by Jennifer Basinger | Mar 1, 2022 | Updates
“Do you want to transform society? Have a Girls Club!” said Jean Beatty when The Spark caught up with her last week. Jean was first sold on the idea when her friend, Laura Porres, explained how girls’ Clubs can form young girls into virtuous women. Laura explained the...
by Jennifer Basinger | Dec 2, 2021 | Updates
Growing up in the Philippines, Nicky Schauder attended programs and activities for girls at her high school and at the local Opus Dei Center for women. She gratefully recalls how pivotal that formation has been as a foundation for a fruitful life of joy and service....
by Jennifer Basinger | Oct 2, 2021 | Updates
Mary Lou Cochran was a high school student in the late 1950’s when some women in Opus Dei came to Washington DC and opened Stonecrest Center on Massachusetts Avenue, near Dupont Circle . Mary Lou was the oldest of six children in a closely knit family. She recalls how...
by Jennifer Basinger | Aug 15, 2021 | Updates
Camp Kittimaquundi, a unique summer experience for girls entering 4th-8th grade, was back in action this summer from August 8th through the 13th. The picturesque West River Center, a magnificent site of woodlands, natural wildlife areas and one mile of waterfront on...
by Jennifer Basinger | Jul 15, 2021 | Updates
Opening near Washington D.C. ‘s Dupont Circle in 1959, Stonecrest has been around since the early days of Opus Dei’s activity in the United States. The founder of the prelature, St. Josemaria Escriva, mentioned Stonecrest during an interview in 1966. It was in...
