept 2024
Carlos Martínez: Fish Seller
Carlos grew up in an extremely poor family and was an active member of the Communist Youth organization before the Spanish Civil War. He was a political prisoner of the Franco regime and served in the Spanish Foreign Legion. He worked in a fish shop and eventually started a fish shop of his own. After his conversion and joining Opus Dei, he dedicated much of his energy to trying to improve the lives of local gypsies (as people called them then) and illiterate coal miners. Resources to learn more about Carlos Martínez: A website created by his friends in Oviedo (https://unagregadodelopusdei.org/) (in Spanish). Íniguez Herrero, José Antonio, and Pablo Alvarez Valbuena. Carlos Martínez, pescadero. Un revolucionario que se encontró con Dios. Madrid: Palabra, 2011 (in Spanish, Amazon (https://www.amazon.com/dp/8498405491)). For more information about Opus Dei or to inquire about Opus Dei activities in your area, visit www.opusdei.org (https://opusdei.org/). You can buy the book "Encounters: Finding God in All Walks of Life" from Scepter Publishers (https://scepterpublishers.org/products/encounters) or on Amazon (https://www.amazon.com/dp/159417511X).
12 Sept 2024
Tomás and Paquita Alvira: Early Married Members of the Work
Tomás and Paquita were among the earliest married members of Opus Dei. Tomas taught high school, ran a boarding school for orphans, was a college professor of pedagogy, and helped found a network of parent-sponsored primary and secondary schools. Paquita was also a high school teacher and principal as well as an artist, but decided to dedicate herself to her family. She helped organize the early activities of Opus Dei for married women and schoolgirls. Resources to learn more about Tomás and Paquita Alvira: Website for Their Canonization Cause (https://opusdei.org/en-us/tomas-and-paquita-alvira/). Marlin, Olga Emily. Our Lives in His Hands: An Ordinary Couple’s Path to Holiness. New York: Scepter, 2018. (Scepter Publishers (https://scepterpublishers.org/products/our-lives-in-his-hands-an-ordinary-couples-path-to-holiness), Amazon (https://www.amazon.com/dp/1594173117)) For more information about Opus Dei or to inquire about Opus Dei activities in your area, visit www.opusdei.org (https://opusdei.org/). You can buy the book "Encounters: Finding God in All Walks of Life" from Scepter Publishers (https://scepterpublishers.org/products/encounters) or on Amazon (https://www.amazon.com/dp/159417511X).
22 Aug 2024
Ruth Pakaluk: Wife, Mother, Friend, Activist
Ruth was an extraordinarily warm, talented, and engaging woman. She entered Harvard University as a pro-choice atheist. After her conversion to Catholicism, she dedicated herself to raising her family and to pro-life activism. At age 33, Ruth was diagnosed with cancer. She refused to allow the final eight years of her life to be dominated by the disease. In addition to carrying on with her pro-life activities and involvement in local politics, she became the host of a local television program, continued hiking, and learned to ski. Shortly before dying peacefully at age 41, she wrote to a friend: "I have loved the life God gave me. There is no other life I would rather have lived.” Resources to learn more about Ruth Pakaluk: www.ruthpakaluk.com (https://www.ruthpakaluk.com/) Pakaluk, Michael. The Appalling Strangeness of the Mercy of God: The Story of Ruth Pakaluk, Convert, Mother, Pro-Life Activist. San Francisco: Ignatius Press, 2011. (Ignatius Press (https://ignatius.com/the-appalling-strangeness-of-the-mercy-of-god-asmgp/), Amazon (https://www.amazon.com/dp/1586174517)) For more information about Opus Dei or to inquire about Opus Dei activities in your area, visit www.opusdei.org (https://opusdei.org/). You can buy the book "Encounters: Finding God in All Walks of Life" from Scepter Publishers (https://scepterpublishers.org/products/encounters) or on Amazon (https://www.amazon.com/dp/159417511X).
15 Aug 2024
Introduction to the Series
The people who appear in this podcast are very different, ranging from a plumber to a professor of Medicine, but they all tried to find God in their daily lives following the spirituality of Opus Dei. This introduction offers an overview of that spirituality. It provides the necessary background for readers who are not familiar with Opus Dei. For more information about Opus Dei or to inquire about Opus Dei activities in your area, visit www.opusdei.org (https://opusdei.org/). You can buy the book "Encounters: Finding God in All Walks of Life" from Scepter Publishers (https://scepterpublishers.org/products/encounters) or on Amazon (https://www.amazon.com/dp/159417511X).
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