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Opus Dei in the United States 
- Considered to be one of the best articles available today on the Opus Dei cult; written by the eminent Jesuit scholar Father James Martin, an Associate Editor at America Magazine in New York City, USA.
- http://www.americamagazine.org/content/articles/martin-opusdei.cfm
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Opus Dei Awareness Network - US-based non profit organization; provides information, outreach and support to those adversely impacted by the Opus Dei cult. Coordinates worldwide anti-Opus Dei movement within the Roman Catholic Church. Group composed of practicing Catholics loyal to
- http://www.odan.org/
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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 - http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,901021007-356046,00.html    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 - http://www.ireland.com/newspaper/frontpage/2004/0403/3682700401HM1UCD.html Watergate in Lima - Story about an Opus Dei cardinal facing accusations of complicity in a massacre and of collaboration in the possible assassination of his Jesuit predecessor. From Chiesa, Espress Online, Rome, Italy. - http://chiesa.espresso.repubblica.it/dettaglio.jsp?id=7059&eng=y Opus Dei must shed light on its dark image - The conservative Roman Catholic group which gained international notoriety in The Da Vinci Code is too secretive for its own good. [Reuters] - http://www.nzherald.co.nz/section/2/story.cfm?c_id=2&objectid=10348687 A Closer Look at the Orthodox Catholic Group - How did this highly religious group within the Catholic Church become so controversial? From Voice of America, USA. - http://www.voanews.com/english/archive/2006-04/2006-04-27-voa22.cfm?CFID=29405725&CFTOKEN=95254458 Britannica Concise Encyclopedia - short article touches on some of the more controversial aspects of Opus Dei. - http://concise.britannica.com/ebc/article-9384283?tocId=9384283 New Book Examines Opus Dei - Fine review of John Allen's book on Opus Dei; second half of the article. From ThisWeek Newspapers. - http://www.thisweeknews.com/index.php?edition=common&story=thisweeknews/120805/common/News/120805-News-60249.html Kink in Cult's Embrace of Barbed Wire - You know something's afoot when a former friar drops his troosers and ties sharp chicken wire round his thigh. Review of television show, from Scotsman.com - http://living.scotsman.com/tv.cfm?id=2394092005 Northern Rock: what the Gord giveth, can Opus Dei taketh away? - A senior Opus Dei cult member who served time in prison is attempting to purchase a large stake in Northern Rock, a large British bank. From the Financial Times. - http://ftalphaville.ft.com/blog/2007/09/27/7664/northern-rock-what-the-gord-giveth-can-opus-dei-taketh-away/ 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] - http://slate.com/?id=2069194 BBC defend drama to Catholics - The BBC have rejected a complaint by controversial Catholic cult Opus Dei over drama Waking the Dead. From The Sun, UK. - http://www.thesun.co.uk/article/0,,2001320029-2007390492,00.html BBC Trusts Rejects Opus Dei Complaint Over "Walking The Dead" Episodes - BBC Trust, a body that oversees the broadcasting corporation BBC, has rejected a complaint by the Opus Dei cult that some episodes of the broadcaster's crime drama, "Walking The Dead," defamed the cult. From All Headline News. - http://www.allheadlinenews.com/articles/7008290472 Filling the Breach - Hanssen is a bizarre character, a rabid Roman Catholic and member of the Opus Dei cult but who also has a predilection for strippers, pornography and filming his wife in compromising positions. From The Herts Advertiser, St. Albans, UK. - http://www.hertsad.co.uk/content/herts/whatson/film/story.aspx?brand=HADOnline&category=WhatsonFilms&tBrand=herts24&tCategory=whatsonfilmhad&itemid=WEED30%20Aug%202007%2010%3A52%3A00%3A580 Opus Dei's India connection revealed - Informational article on the Opus Dei cult's operations in India. From NDTV, New Delhi, India. - http://www.ndtv.com/convergence/ndtv/story.aspx?id=NEWEN20070024109 Catholics not all ready to embrace new Ave Maria - Article looks at a new ultra-conservative university, with notes on the Opus Dei cult's ties to it. From