Opus Dei (Catholicism)

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About.com: Opus Dei About.com: Opus Dei: Synopsis of Opus Dei history in Spain, extracted from the Library of Congress's "Spain: A Country Study." (Opus Dei) http://atheism.about.com/library/world/KZ/bl_SpainOpusDei.htm Why I Left Opus Dei Why I Left Opus Dei: A former member says that the founder of the ultra-conservative organisation was a hypocrite who bought a fancy title, and the organisation is deceptive. [The Spectator] (Opus Dei) http://www.spectator.co.uk/article.php3?table=old%26section=current&issue=2002-10-12&id=2356 Controversial Catholic pushed for sainthood Controversial Catholic pushed for sainthood: The Vatican has opened the last door to the canonization of Josemaria Escriva, but he and Opus Dei, the organization he founded, are extremely unpopular among liberal Catholics. [Toronto Globe and Mail] (Opus Dei) http://www.phillyburbs.com/couriertimes/news/news_archive/0118contraversial.htm Ancien régime meets high finance in Opus Dei Ancien régime meets high finance in Opus Dei: Book review of "Their Kingdom Come," from the National Catholic Reporter. (Opus Dei) http://www.natcath.com/NCR_Online/archives/102398/102398l.htm Survivor Describes Days in Opus Dei Survivor Describes Days in Opus Dei: Book review from The National Catholic Reporter by Sr. Kaye Ashe, a Dominican sister (Opus Dei) http://www.natcath.com/NCR_Online/archives/090597/090597l.htm Winning the Culture War Winning the Culture War: Analysis of Opus Dei Senators Brownback and Santorum's relationship to right-wing elements in the US government by Rev. Richard P. McBrien, a Professor of Theology at the University of Notre Dame. From The Tidings, southern California, USA. (Opus Dei) http://www.the-tidings.com/2004/1015/essays.htm Anti-Opus Dei Legal Disclaimer Anti-Opus Dei Legal Disclaimer: Legal document for use on anti-Opus Dei websites, email lists, in newspapers and magazines. (Opus Dei) http://pweb.netcom.com/~mjr40/od/ld.html Thank you Lord, may I have another? Thank you Lord, may I have another?: excellent article from GQ Magazine, December, 2003 by Craig Offman (Opus Dei) http://home.netcom.com/~mjr40/od/gq.html Opus Dei grows, made famous by Da Vinci Code Opus Dei grows, made famous by Da Vinci Code: Overview of the problems Opus Dei is causing in India; from The Times of India, Mumbai. (Opus Dei) http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/articleshow/861817.cms Inside the world of Opus Dei Inside the world of Opus Dei: A look at the sharp disagreement about Opus Dei. [The Journal News] (Opus Dei) http://www.thejournalnews.com/OpusDei/042201/22opus/ Fact, Fiction And Opus Dei Fact, Fiction And Opus Dei: The bestselling novel 'The Da Vinci Code' puts the Catholic sect in the spotlight's harsh glare. Some who have left call the group manipulative and cult-like from Newsday, NY, USA. (Opus Dei) http://www.danbrown.com/media/fact_fiction_opus_Dei.html The Bureau and the Mole The Bureau and the Mole: Excerpt from the book; discusses Opus Dei in northern Virginia. (Opus Dei) http://www.bureauandthemole.com/from_book.php Priest Sparks Debate Priest Sparks Debate: column about Opus Dei priest Fr. C. John McCloskey; from Vero-Beach Press Journal. (Opus Dei) http://www.tcpalm.com/tcp/faith_and_values/article/0,1651,TCP_1155_2002284,00.html How a Tyco Lawyer Channeled Windfall Into an Unlikely Cause How a Tyco Lawyer Channeled Windfall Into an Unlikely Cause: Article from Wall St Journal about an indicted Opus Dei member who was the former legal counsel for the Tyco corporation (Opus Dei) http://extremecatholic.blogspot.com/html/tyco.htm HOWTO: Guide on How to Prevent Opus Dei Infiltration HOWTO: Guide on How to Prevent Opus Dei Infiltration: Guide on Preventing Opus Dei Infiltration of other organs of the Catholic Church (Opus Dei) http://www.crcnyc.net/od/guide.html Secret Societies Secret Societies: rush transcript from CNN; aired December 9, 2003 - 19:00 ET; scroll down