Friends of God

This collection of 18 published homilies centers around the Christian virtues, a life of piety, and personal relationships with God and Our Lady. It is a good book for assistance with personal meditation and daily reflection.

St. Josemaria Escriva was born in Spain in 1902 and was ordained a priest in 1926. In 1928, he received the divine inspiration to found Opus Dei, a Catholic organization of lay people and priests who try to grow close to God through their ordinary lives. St. Josemaria died in 1975 and was canonized by Pope John Paul II in 2002.