Naples, FL, USA. - http://www.naplesnews.com/news/2007/aug/25/catholics_not_all_ready_embrace_new_ave_maria/?breaking_news BBC Trust rejects Opus Dei appeal - The BBC Trust rejects an Opus Dei attempt at censorship in the portrayal of the cult. From the BBC, UK. - http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/6960339.stm New Opus Dei cult residence - article describes a new Opus Dei cult residence in Toronto, along with some of the cult's deviant practices. From The Guardian, Toronto, Canada. - http://www.mirror-guardian.com/news/News/Annex/article/28727 Theology and science - Fr. Richard McBrien, Professor of Theology, skillfully deconstructs Opus Dei cult member Senator Brownback's defense of creationism. From The Tidings, Los Angeles, USA. - http://www.the-tidings.com/2007/062907/essays.htm Spying on the spy - Story and interview with Eric O'Neil, the Catholic FBI Agent who captured Opus Dei cult member and convicted spy Hanssen. From Raw Story. - http://rawstory.com/news/2007/Spying_on_spy_Raw_Story_interviews_0612.html Opus Dei cult attempts to crush free expression - The Opus Dei cult attempts to crush free expression by taking a small, underfunded French publisher to court over a fictional book. States that the book "questions the honor" of the cult. From Rue 89, Paris, France. - http://www.rue89.com/2007/06/10/the-opus-dei-attacks-an-independent-french-publisher Pell plans fidelity oath for principals - Archbishop of Sydney, who is a member of the Opus Dei cult, demands a "vow of fidelity" by adhering to church teaching on homosexuality, birth control and women's ordination. From The Brisbane Times, Brisbane, Australia. - http://www.brisbanetimes.com.au/news/national/pell-plans-fidelity-oath-for-principals/2007/06/03/1180809340768.html Calvi, `God's Banker,' Got Caught in Real-Life `Da Vinci Code' - Article briefly discusses the Opus Dei cult's involvement in the murder of banker Roberto Calvi. From Bloomberg.com. - http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601088&sid=aj0JAehTrsYg&refer=home Novak’s Sect Appeal - Does Bob Novak owe his uncanny capacity for secrecy to the right-wing Catholic sect Opus Dei? The columnist has so far managed to ignore persistent demands that he reveal his involvement in the Valerie Plame leak—a feat of rare internal fortitude that - http://radaronline.com/exclusives/2005/08/novaks-sect-appeal.php Opus Dei members lie to Diane Sawyer - Video of Opus Dei members lying to Diane Sawyer in interviews for newsprogram. From ABC News Video on Demand. Requires Flash Player. - http://abcnews.go.com/Video/playerIndex?id=1854749 Opus Dei cult member faces resignation calls - Opus Dei cult member Ruth Kelly has faced calls to give up her cabinet responsibility for equality issues after reports that she is blocking new gay rights legislation. From ePolitix.com. - http://www.epolitix.com/EN/News/200610/cbb2e700-96b5-47ab-808b-e7bc74f88ab5.htm State Education Ministry Rejects Opus Dei School - The Opus Dei cult fails in its bid to open a school for recruiting purposes in Potsdam, Germany. From. Deutsche Welle - http://www.dw-world.de/dw/article/0,2144,2467196,00.html Know Thy Enemy - Review of movie about Opus Dei cult member and convicted spy Robert Hanssen. From the Harvard Political Review. - http://hprsite.squarespace.com/know-thy-enemy-042007/ 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] - http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=1151206 Controversy surrounds La Catolica university in Lima, Peru - The Opus Dei cult attempts to infiltrate and take over one of the top universities in South America. From Journal Peru. - http://journalperu.com/?p=916 The Current, Part 3: Opus Dei - Catholic Church watchers, members, and critics alike are eagerly anticipating the publication of "Opus Dei: An Objective Look Behind the Myths and Reality of the Most Controversial Force in the Catholic Church". From the Canadian Broadcasting C - http://www.cbc.ca/thecurrent/media/200511/20051104thecurrent_sec3.ram What do Americans make of Opus Dei, often described as a 'secretive Catholic sect' - Former member and journalist discuss problems with the Opus Dei cult and problematic aspects of group. From The BBC Radio 4; requires RealPlayer. - http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio4/today/listenagain/ram/today5_opusdei_20050207.ram