Can anyone provide me wtih information on Opus Dei?

Question

It's for a class project. Links to good sources will be greatly appreciated. Thank you in advance for your time.

Answer 1

Here are a number of links for information both for and against. Good luck in your project!



Opus Dei [New Window]
Opus Dei is a personal prelature of the Catholic Church that helps people seek holiness in their work and ordinary activities.
http://www.opusdei.org/
2.Opus Dei [New Window]
The Prelature of the Holy Cross and Opus Dei, commonly known as Opus Dei (Latin for ... John Paul II established Opus Dei as a personal prelature of the ...
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Opus_Dei
3.Opus Dei Awareness Network [New Window]
US-based non profit organization; provides information, outreach and support to those adversely impacted by Opus Dei. Coordinates worldwide anti-Opus Dei ...
http://www.odan.org/
4.What is Opus Dei [New Window]
Short brief on the Opus Dei cult. From ODAN.org.
http://www.odan.org/what_is_opus_dei.htm
5.Opus Dei: The Unofficial Homepage [New Window]
Independent and critical information about Opus Dei.
http://www.mond.at/opus.dei/
6.Opus Dei in the United States [New Window]
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 ...
http://www.americamagazine.org/articles/martin-opusdei.cfm
7.Rick Ross: Opus Dei [New Window]
Collection of articles, most of them sharply critical of the organization.
http://www.rickross.com/groups/opus.html
8.Decoding Opus Dei - Newsweek Society [New Window]
A Vatican writer discusses the Roman Catholic Church’s most controversial organization—and how it was misrepresented in ‘The Da Vinci Code’
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/7288539/site/newsweek/
9.Religious Movements Homepage: Opus Dei [New Window]
This Opus Dei page is your gateway to accessing Web-based and print resources about Opus Dei. As part of the New Religious Movements Homepage, it includes a ...
http://religiousmovements.lib.virginia.edu/nrms/dei.html
10.Essay: Opus Dei and The Da Vinci Code [New Window]
Interview with Fr. James Martin, SJ author of "Opus Dei in the United States", about Opus Dei; from The National Catholic Reporter (US).
http://ncronline.org/NCR_Online/archives2/2004c/091004/091004p.php
11.Amazon.com: Opus Dei: An Objective Look Behind the Myths and ... [New Window]
Amazon.com: Opus Dei: An Objective Look Behind the Myths and Reality of the Most Controversial Force in the Catholic Church: Books: John L. Allen by John L. ...
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/0385514492?v=glance
12.Opus Dei [New Window]
Transcript of PBS program which interviewed both members and critics. [Religion & Ethics Newsweekly]
http://www.pbs.org/wnet/religionandethics/week444/cover.html
13.TIME.com: The Ways of Opus Dei -- Apr. 24, 2006 -- Page 1 [New Window]
IT'S NOT THE VILLAIN THAT THE DA VINCI CODE SETS IT UP TO BE. BUT IT HAS BEEN A MYSTERY. AN INSIDE LOOK AT THE MOST CONTROVERSIAL GROUP IN CATHOLICISM.
http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,1184078,00.html
14.Scalia and Opus Dei: Radicals on the High Court [New Window]
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 ...
http://www.counterpunch.org/whitney01172004.html
15.Google Directory - Society > Religion and Spirituality > Opposing ... [New Window]
Members of the conservative Roman Catholic group Opus Dei occupy leadership ... Opus Dei is seen to be a deceitful secret society, whose founder was vulgar ...
http://directory.google.com/Top/Society/Religion_and_Spirituality/Opposing_Views/Christianity/Catholicism/Opus_Dei/
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Answer 2

Opus Dei is a Catholic institution founded by Saint Josemaría Escrivá. Its mission is to spread the message that work and the circumstances of everyday life are occasions for growing closer to God, for serving others, and for improving society

Answer 3

Why don't you check Wikipedia? Then maybe contact Opus Dei.

Answer 4

Ah one of those Opus Dei bastards raped my kid!!

Answer 5

Send me an email seperately. [e-mail]

Answer 6

http://atheism.about.com/library/glossary/western/bldef_opusdei.htm?terms=opus+one

Answer 7

James will

Answer 8

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Opus_dei

Answer 9

that was in the da vinci code.
pretty creepy stuff.

Answer 10

It's the Catholic mafia.