to "Secret Societies" about 3/4 of the way down the page (Opus Dei) http://www.cnn.com/TRANSCRIPTS/0312/09/acd.00.html FECRIS Attacks Opus Dei' Canonization FECRIS Attacks Opus Dei' Canonization: Vice-President of FECRIS Attacks the Canonization of Opus Dei Founder from Center for Studies on New Religions. (Opus Dei) http://www.cesnur.org/2002/fecris.htm Group Watch: Opus Dei/Work of God Group Watch: Opus Dei/Work of God: Profile of this militant, fundamentalist, secretive, authoritarian organization, which displays features of a cult. (Opus Dei) http://rightweb.irc-online.org/groupwatch/od.php Opus Dei politician defends political party branch-stacking Opus Dei politician defends political party branch-stacking: NSW Liberal MLC David Clarke, an Opus Dei Catholic, has said it is the responsibility of Christians to involve themselves in politics, and it's natural that political party branch officials will seek new members among their friends. From Catholic News, A (Opus Dei) http://www.cathnews.com/news/405/69.php Report on Opus Dei activity at the University of Notre Dame Report on Opus Dei activity at the University of Notre Dame: Article from the University of Notre Dame student newspaper, The Observer, in South Bend, Indiana, USA. (Opus Dei) http://www.ndsmcobserver.com/news/2004/10/29/News/Students.Opus.Dei.Experiences.Vary-786638.shtml Opening the Doors of Opus Dei - Part 2 Opening the Doors of Opus Dei - Part 2: Part 2 of a report from Harvard University, USA; from The Harvard Crimson student newspaper. (Opus Dei) http://www.thecrimson.com/article.aspx?ref=347479 Trial of Opus Dei member Mark Belnick Trial of Opus Dei member Mark Belnick: Article about the trial of Opus Dei member and former general counsel for Tyco Mark Belnick. Details his recruitment into Opus Dei. Notes how during the trial, no friends from Opus Dei were present in the courtroom to support him, only his family and fo (Opus Dei) http://www.newyorkmetro.com/nymetro/news/people/features/9572/index.html Taking Five: Opus Dei Taking Five: Opus Dei: Series of articles written by a veteran Catholic journalist. (Opus Dei) http://www.takingfive.com/archives.htm#opusdei Mi General Mi General: Opus Dei activity in Chile. [Z Magazine] (Opus Dei) http://www.zmag.org/zmag/articles/pettiferapril2000.htm Prestige on display at centenary event Prestige on display at centenary event: Report from Rome on 100th anniversary of Escriva's birth. [National Catholic Reporter] (Opus Dei) http://www.natcath.com/NCR_Online/archives/011802/011802f.htm Opus Dei Awareness Network Opus Dei Awareness Network: US-based non profit organization; provides information, outreach and support to those adversely impacted by Opus Dei. Coordinates worldwide anti-Opus Dei movement within the Roman Catholic Church. Group composed of practicing Catholics loyal to the Ch (Opus Dei) http://www.odan.org/ Founder of Opus Dei Will Be Canonized Founder of Opus Dei Will Be Canonized: from The Washington Post (Opus Dei) http://www.washingtonpost.com/ac2/wp-dyn?pagename=article&node=&contentId=A7612-2002Feb26 Secret Service Secret Service: Review of Maria del Carmen Tapia's book "Beyond the Threshold: A Life in Opus Dei." With a link to the first chapter of the book. [New York Times] (Opus Dei) http://www.nytimes.com/books/97/10/12/reviews/971012.12steinft.html Spies, Spooks, and the Catholic Church? Spies, Spooks, and the Catholic Church?: Questions the secrecy surrounding Opus Dei, given its influence in the corridors of power. Nothing can justify elitism and sadomasochism on the part of a group that claims to be Catholic. By Catharine A. Henningsen. [The American Catholic] (Opus Dei) http://taconline.org/2001/2001-04/Henningsen401.htm Inside Opus Dei Inside Opus Dei: Article from student newspaper in Toronto, reporting on a local Opus Dei center. [Varsity] (Opus Dei) http://www.varsity.utoronto.ca/archives/119/nov10/feature/inside.html Information Flyer Information Flyer: Flyer with relavant information about Opus