Rick A. Ross Institute: Opus Dei - Collection of articles, most of them sharply critical of the organization. - http://www.rickross.com/groups/opus.html Brownback for President - In 1996, Brownback fell under the spell of Rev. John McCloskey, an anchor at the right-wing Catholic organization Opus Dei. He was baptized a Catholic “not in a church but in a chapel tucked between lobbyists' offices on K Street that is run by Opus Dei - http://www.beyondchron.org/articles/Notes_From_My_Purple_State_Brownback_for_President_4036.html Kelly putting religious priorities first - The Gay and Lesbian Humanist Association have backed calls for Opus Dei cult member Ruth Kelly to stand down following reports that she attempted to block gay rights legislation. From Politics.co.uk. - http://www.politics.co.uk/issueoftheday/domestic-policy/equality/equality/gay-and-lesbian-humanist-association-kelly-putting-religious-priorities-first-$454741$454734.htm 'Ruth Kelly Should Quit' Say Gay Rights Group - Gay rights activists today demanded the resignation of communities minister and Opus Dei cult member Ruth Kelly. - http://www.lse.co.uk/ShowStory.asp?story=WU1530082O&news_headline=ruth_kelly_should_quit_say_gay_rights_group The Mel Gibson Debacle and the Opus Dei Movement - Matthew Fox discusses the infiltration of the Opus Dei cult in American society. From Tikkun.com. - http://tikkun.org/rabbi_lerner/news_item.2006-07-16.3673476855 A mystery wrapped in an enigma - Both in doctrine and practice, Opus Dei is cut out for controversy. It advocates the most rigid and conservative aspects of Catholic Church dogma, and core members who are non-priests (called numeraries) are required to remain celibate. Its recruitment me - http://www.afrora.com/site/news/index.php?op=view&id=11956 Secrets and spies - The Da Vinci Code and claims about the new cabinet minister, Ruth Kelly, have put Opus Dei in the headlines. What sort of organisation is it today? By Michael Walsh, from The Tablet, The International Catholic Weekly. - http://www.thetablet.co.uk/articles/1764/ 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. - http://www.thetablet.co.uk/articles/4774/ 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 - http://www.thetablet.co.uk/articles/6873/ Disenchanted by Blind Obedience - story about severe accounting irregularities with the cult. From Time.com. - http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,1184045,00.html Broken by the Demands - story about a woman who was crushed by the slave-like conditions within the Opus Dei cult. From Time.com. - http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,1184068,00.html The Ways of Opus Dei - An inside look at the Opus Dei cult. From Time.com. - http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,1184078,00.html What's the problem with Opus Dei? - Ruth Kelly has tried to unknot the ties between her new job and her sympathy with the Catholic group Opus Dei. From The Guardian Unlimited. - http://blogs.guardian.co.uk/news/archives/2005/01/20/whats_the_problem_with_opus_dei.html The Da Vinci Senator - Senator Brownback, an Opus Dei cult member, attempts to merge church and state by trying to change the US Constitution using a report from an Opus Dei-backed think tank. From AlterNet. - http://www.alternet.org/story/37668/ God's Senator - article about Opus Dei cult member, US Senator Brownback. From Rolling Stone. - http://www.rollingstone.com/politics/story/9178374/gods_senator Behind Opus Dei - Rightly or wrongly, Opus Dei can't shake its reputation for secrecy. From Progressive U. - http://www.progressiveu.org/163008-behind-opdis-dei-part-2 Seize the Dei - They are nevertheless embroiled in the complexities of clerical politics and a number of controversies that merit genuine consideration on behalf of the media and other concerned parties. From The Oxford Student - Official Student Newspaper of Oxford Univ - http://www.oxfordstudent.com/tt2006wk6/Features/seize_the_dei Opus Dei cult wants changes - Opus Dei's image problems did not begin with Brown's novel and likely will not end with the Howard-Hanks film. Article details Opus Dei cult operations in Canada. From Canada.com. - http://www.canada.com/topics/entertainment/story.html?id=de2ae85f-983d-4e36-af67-be1a23c7cab9&k=89525 Forget Scientology, how about Opus Dei - Thanks to the