Our Lives in His Hands

Name: Our Lives in His Hands
Brand: Hachette Aotearoa New Zealand
SKU: 9781594173110
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An Ordinary Couple's Path to Holiness

By Olga Marlin

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Our Lives in His Hands by Olga Marlin recounts the inspiring story of Tomás Alvira, one of the young men who fled with St. Josemaría Escrivá during the Spanish Civil War. Choosing a path of apostolic dedication within Opus Dei while embracing family life, Tomás and his wife Paquita raised a large family. Their journey of faith and commitment is now recognised through the Catholic Church’s process of approving their cause of holiness.
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This memoir will resonate with readers interested in religious biographies, stories of faith and perseverance, and those exploring the history of Opus Dei and the Spanish Civil War.

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One of the young men who accompanied St. Josemaría Escrivá on his escape to freedom during the Spanish Civil War was Tomás Alvira. He wished to follow the founder of Opus Dei in a life of apostolic dedication, but as a married, rather than a single, person.

St. Josemaría advised him to wait and, at the right time, he could become part of Opus Dei as well as be a family man with wife and children, which happened within 10 years.

Our Lives in His Hands by Olga Marlin is the story of the life and adventures of Tomás and his wife Paquita, who raised a large family and whose cause of holiness is now progressing through the approval process of the Catholic Church.

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INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781594173110

Publisher: Scepter Publishers Inc

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 14 March 2018

Country: United States

Imprint: Scepter Publishers Inc

Illustration: Illustrations

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 15.0mm

Width: 139.0mm

Height: 215.0mm

Weight: 331g

Pages: 117

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Biography & Memoir Non-Fiction Olga Marlin

About the Author

Olga Marlin (New York, 1934) studied in Trinity College Dublin where she obtained an M.A. with a view to becoming a teacher. While there, she met and joined Opus Dei in 1955. In 1957 she studied in Rome for an academic year, where she interacted with the Founder on a number of occasions. In 1960 Josemar a Escriv invited Olga to join the first group of women going to Africa to start the Work in Kenya. They founded Kianda College in 1961, followed by other initiatives which Olga relates in her book To Africa with a Dream (2002). In 2011 Olga was awarded a D. Litt. (Honoris Causa) by Strathmore University.