This collection of spiritual writings by Blessed Alvaro del Portillo is an anthology of texts from his pastoral letters and homilies over a 19 year period from 1975 to 1994 as President-General and later Prelate of Opus Dei. Compiled by Rev. Jose Antonio Loarte, it includes excerpts of varying length organized under a series of seven topics including:

• The goal of human life: the glory of God
• Restoring the kingdom of God 
• The growth of Christian life
• The path of Christian life in the world
• The struggle for holiness
• The means for sanctification
• The apostolic zeal of a Christian