fervor over “The Da Vinci Code,”, this close-knit Catholic movement is the only fringe religious group that is also a household name. From MSNBC.com. - http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/12805511/ Remaking a diocese: Extreme makeover - A bishop who is a member of the Opus Dei cult wreaks havoc in the Kansas City, MO diocese in the US. From The National Catholic Reporter, USA. - http://ncronline.org/NCR_Online/archives2/2006b/051206/051206a.php Inside Opus Dei - Opus Dei, Jamieson said, is essentially a right-wing organization opposed to progressive views. From Oak Bay News, Canada. - http://www.oakbaynews.com/portals-code/list.cgi?paper=23&cat=23&id=651945&more= Opus Dei lifts veil - But its influence is thought to surpass its size. From NorthJersey.com, USA. - http://www.northjersey.com/page.php?qstr=eXJpcnk3ZjczN2Y3dnFlZUVFeXkzJmZnYmVsN2Y3dnFlZUVFeXk2OTM2MzY5JnlyaXJ5N2Y3MTdmN3ZxZWVFRXl5Mg== Ex-Opus Dei Members Decry Blind Obedience - It's been more than 15 years since Tammy DiNicola left Opus Dei, but she still tries to raise awareness about the secretive and conservative Roman Catholic group. From ABC News, USA. - http://abcnews.go.com/US/story?id=1856656&page=1 Behind The Secret Sect Of Opus Dei - It's hard to understand how a group can capture someone's mind, but it can happen because it's a very subtle process. From CBS Chicago, USA. - http://cbs2chicago.com/topstories/local_story_134231944.html Meet the real Opus Dei - He removes his shirt and reaches for a five-tailed whip. Quietly intoning a recitation, he starts to scourge his back. The cords bite painfully into his flesh, but again and again the erect figure lashes himself. From The Times Online, UK. - http://www.timesonline.co.uk/article/0,,2087-2179357,00.html Opus Dei In Spotlight Thanks To 'Da Vinci Code' - Among other things, it's focusing attention on a little known catholic sect -- that some call "cult-like". From KDKA. - http://kdka.com/seenon/local_story_135193203.html The real story on Opus Dei - "Opus Dei had a horrible reputation way before The Da Vinci Code." From The Ottawa Citizen/Canada.com, Canada. - http://www.canada.com/globaltv/national/story.html?id=db572eef-929e-4986-954f-b4ad923a01e3 The Pope's Right Arm in Europe - Report by Gordon Urquhart which focuses on Opus Dei's direct involvement in politics. - http://www.cath4choice.org/pubs/publications/1997opusdeithepopesrightarm.asp 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 - http://www.paulrich.net/papers/opusdei.html How Opus Dei is still synonymous with homophobia - But it has still not managed to shake off rumours of brainwashing, homophobia and murky political influence. From Independent Online Edition, UK. - http://news.independent.co.uk/uk/this_britain/article363109.ece Opus Dei Sisters - Lesley Hickson's terraced house looks like all its neighbours - with nothing to identify it as an Opus Dei centre. Article details the self-torture in the Opus Dei cult. From The Sunday Mail, UK. - http://www.sundaymail.co.uk/news/tm_objectid=17042060&method=full&siteid=64736&headline=opus-dei-sisters--name_page.html Behind The Shroud Of Opus Dei - What's fact, what's myth and what's just pure fiction about Opus Dei, a small, but controversial Catholic group? From CBS News, USA. - http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2006/04/30/sunday/main1561631.shtml Hype raises profile of ‘Work of God’ - According to the Rev. Martin, a Jesuit, that secrecy comes partly from the activity of wealthy, influential lay members, and also from some questionable, high-pressure recruiting tactics. From The Patriot Ledger/SouthofBoston.com - http://ledger.southofboston.com/articles/2006/04/29/news/news01.txt The Religion Report: Opus Dei and the Da Vinci Code - Program transcript where interviewer looks at issues of Opus Dei's deception in Australia. From Radio National, Australia. - http://www.abc.net.au/rn/talks/8.30/relrpt/stories/s1623780.htm#anchor3 Opus Dei, Vilified in `Da Vinci Code,' Runs Global MBA Schools - excellent article detailing Opus Dei's cultic aspects, recruiting techniques, infiltration activities, financial assets and worldwide operations. From Bloomberg.com. - http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=10000088&sid=afC6cxjKOvr0&refer=culture A Day With Opus Dei - article that describes the