Dei that can be given out to targeted recruits. (Opus Dei) http://www.crcnyc.net/od/flyer.html The Rev. John McCloskey: The Catholic Church's K Street Lobbyist The Rev. John McCloskey: The Catholic Church's K Street Lobbyist: The high-profile Opus Dei priest preaches good news to the rich, and wants to throw Catholics who disagree with him out of the Church. [Slate] (Opus Dei) http://slate.msn.com/?id=2069194 The Word From Rome The Word From Rome: Reporter John Allen from The National Catholic Reporter (US), to write a book about Opus Dei; second article down on the page. (Opus Dei) http://www.nationalcatholicreporter.org/word/word073004.htm On Eve of Founder's Canonization, Opus Dei Still Stirs Debate On Eve of Founder's Canonization, Opus Dei Still Stirs Debate: Article on the cult-like practicies of Opus Dei; from Beliefnet.com. (Opus Dei) http://www.beliefnet.com/story/114/story_11431_1.html The hand of Opus Dei in El Salvador The hand of Opus Dei in El Salvador: The gap between rich and poor is widening, and more Salvadorans are dying of violent acts than during the civil war. The martyred Oscar Romero's successor is an Opus Dei man who preaches individual salvation and attempts to squash liberation theology. [Th (Opus Dei) http://www.thetablet.co.uk/cgi-bin/archive_db.cgi?tablet-00458 War Blogging: Who is Admiral John Poindexter? War Blogging: Who is Admiral John Poindexter?: information on Admiral John Poindexter, whose wife Linda is a member of Opus Dei and volunteers at the Opus Dei center in downtown Washington DC. Poindexter is the chief architect of a program called Total/Terrorist Information Awareness that will have a (Opus Dei) http://www.warblogging.com/tia/poindexter.php Who rules the Vatican? Who rules the Vatican?: Fine analysis of Opus Dei's undue influence within the Vatican, which includes Pope John Paul II's personal Secretary Archbishop Stanislaw Dziwicz and Cardinal Julian Herranz Casado. From The-Tidings, Southern California, USA by Father Richard P. McBrien (Opus Dei) http://www.the-tidings.com/2004/1112/essays.htm The Rise of Opus Dei The Rise of Opus Dei: A report on the controversy surrounding the secretive organisation and the meteoric rise of its founder to canonisation. [BBC News] (Opus Dei) http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/2300685.stm Opus Dei: The Unofficial Homepage Opus Dei: The Unofficial Homepage: Independent and critical information about the sect. (Opus Dei) http://www.mond.at/opus.dei/ Spain - Opus Dei Spain - Opus Dei: Synopsis of lead story, Series 12, Episode 18; Australian Broadcasting Company; Mark Corcoran reports. (Opus Dei) http://www.abc.net.au/foreign/stories/s716730.htm Power and Mystery Power and Mystery: As Opus Dei's founder is canonized, Catholics wonder if the secretive lay group will one day help pick the next Pope; from Time Magazine - Europe (Opus Dei) http://www.time.com/time/europe/magazine/article/0,13005,901021007-356046,00.html Controversial Catholic Is Made A Saint Controversial Catholic Is Made A Saint: Good article discussing problems with Escriva's canonization. Interesting comment at the end discussing behavior of a cultic mind controlled crowd. From CBS News, US. (Opus Dei) http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2002/10/01/world/main523928.shtml Selling orthodoxy to Washington power brokers Selling orthodoxy to Washington power brokers: from the National Catholic Reporter, the independent newsweekly (Opus Dei) http://www.natcath.org/NCR_Online/archives2/2003c/090503/090503c.php Sainthood for 'sect' founder Sainthood for 'sect' founder: Spanish priest founded a secretive, elitist, ultra-conservative group known for its medieval practices of self-mortification and for its covert influence in politics and the media. [Sunday Herald] (Opus Dei) http://www.sundayherald.com/28208 Opus Dei as a Political Force in Post Cold War Latin America Opus Dei as a Political Force in Post Cold War Latin America: American Political Science