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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 Press in New York City, USA.
http://www.americamagazine.org/articles/martin-opusdei.cfm
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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
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The Religious Right and the Emerging American Theocracy
An excellent article detailing Opus Dei and other religious cults infiltration into US politics.
Opus Dei members Senator Rick Santorum and Justice Scalia are mentioned.
http://www.buzzflash.com/farrell/04/03/far04007.html
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'The Passion' and the Pope
Article from L'espresso no. 6, detailing Opus Dei's involvement in "The Passion" movie;
note that Dziwisz and Navarro are both Opus Dei members, as well as Jan Michelini, the Assistant
Director.
http://213.92.16.98/ESW_articolo/0,2393,42049,00.html
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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
http://www.cnn.com/TRANSCRIPTS/0312/09/acd.00.html
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Thank you Lord, may I have another?
excellent article from GQ Magazine, December, 2003 by Craig Offman
http://home.netcom.com/~mjr40/od/gq.html
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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 Globe Magazine]
http://www.boston.com/news/globe/magazine/articles/2003/11/02/the_crusaders/
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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
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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://mail.udlap.mx/~rich/papers/opusdei.html
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Followers Celebrate
Report on canonization of Escriva; from The Globe and Mail, Toronto, Canada
http://www.globeandmail.com/servlet/ArticleNews/PEstory/TGAM/20021007/UROMEN/International/inte....
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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://discover.npr.org/features/feature.jhtml?wfId=1151206
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300,000 Pilgrims
report from The National Catholic Reporter, by John Allen Jr.
http://www.natcath.org/NCR_Online/archives/101802/101802h.htm
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The Religion Report
transcript of report from Radio National of the Australian Broadcasting Company
http://www.abc.net.au/rn/talks/8.30/relrpt/stories/s695691.htm
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Opus Dei in the Open
from The Bulletin with Newsweek by Kenneth Woodward
http://bulletin.ninemsn.com.au/bulletin/eddesk.nsf/All/FFCE5D9C810F6C1BCA256C44001ACCC7
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Priest Sparks Debate
column about Opus Dei priest Fr. C. John McCloskey; from Vero-Beach Press Journal.
http://www.tcpalm.com/tcp/faith_and_values/article/0,1651,TCP_1155_2002284,00.html
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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
http://extremecatholic.blogspot.com/html/tyco.htm
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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]
http://taconline.org/2001/2001-04/Henningsen401.htm
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Freedom of Mind Center: Opus Dei
Small list of articles on the group.
http://www.freedomofmind.com/resourcecenter/groups/o/opus/
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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. [The Tablet]
http://www.thetablet.co.uk/cgi-bin/archive_db.cgi?tablet-00458
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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
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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
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Open-Site.org
The Open Encyclopedia Project - chapter on Opus Dei
http://open-site.org/Society/Religion/Christianity/Denominations/Catholicism/Movements/Opus_Dei/
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Secret Revealed
commentary from BeliefNet.com
http://www.beliefnet.com/story/69/story_6980_1.html
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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
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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
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Information About Opus Dei
Collection of links from various sources: oss.net, AP, NY Times, Deutsche Presse-Agentur, Financial
Times, National Public Radio (US).
http://home.netcom.com/~mjr40/od/list.html
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The Octopus Dei Project
Information on Opus Dei front organizations in Canada.
http://www.octopusdei.org/
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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
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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
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Wikipedia: Opus Dei
Article on the Catholic organization, with hyperlinks to related topics.
http://www.wikipedia.org/wiki/Opus_Dei
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Spain - Opus Dei
Synopsis of lead story, Series 12, Episode 18; Australian Broadcasting Company; Mark Corcoran
reports.
http://www.abc.net.au/foreign/stories/s716730.htm
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Day of Opus Dei
The Lycos 50 Daily Report from the Lycos search engine
http://50.lycos.com/102102.asp
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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
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New Saint Reflects Lay Group's New Influence
The fast track to canonization for Opus Dei's founder delights some Catholics and alarms others.