daily harshness and use of prayer as a mind control tool at an Opus Dei cult center. From TIME.com. - http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,1186134,00.html Opus Dei paper prints prophet in hell cartoon - A cartoon depicting Muhammed in hell has been published by an Italian magazine close to Opus Dei, bringing angry criticism from Muslim groups and disapproval from the Vatican. From The Guardian Unlimited. - http://www.guardian.co.uk/cartoonprotests/story/0,,1755352,00.html Opus Dei tries to distance itself from its own magazine - Opus Dei cult tries to distance itself from a magazine it runs in Italy, in another attempt at creating confusion about the institutions it controls. From Beliefnet.com - http://www.beliefnet.com/story/189/story_18978_1.html Opus Dei Magazine Publishes Anti-Islamic Cartoons - An Italian magazine run by the influential Catholic conservative Opus Dei group has published a new caricature of the Prophet Muhammad, sparking outrage among Muslim associations. From Daily Times, Pakistan. - http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=2006\04\16\story_16-4-2006_pg7_13 Special Report - Decoding Opus Dei - It's one of the most mysterious and controversial groups in the world, and it's sanctioned by the Vatican! To the critics, Opus Dei is a secretive cult, where members are brainwashed. From WHDH-TV, Boston. - http://www3.whdh.com/features/articles/specialreport/BO16386/ Soft-focused Opus - Reporter runs interference for controversial Catholic group. Excellent article. From The Irish Echo Online, USA. - http://www.irishecho.com/newspaper/story.cfm?id=17834 Opus Dei aims to improve its public image ahead of 'Da Vinci Code' movie - The entrance to the national headquarters of the Roman Catholic group Opus Dei is the last place you would expect to find mention of "The Da Vinci Code." From Arizona Central. - http://www.azcentral.com/ent/movies/articles/0208davinci0208.html Catholic group on 'Code' film: It's just fiction - Opus Dei, a Roman Catholic organization with powerful members and a reputation for secrecy, is trying to change its public image. From the International Herald Tribune. - http://www.iht.com/articles/2006/02/06/news/church.php A letter by a Citizen to his Senator - Opus Dei's influence Tunnel for the White House and the Vatican. From Grassroots Infomedia. - http://www.freedomisforeverybody.org/Opus%20Dei.php Alito and Opus Dei - A Senate staffer confirmed that the Judiciary Committee received numerous "notes and letters" stating that Judge Samuel Alito is a member of the Opus Dei cult. From Counterpunch. - http://www.counterpunch.org/carmichael01302006.html Backlash to the way of the whip - Overview of the Opus Dei cult's modus operandi and operations in Spain. From SpainMedia.com. - http://www.spainmedia.com/index.php?p=148 Brazilian Tome Denounces Opus Dei - A dangerous game of faith and brainwashing starts with a remarkable pseudo-scientific initiation. Teens invited to study groups in cultural centers are welcomed by famous professors from universities that these boys and girls aspire to enter. From OhmyNe - http://english.ohmynews.com/ArticleView/article_view.asp?menu=A11100&no=262684&rel_no=1&back_url= 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. [From SALT] - http://www.saltpub.org/LFSpies.htm An inside look at Opus Dei - For such a small group, Opus Dei is a huge source of intrigue. A glimpse at the most controversial group in Catholicism. From the Australian Broadcasting Corporation. - http://www.abc.net.au/lateline/content/2005/s1518645.htm John Paul, Two - article that explores the role of the Opus Dei cult in the making of the CBS film on Pope John Paul II's life (2nd page of article). From The Boston Globe. - http://www.boston.com/ae/tv/articles/2005/11/27/john_paul_two/ $A160,103 payoff for Opus Dei row Irish don - An academic investigated for using her lectures to promote Opus Dei beliefs. UCD had ordered an inquiry into allegations that she told students it was compulsory to attend a talk given by an Opus Dei member last year. From Catholic News, Australia. - http://www.cathnews.com/news/510/135.php Club Class - Simon Cox gains access to the hidden world of Opus Dei, one of the most mysterious and controversial clubs in the world, to separate the fact from the fiction. To their critics, they