Association, Wash DC, USA; Panel "Comparative Political Manifestations of the Roman Catholic Church", 2nd draft, 1:30 PM (Opus Dei) http://mail.udlap.mx/~rich/papers/opusdei.html New University New University: From Open Source Solutions; comment on new university associated with Opus Dei; from oss.net. (Opus Dei) http://www.oss.net/extra/news/?module_instance=1&id=734 Fundamentalism and Opus Dei Fundamentalism and Opus Dei: Fundamentalism is marked by fear and rage directed not only against the enemy outside the ranks but even more intensely against the enemy within, including bishops, priests, sisters and theologians. By Father Richard P. McBrien, a Professor of Theology a (Opus Dei) http://www.the-tidings.com/2004/0924/essays.htm Earth Edition Earth Edition: essay on Opus Dei from h2g2, the Earth Edition of The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy. Run by the BBC, UK. (Opus Dei) http://www.bbc.co.uk/dna/h2g2/alabaster/A845732 Rick Ross: Opus Dei Rick Ross: Opus Dei: Collection of articles, most of them sharply critical of the organization. (Opus Dei) http://www.rickross.com/groups/opus.html Scalia and Opus Dei: Radicals on the High Court Scalia and Opus Dei: Radicals on the High Court: Article that discusses Justice Antonin Scalia's involvement in Opus Dei and the effects that such involvement may have on the US Supreme Court and the US legal system.By Mike Whitney; Counterpunch political newsletter, Weekend Edition. (Opus Dei) http://www.counterpunch.org/whitney01172004.html Da Vinci Code Sparks Debate Over Opus Dei Da Vinci Code Sparks Debate Over Opus Dei: article that looks at the debate over Opus Dei. Report by Lisa Daniels of CBS in New York City. (Opus Dei) http://cbsnewyork.com/siteSearch/local_story_328084820.html Opus Dei in the United States Opus Dei in the United States: Considered to be one of the best articles available today on Opus Dei; written by the eminent Jesuit scholar Father James Martin, an Associate Editor at America Magazine in New York City, USA. (Opus Dei) http://www.americamagazine.org/articles/martin-opusdei.cfm Bookreview: "Their Kingdom Come" Bookreview: "Their Kingdom Come": Fine review of Robert Hutchinson's "Their Kingdom Come" from Irish Resistance Books (Opus Dei) http://www.irishresistancebooks.com/reviews/opusdei.htm Meet the Catholofascists Meet the Catholofascists: Al Qaeda is not the only deadly religious sect. An excellent article that looks at the Roman Catholic sect Opus Dei by Johann Hari from The Independent in the UK. (Opus Dei) http://www.johannhari.com/archive/article.php?id=433 Home town divided over 'cult' of sanctity through work Home town divided over 'cult' of sanctity through work: Report from Escriva's hometown on the eve of his canonisation. [Telegraph] (Opus Dei) http://www.dailytelegraph.co.uk/news/main.jhtml?xml=/news/2002/10/05/wjose105.xml&sSheet=/news/2002/10/05/ixworld.html Essay: Opus Dei and The Da Vinci Code Essay: Opus Dei and The Da Vinci Code: Interview with Fr. James Martin, SJ author of "Opus Dei in the United States", about Opus Dei; from The National Catholic Reporter (US). (Opus Dei) http://ncronline.org/NCR_Online/archives2/2004c/091004/091004p.php Day of Opus Dei Day of Opus Dei: The Lycos 50 Daily Report from the Lycos search engine (Opus Dei) http://50.lycos.com/102102.asp Opus Dei in the Open Opus Dei in the Open: from The Bulletin with Newsweek by Kenneth Woodward (Opus Dei) http://bulletin.ninemsn.com.au/bulletin/eddesk.nsf/All/FFCE5D9C810F6C1BCA256C44001ACCC7 Information on Opus Dei Information on Opus Dei: list of additional links about Opus Dei (Opus Dei) http://home.netcom.com/~mjr40/od/list.html Too far back to the future Too far back to the future: from The Guardian (Opus Dei) http://www.guardian.co.uk/comment/story/0,3604,805962,00.html What Is Opus Dei? What Is Opus Dei?: Controversy surrounds this organisation and its founder. [BBC News] (Opus Dei) http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/1722214.stm Opus Dei's Secret