It has been eleven years since I sat down to speak with José Manuel Almuzara and others deeply involved in the cause for Antoni Gaudí’s beatification. Back then, Almuzara hoped that Gaudí might be declared venerable within just one year. Eleven years have passed since that hopeful conversation, yet the flame of Gaudí’s spirit continues to burn brightly, inspiring me still.

What moved me most in that interview wasn’t simply the notion of sainthood or Church processes. It was the profoundly human and emotional essence of Gaudí — a man whose entire life was a testament to a determined spirit, shaped and molded by his unwavering desire to follow Jesus Christ authentically. 

Gaudí was not just an architect of stone and mortar; he was an architect of faith and love. To understand Gaudí is to glimpse the soul of a man who sought, with every fiber of his being, to incarnate the Gospel in his work and in his daily life. His architecture — magnificent, intricate, and alive — was not an end in itself but a prayer carved into stone. It was his way of offering beauty back to the Creator, of inviting others to encounter God through the language of form and light.

In those conversations, Almuzara described Gaudí as a man who didn’t separate his faith from his work or his life. His holiness was not a distant ideal but a lived reality — a path of humility, sacrifice, and constant striving to reflect Christ’s love. This was a man who embraced simplicity in his later years, who accepted suffering and even death with quiet surrender.

Eleven years on, the Church has officially recognized Gaudí’s heroic virtues. This formal recognition affirms what many of us already felt in our hearts: that Gaudí’s life was a true witness to Christian discipleship. Yet, the journey toward beatification still calls for a miracle, a sign that the faithful believe will affirm Gaudí’s place among the saints.

For me, this slow unfolding of history only deepens the poignancy of Gaudí’s story. It reminds me that sanctity is not a race but a pilgrimage — a steady, unwavering walk with Christ, marked by faithfulness even when the world’s pace feels slow.

Gaudí’s legacy is ultimately a story of human hope, perseverance, and the beautiful tension between the earthly and the divine. His determined spirit, his deep humility, and his burning desire to follow Jesus are what continue to inspire me and so many others. The stone and light of the Sagrada Familia stand not just as a monument of architectural genius, but as a beacon of a life wholly given in love.

Over the years, I have published this interview along with many others and numerous articles in various Internet outlets, sharing these insights with a wider audience. You can read the full interview following this link, here.

As I reflect on that interview and the years since, I am filled with gratitude — to have glimpsed the heart of a man who dared to build not just buildings, but a path to holiness. And I wait patiently, alongside many others, to see the day when Gaudí’s light will be fully recognized by the Church he loved so deeply.

         Jordi Picazo

In a world that moves fast, where people are often called nomads—wanderers without a fixed place—we are something different. We are pilgrims. Striders on a sacred journey, walking this earth with God by our side.

Bob Dylan sang it well: “With God on Our Side.” This faith is our compass, our strength, and our hope. Unlike the aimless nomad, the pilgrim moves with purpose—seeking meaning, searching for something deeper than the transient comforts of life.

One of the hardest parts of this pilgrimage is leaving behind those we love—those who have shaped us, those who have journeyed alongside us, those who own or heart and share our souls's most inner wishes, those who share our blood. The pain of parting can weigh heavy on the heart. Yet, as pilgrims, our faith transforms that pain into hope. We do not say goodbye forever; instead, we say, “See you later.” We trust in God’s loving hands to hold them safely, and in our prayers, we intercede for them.

This is the pilgrim’s path: a path marked by faith, by the promise of reunion, and by the conviction that no journey is ever truly alone. We walk with God, and because of that, we walk with Hope, homebound.

   Jordi

Take a morning, any morning. Picture it set on a sunny hill in the English countryside. There I stand, in a crescent corner, smartphone in hand, waiting for the taxi I've just ordered. From a little distance, I see a man approaching. He’s a black man, walking slowly toward me, dressed in what seems like a Rocky Balboa-style sweatshirt and bottoms, all dark. The sun is shining bright today.

He looks at me as one does when paths cross in a narrow alley and greets me, "Good morning."

"Good morning," I reply. 

"Are you waiting for God?" he asks, his pace steady, his tone serious.

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FECHA DE PUBLICACIÓN: 27 DE FEBRERO DE 2024​

El próximo 4 de marzo de marzo de 2024 se llevará a cabo un juicio significativo contra Jordi Picazo, periodista reconocido y miembro del equipo internacional de Jacques Pintor, en el Juzgado de lo Penal número 2 de Huesca, en Sala HU 05, Planta Baja, a las 13.15 horas. Este juicio es parte de un procedimiento secundario, iniciado por los poderes legales del letrado de Vicente Jesús López-Brea Urbán. Picazo, colegiado en el Il·lustre Col·legi de Periodistes de Catalunya y en el Chartered Institute of Journalists de Londres, se enfrenta a acusaciones que desafían los principios fundamentales de la libertad de expresión y el periodismo investigativo.

Vicente Jesús López-Brea Urbán, sacerdote en proceso de secularización y actual director gerente de salud pública, está en el centro de la controversia, habiendo generado escándalo en múltiples sectores. Este caso secundario se centra en la supuesta violación de una medida cautelar por parte de Picazo, con la acusación solicitando severas sanciones, en concreto 14.600 € de multa, más 50.000 € de responsabilidad civil, costas procesales y de la acusación particular y 365 días de detención en el caso de no poder hacer frente al pago.

DETALLES DEL CASO Y PROCEDIMIENTOS JUDICIALES
No obstante, el foco de atención se amplía hacia un procedimiento principal programado para septiembre, que aborda delitos contra el honor, la intimidad y acusaciones de homofobia, derivados de las investigaciones de Picazo sobre las actividades de López-Brea, incluidas sus visitas a clubes liberales de intercambio de sexo homosexual y una supuesta adicción al alcohol.

​Tienes en tus manos la 2ª edición corregida y ampliada del libro. En el caso de la ampliación, se ha aplicado en esta edición una reestructuración y distribución de los 19 capítulos en lugar de 15 en la primera edición, en las 8 partes del libro en lugar de 7, en líneas generales.

De esta forma, hago también una invitación al lector y a la lectora a enviar testimonios o datos para investigar o ya definitivos, profundizamos en el capítulo 2 en la animadversión de la abogada de Cuatrecasas contra el Opus Dei y en la relación no aclarada entre Omella, Arana y Bergoglio. Lo que está pasando puede parecer un favor de clérigos enemigos del Opus Dei a Cuatrecasas a cambio de su ayuda. ¿Un favor a Cuatrecasas… contra el Opus Dei? En estos enlaces vas al libro, y si quieres puedes comprarlo por 4 €.
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Jordi Picazo