are a secretive elite cult who brainwash their members, control the Vat - http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio4/clubclass/pip/ufnn8/ Decoding secret world of Opus Dei - As part of the Who Runs Your World? series, the BBC's Max Seitz travels to Spain to investigate Opus Dei a sect focused on wealth and power. - http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/4249444.stm The Work of God? - article questioning the many problematic aspects of Opus Dei at Harvard and the Boston area. From BustedHalo, Paulist Young Adult Ministries, New York City. - http://www.bustedhalo.com/features/2004_2spirituality4.htm 'Hardball with Chris Matthews' - Transcript from show about Opus Dei, including observations from an anti-cult expert and Catholics who have been severely harmed but the cult. From msnbc.com. - http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/8160121/ Here and Now : Opus Dei and Pope Benedict XVI - The election of Cardinal Ratzinger as the new pope is said to be especially good news for conservative Catholic groups like Opus Dei. John Paul II took the group under his wing and Pope Benedict XVI, it is thought, will do the same. Opus Dei claims to ha - http://here-now.org/shows/2005/04/20050420_5.asp Opus Dei has stake in new pope - Article discusses Opus Dei's wealth ($2.8 billion), its power, influence and cultic aspects. From Newsday, NYC, USA. - http://www.newsday.com/news/nationworld/world/ny-woopus0415,0,7378258.story?coll=ny-top-headlines Their Will Be Done - Article looking at the intersection of Opus Dei, CIA, dictatorial regimes and the Knights of Malta as they attempt to fight liberation theology throughout the world. Opus Dei is mentioned in the second part of the article. From Mother Jones, USA. - http://www.motherjones.com/news/feature/1983/07/willbedone.html Pope election: Opus Dei pulls strings - One of the unanswered questions about next week's secret conclave to elect the next pope is how much influence will be wielded by "the Work," the conservative Roman Catholic organisation called the Opus Dei. Only two cardinals among the 115 ele - http://sify.com/news/fullstory.php?id=13714784 Opus Dei and John Paul II - He was groomed for the Papacy, long before he was elected Pope, by the ultra-right-wing sect Opus Dei. From Counterpounch.org. - http://www.counterpunch.org/navarro04082005.html Opus Dei and the Pope - Members of the conservative Roman Catholic group Opus Dei occupy leadership positions throughout the church. The late Pope John Paul II made the founder a saint in 2004. But critics of the movement accuse Opus Dei of unscrupulous brainwashing. From NPR; - http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=4576620 Franco's old friend now a new saint - Newly created Catholic Saint Josemaria Escriva de Balaguer, is accused of once being a friend of Francisco Franco, the former dictator of Spain. From Cult News from Rick Ross, Cult Expert and Intervention Specialist. - http://www.cultnews.com/archives/000324.html Spotted history aside, Opus Dei forges close campus links - Article looking at the problems that Opus Dei has caused. Also details mysterious finances in New Jersey, USA. The Daily Princetonian. - http://www.dailyprincetonian.com/archives/2005/03/22/news/12386.shtml A creepy scrape with the Da Vinci Code set - Before he knew it, Damian Thompson had learnt some unsavoury truths about the Catholic sect – and become one of its 'secret enemies'. The Telegraph, UK. - http://www.telegraph.co.uk/arts/main.jhtml?xml=/arts/2005/01/18/bbdavi16.xml&sSheet=/arts/2005/01/18/ixartleft.html Conservative Catholic Influence - The Opus Dei cult is one of the most powerful organisations in the Roman Catholic church today. Its constant effort to increase its presence in civil institutions of power is supported by growth in the organisation as a whole. Their work in the public s - http://www.population-security.org/cffc-97-01.htm The Dei today - Opus Dei, a mysterious arm of the Catholic Church, has been thrust under the spotlight. So what is known about the group? - http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/magazine/4194567.stm The secret life of Opus Dei - Ruth Kelly says the Catholic group's support is a private matter, but it is surrounded by a reactionary miasma. By Michael Walsh, author of an excellent