Revealed: It Takes Spies in From the Cold Opus Dei's Secret Revealed: It Takes Spies in From the Cold: The arrest of accused FBI spy Robert Hanssen shines a spotlight on Opus Dei, the enigmatic Catholic group he belonged to. By Eugene Kennedy from Beliefnet.com (Opus Dei) http://www.beliefnet.com/story/69/story_6980_1.html Opus Dei on the Rise Opus Dei on the Rise: Special series of investigative reports on the secretive, conservative, well-connected, and controversial organization. [ABC News] (Opus Dei) http://abcnews.go.com/sections/us/DailyNews/opusdei_story1.html Open-Site.org Open-Site.org: The Open Encyclopedia Project - chapter on Opus Dei (Opus Dei) http://open-site.org/Society/Religion/Christianity/Denominations/Catholicism/Movements/Opus_Dei/ Opus Dei Saint Opus Dei Saint: Report on the controversial canonization of Josemaria Escriva. RealAudio. [Weekend Edition] (Opus Dei) http://www.npr.org/dmg/oldaudio.php?prgCode=WESUN&showDate=06-Oct-2002&segNum=11 Doing "the Work" In Urbana Doing "the Work" In Urbana: Article discussing Opus Dei's recruiting operations in Urbana, IL and problematic brainwashing issues the group raises. Origninally from the Urbana-Champaign Independent Media Center, Illinois, USA. (Opus Dei) http://shrug.csl.uiuc.edu/~wedwards/opus_final.htm Vatican II: Whither the renewal and reform? Vatican II: Whither the renewal and reform?: The article describes Opus Dei within the context of sectarian religious movements that break away from larger mainstream faiths; from The-Tidings, southern California, USA (Opus Dei) http://www.the-tidings.com/2004/0827/essays.htm My Encounter with Opus Dei My Encounter with Opus Dei: The first chapter of the book "Beyond the Threshold: A Life in Opus Dei," by Maria del Carmen Tapia. (Opus Dei) http://www.nytimes.com/books/first/t/tapia-threshold.html The Rising Spectre of Opus Dei The Rising Spectre of Opus Dei: From the European Institute of Protestant Studies; good article detailing the organization. (Opus Dei) http://www.ianpaisley.org/article.asp?ArtKey=opusdei UCD Launches Inquiry into Opus Dei Claims by Students UCD Launches Inquiry into Opus Dei Claims by Students: UCD is conducting an inquiry into claims that a college lecturer told students they had to attend an Opus Dei event in order to pass their exams. "The lecturer noted the names of all those who didn't attend the meeting last January . . . students fe (Opus Dei) http://www.ireland.com/newspaper/front/2004/0403/3682700401HM1UCD.html Opus Dei Gains Prestige Opus Dei Gains Prestige: short news article on some of the problems with Opus Dei. From the Sydney Morning Herald, Australia. (Opus Dei) http://www.cultsandsociety.com/csr_news/csr_newsgrp/opusdei_2002_01_31.htm Freedom of Mind Center: Opus Dei Freedom of Mind Center: Opus Dei: Small list of articles on the group. (Opus Dei) http://www.freedomofmind.com/resourcecenter/groups/o/opus/ In God They Trust In God They Trust: God is appearing in more and more places around the Federal Parliament, and among all sorts of people. The Sydney Morning Herald reports on the growing link-up of church and state. (Opus Dei) http://www.smh.com.au/articles/2004/04/11/1081621834807.html Vatican proves the power of Opus Dei founder Vatican proves the power of Opus Dei founder: Opus Dei certainly seems to be highly regarded by Pope John Paul II, as seen in the hurry-up canonisation of its founder. But the organisation inspires at least as much suspicion as it does admiration. [Telegraph] (Opus Dei) http://www.dailytelegraph.co.uk/news/main.jhtml?xml=/news/2002/10/05/wjose05.xml&sSheet=/news/2002/10/05/ixworld.html The Truth About Opus Dei--An Extremely Dangerous Sect The Truth About Opus Dei--An Extremely Dangerous Sect: From a Peruvian Catholic perspective. Opus Dei is seen to be a deceitful secret society, whose founder was vulgar and whose methods are anything but Catholic. With links. (Opus Dei) http://www.geocities.com/catolicos2001/truth.htm Opus Dei lifts lid without revealing secrets