Requires free registration. [New York Times]
http://www.nytimes.com/2002/10/03/international/europe/03OPUS.html
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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 access to the personal records of
Americans.
http://www.warblogging.com/tia/poindexter.php
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Informational Flyer About Opus Dei
A sample Opus Dei Informational Flyer that can be used to give to recruitment targets and potential
recuritment targets of Opus Dei operatives. It can also be posted up on bulletin boards, placed in
pews and/or placed in Church bulletins. This flyer is a good way to inform people about Opus Dei
and how they run their recruitment operations.
http://home.netcom.com/~mjr40/od/flyer.html
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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.msn.com/?id=2069194
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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://home.netcom.com/~mjr40/od/cease.html
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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
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Rick Ross: Opus Dei
Collection of articles, most of them sharply critical of the organization.
http://www.rickross.com/groups/opus.html
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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]
http://www.nytimes.com/books/97/10/12/reviews/971012.12steinft.html
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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
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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.
http://www.geocities.com/catolicos2001/truth.htm
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Too far back to the future
from The Guardian
http://www.guardian.co.uk/comment/story/0,3604,805962,00.html
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Taking Five: Opus Dei
Series of articles written by a veteran Catholic journalist.
http://www.takingfive.com/archives.htm#opusdei
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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]
http://www.spectator.co.uk/article.php3?table=old%26section=current&issue=2002-10-12&id=2356
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What Is Opus Dei?
Controversy surrounds this organisation and its founder. [BBC News]
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/1722214.stm
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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
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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
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Inside Opus Dei
Article from student newspaper in Toronto, reporting on a local Opus Dei center. [Varsity]
http://www.varsity.utoronto.ca/archives/119/nov10/feature/inside.html
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Inside the world of Opus Dei
A look at the sharp disagreement about Opus Dei. [The Journal News]
http://www.thejournalnews.com/OpusDei/042201/22opus/
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Founder of Opus Dei Will Be Canonized
from The Washington Post
http://www.washingtonpost.com/ac2/wp-dyn?pagename=article&node=&contentId=A7612-2002Feb26
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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
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Controversial priest to become saint
Reports on upcoming canonization of Opus Dei's founder Josemaria Escriva. [Chicago Sun-Times]
http://www.indybay.org/news/2002/03/118309.php
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Opus Dei on the Rise
Special series of investigative reports on the secretive, conservative, well-connected, and
controversial organization. [ABC News]
http://abcnews.go.com/sections/us/DailyNews/opusdei_story1.html
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Opus Dei
Transcript of PBS program which interviewed both members and critics. [Religion & Ethics
Newsweekly]
http://www.pbs.org/wnet/religionandethics/week444/cover.html
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Prestige on display at centenary event
Report from Rome on 100th anniversary of Escriva's birth. [National Catholic Reporter]
http://www.natcath.com/NCR_Online/archives/011802/011802f.htm
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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/nobandwidth/English/pubs/ccie1Long.asp
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Cultic Studies Review
Opus Dei Gains Prestige
http://www.cultsandsociety.com/csr_news/csr_newsgrp/opusdei_2002_01_31.htm
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Mi General
Opus Dei activity in Chile. [Z Magazine]
http://www.zmag.org/zmag/articles/pettiferapril2000.htm
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My Encounter with Opus Dei
The first chapter of the book "Beyond the Threshold: A Life in Opus Dei," by Maria del
Carmen Tapia.
http://www.nytimes.com/books/first/t/tapia-threshold.html
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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/europe/magazine/article/0,13005,901021007-356046,00.html
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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=/ne....
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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=/n....
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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
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Group Watch: Opus Dei/Work of God
Profile of this militant, fundamentalist, secretive, authoritarian organization, which displays
features of a cult.
http://www.publiceye.org/research/Group_Watch/Entries-102.htm
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HOWTO: How to Guide on Preventing Opus Dei Infiltration
Guide on how to prevent Opus Dei from infiltrating and taking over a Catholic young adult group,
college/university Campus Ministry or any other Catholic organization
http://home.netcom.com/~mjr40/od/guide.html
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Opus Dei Awareness Network
US-based non profit organization; provides 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 Church, the Pope and the Roman Catholic Faith.
http://www.odan.org/
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The Bureau and the Mole
Excerpt from the book; discusses Opus Dei in northern Virginia.
http://www.bureauandthemole.com/from_book.php
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A Belgian Parliamentary Commission Classified Opus Dei as a Sect
Brief article on the report to the Belgian Parliament; includes link to scan of original article in
Spanish.
http://www.mgr.org/sect08.html
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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
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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
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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
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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]
http://www.sundayherald.com/28208
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Opus Dei founder still topic of religious debate
from the Miami Herald, USA
http://www.miami.com/mld/miamiherald/2002/09/30/news/world/4179235.htm
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Opus Dei: The Unofficial Homepage
Independent and critical information about the sect.
http://www.mond.at/opus.dei/
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