book on the Opus Dei cult. From The Guardian Unlimited, UK. - http://politics.guardian.co.uk/comment/story/0,9115,1398731,00.html Opus Dei will not limit me, says Kelly - Education Secretary (UK) states that her membership in the Opus Dei cult will not interfere with her responsibilities to the Government. From the Telegraph, UK. - http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/main.jhtml?xml=/news/2005/01/24/nkelly24.xml&sSheet=/news/2005/01/24/ixhome.html Robert Hanssen: "Secret Passage" - Article about Opus Dei member and American spy Robert Hanssen. From The Chicago Tribune Magazine/Counterintelligence Centre. - http://www.cicentre.com/Documents/DOC_Hanssen_Tribunemag.htm Kelly facing pressure over Opus Dei links - Ruth Kelly yesterday faced calls to relinquish her membership of the controversial Catholic sect, Opus Dei, branded a cult by critics - or resign from the Cabinet. From The Scotsman, Scotland, UK. - http://news.scotsman.com/politics.cfm?id=82342005 Secretive sect dubbed 'Mafia shrouded in white - Fine article that discusses the problems with Opus Dei in Glasgow, Scotland, including their sexist treatment of women, psychological manipulation and high pressure recruiting tactics on teenagers. From The Scotsman, Scotland, UK. - http://news.scotsman.com/topics.cfm?tid=1248&id=74352005 Is Opus Dei at work in Blair's government? - article discusses Opus Dei's secretiveness and the possibility that one of its members has penetrated the highest levels of government. From The Guardian, UK. - http://politics.guardian.co.uk/comment/story/0,9115,1396153,00.html Opus Dei and Me - Article that accurately describes Opus Dei's recruitment operations aimed at teenagers. Discusses the cult's recruitment fronts, elitism, racism, lack of concern for others, and anti-women attitudes. By Paul Milo. [From BeliefNet.com] - http://www.beliefnet.com/story/152/story_15219_1.html 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 - http://www.newyorkmetro.com/nymetro/news/people/features/9572/index.html 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 - http://www.the-tidings.com/2004/1112/essays.htm 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. - http://www.ndsmcobserver.com/news/2004/10/29/News/Students.Opus.Dei.Experiences.Vary-786638.shtml 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. - http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/articleshow/861817.cms Bookreview: "Their Kingdom Come" - Fine review of Robert Hutchinson's "Their Kingdom Come" from Irish Resistance Books - http://www.irishresistancebooks.com/reviews/opusdei.htm 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). - http://ncronline.org/NCR_Online/archives2/2004c/091004/091004p.php 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. - http://www.johannhari.com/archive/article.php?id=433 Information Flyer - Flyer with relevant information about Opus Dei that can be given out to targeted recruits. - http://www.crcnyc.net/od/flyer.html 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. - http://www.crcnyc.net/od/cease.html HOWTO: Guide on How to Prevent Opus Dei Infiltration - Guide on Preventing Opus Dei Infiltration of other organs of the Catholic Church - http://www.crcnyc.net/od/guide.html 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 - http://www.cathnews.com/news/405/69.php Group Watch: Opus Dei/Work of God - Profile of this militant, fundamentalist, secretive, authoritarian organization, which displays features of a cult. - http://rightweb.irc-online.org/groupwatch/od.php 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 - http://www.smh.com.au/articles/2004/04/11/1081621842301.html 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. - http://www.counterpunch.org/whitney01172004.html 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 - http://www.boston.com/news/globe/magazine/articles/2003/11/02/the_crusaders/ Selling orthodoxy to Washington power brokers - from the National Catholic Reporter, the independent newsweekly - http://www.natcath.org/NCR_Online/archives2/2003c/090503/090503c.php 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, Australia. - http://www.abc.net.au/rn/talks/8.30/relrpt/stories/s695691.htm Freedom of Mind Center: Opus Dei - Small list of articles on the group. - http://www.freedomofmind.com/resourcecenter/groups/o/opus/ Earth Edition - essay on Opus Dei from h2g2, the Earth Edition of The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy. Run by the BBC, UK. - http://www.bbc.co.uk/dna/h2g2/alabaster/A845732 Opening the Doors of Opus Dei - Part 2 - Part 2 of a report from Harvard University, USA; from The Harvard Crimson student newspaper. - http://www.thecrimson.com/article.aspx?ref=347479 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 - http://www.beliefnet.com/story/69/story_6980_1.html Opening the Doors of Opus Dei - report from Harvard University, USA; from The Harvard Crimson student newspaper. - http://www.thecrimson.com/article.aspx?ref=347478 Opus Dei Saint - Report on the controversial canonization of Josemaria Escriva. RealAudio. [Weekend Edition] - http://www.npr.org/dmg/oldaudio.php?prgCode=WESUN&showDate=06-Oct-2002&segNum=11 Information on Opus Dei - list of additional links about Opus Dei - http://home.netcom.com/~mjr40/od/list.html New University - From Open Source Solutions; comment on new university associated with Opus Dei; from oss.net. - http://www.oss.net/extra/news/?module_instance=1&id=734 The Rising Spectre of Opus Dei - From the European Institute of Protestant Studies; good article detailing the organization. - http://www.ianpaisley.org/article.asp?ArtKey=opusdei 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] - http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/main.jhtml?xml=%2Fnews%2F2002%2F03%2F23%2Fwwide23.xml 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] - http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/2300685.stm Survivor Describes Days in Opus Dei - Book review from The National Catholic Reporter by Sr. Kaye Ashe, a Dominican sister - http://www.natcath.com/NCR_Online/archives/090597/090597l.htm Too far back to the future - from The Guardian - http://www.guardian.co.uk/comment/story/0,3604,805962,00.html Taking Five: Opus Dei - Series of articles written by a veteran Catholic journalist. - http://www.takingfive.com/archives.htm#opusdei What Is Opus Dei? - Controversy surrounds this organisation and its founder. [BBC News] - http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/1722214.stm 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] - http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/style/longterm/books/reviews/beyondthethreshold.htm 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] - http://www.pacificnews.org/jinn/stories/6.31/010305-spy.html 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] - http://www.phillyburbs.com/couriertimes/news/news_archive/0118contraversial.htm Opus Dei Gains Prestige - short news article on some of the problems with Opus Dei. From the Sydney Morning Herald, Australia. - http://www.cultsandsociety.com/csr_news/csr_newsgrp/opusdei_2002_01_31.htm Mi General - Opus Dei activity in Chile. [Z Magazine] - http://www.zmag.org/zmag/articles/pettiferapril2000.htm 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] - http://www.dailytelegraph.co.uk/news/main.jhtml?xml=/news/2002/10/05/wjose05.xml&sSheet=/news/2002/10/05/ixworld.html Home town divided over 'cult' of sanctity through work - Report from Escriva's hometown on the eve of his canonisation. [Telegraph] - http://www.dailytelegraph.co.uk/news/main.jhtml?xml=/news/2002/10/05/wjose105.xml&sSheet=/news/2002/10/05/ixworld.html 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. - http://www.iclnet.org/pub/resources/text/cri/cri-jrnl/web/crj0171a.html The Bureau and the Mole - Excerpt from the book; discusses Opus Dei in northern Virginia. - http://www.bureauandthemole.com/from_book.php Anti-Opus Dei Legal Disclaimer - Legal document for use on anti-Opus Dei websites, email lists, in newspapers and magazines. - http://pweb.netcom.com/~mjr40/od/ld.html Ancien régime meets high finance in Opus Dei - Book review of "Their Kingdom Come," from the National Catholic Reporter. - http://www.natcath.com/NCR_Online/archives/102398/102398l.htm About.com: Opus Dei - Synopsis of Opus Dei history in Spain, extracted from the Library of Congress's "Spain: A Country Study." - http://atheism.about.com/library/world/KZ/bl_SpainOpusDei.htm Opus Dei: The Unofficial Homepage - Independent and critical information about the sect. - http://www.mond.at/opus.dei/ |
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