Opus Dei lifts lid without revealing secrets: An Opus Dei official in Spain was anxious to convince an English reporter that there is nothing unusual about the organisation. [Telegraph] (Opus Dei) http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/main.jhtml?xml=%2Fnews%2F2002%2F03%2F23%2Fwwide23.xml Opus Dei Opus Dei: NPR's religion reporter Duncan Moon delves into the criticisms of Opus Dei. 4 minutes 50 seconds in length. RealAudio file. [All Things Considered] (Opus Dei) http://discover.npr.org/features/feature.jhtml?wfId=1151206 The Crusaders The Crusaders: A powerful faction of religious and political conservatives is waging a latter-day counterreformation, battling widespread efforts to liberalize the American Catholic Church. Fr. C. John McCloskey and Opus Dei discussed throughout the article. [Boston Gl (Opus Dei) http://www.boston.com/news/globe/magazine/articles/2003/11/02/the_crusaders/ Cease and Desist/Anti-Harassment/Restraining Order/Letter Cease and Desist/Anti-Harassment/Restraining Order/Letter: Sample Cease and Desist Order in the form of a letter for use against Opus Dei operatives when they harass, intimidate, and pressure people. (Opus Dei) http://www.crcnyc.net/od/cease.html Was FBI Agent's True "Loyalty" to Opus Dei? Was FBI Agent's True "Loyalty" to Opus Dei?: Suggests that Robert Hanssen's motivation to betray his country was his allegiance to the ultraconservative Catholic organization. [JINN Magazine] (Opus Dei) http://www.pacificnews.org/jinn/stories/6.31/010305-spy.html Opening the Doors of Opus Dei Opening the Doors of Opus Dei: report from Harvard University, USA; from The Harvard Crimson student newspaper. (Opus Dei) http://www.thecrimson.com/article.aspx?ref=347478 Religious Right Crams into Lib Branches Religious Right Crams into Lib Branches: Article detailing a push by right-wing religious groups, including Opus Dei, to infiltrate and control political organizations. - Sydney Morning Herald Online (Opus Dei) http://www.smh.com.au/articles/2004/04/11/1081621842301.html Opus Dei founder still topic of religious debate Opus Dei founder still topic of religious debate: from the Miami Herald, USA (Opus Dei) http://www.miami.com/mld/miamiherald/2002/09/30/news/world/4179235.htm The Religion Report The Religion Report: Opus Dei has been accused of secrecy, paranoia toward outsiders and cult-like recruiting practices. This week we take a look at the history of Opus Dei and its founder, from Radio National, Austrailia. (Opus Dei) http://www.abc.net.au/rn/talks/8.30/relrpt/stories/s695691.htm Muscular Catholicism Muscular Catholicism: Article detailing Opus Dei's operations in the United Kingdom, including the use of tranquilizers on members and using student residences as recruitment fronts. By Annabel Miller, from The Tablet, United Kingdom. (Opus Dei) http://www.thetablet.co.uk/cgi-bin/archive_db.cgi?tablet-00580 Questions Persist about Opus Dei Questions Persist about Opus Dei: Article begins about halfway down the page. Criticism of the group and its founder, compares Opus Dei's characteristics against the Vatican's own criteria for discerning what is a cult. (Opus Dei) http://www.iclnet.org/pub/resources/text/cri/cri-jrnl/web/crj0171a.html The Pope's Right Arm in Europe The Pope's Right Arm in Europe: Report by Gordon Urquhart which focuses on Opus Dei's direct involvement in politics. (Opus Dei) http://www.cath4choice.org/nobandwidth/English/pubs/ccie1Long.asp Controversial priest to become saint Controversial priest to become saint: Reports on upcoming canonization of Opus Dei's founder Josemaria Escriva. [Chicago Sun-Times] (Opus Dei) http://www.indybay.org/news/2002/03/118309.php The Way of the Faithful The Way of the Faithful: Review of Maria del Carmen Tapia's book "Beyond the Threshold: A Life in Opus Dei." Includes a link to the first chapter of the book. [Washington Post] (Opus Dei) http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/style/longterm/books/reviews/beyondthethreshold.htm