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Opus Dei in the Church

Author : Pedro Rodríguez
Publisher : Scepter Publishers
ISBN 13 : 9781889334936
Total Pages : 294 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (349 download)

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Download or read book Opus Dei in the Church written by Pedro Rodríguez and published by Scepter Publishers. This book was released on 2003 with total page 294 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Opus Dei's establishment as a personal prelature was a seminal event in the life of the Church, with important implications for every Catholic. Now three theologians and members of Opus Dei -- Pedro Rodriguez, Fernando Ocáriz, and José Luis Illanes -- explore the significance of Opus Dei and its place in the Church as a whole. They examine Opus Dei's mission in the context of the Church's larger work, plus a host of related issues: the vocation to Opus Dei in relation to the Church's vocation to holiness; the nature of that vocation for people in different states in life; the proper role of the Christian in the secular world and Opus Dei's call for the sanctification of o

Opus Dei

Author : John L. Allen
Publisher : Random House Digital, Inc.
ISBN 13 : 0385520301
Total Pages : 403 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (855 download)

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Download or read book Opus Dei written by John L. Allen and published by Random House Digital, Inc.. This book was released on 2006 with total page 403 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The first serious journalistic investigation of the highly secretive, controversial organization Opus Dei provides unique insight about the wild rumors surrounding it and discloses its significant influence in the Vatican and on the politics of the Catholic Church. Opus Dei (literally "the work of God") is an international association of Catholics often labeled as conservative who seek personal Christian perfection and strive to implement Christian ideals in their jobs and in society as a whole. It has been accused of promoting a right-wing political agenda and of cultlike practices. Its notoriety escalated with the publication of the runaway bestseller The Da Vinci Code (Opus Dei plays an important and sinister role in the novel). With the expert eye of a longtime observer of the Vatican and the skill of an investigative reporter intent on uncovering closely guarded secrets, John Allen finally separates the myths from the facts.--From publisher description.

Summaries of Catholic teaching

Author : J. M. Martin
Publisher : Opus Dei Information Office
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 444 pages
Book Rating : 4./5 ( download)

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Download or read book Summaries of Catholic teaching written by J. M. Martin and published by Opus Dei Information Office. This book was released on with total page 444 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This collection of Summaries of the Christian Faith has been put together to help people deepen in the message of the Gospel. They are brief essays, prepared by theologians and canon lawyers, many of them teachers at the Pontifical University of the Holy Cross in Rome, which cover the range of teachings of the Catholic Church in a summarised way.

The Da Vinci Hoax

Author : Carl E. Olson
Publisher : Ignatius Press
ISBN 13 : 1586170341
Total Pages : 340 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (861 download)

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Download or read book The Da Vinci Hoax written by Carl E. Olson and published by Ignatius Press. This book was released on 2004-01-01 with total page 340 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Discusses the misconceptions and historical errors of "The Da Vinci Code" while examining early Christian origins, Gnosticism, the role of Constantine in Christian history, and the novel's accusations against the Catholic Church.

Uncommon Faith

Author : John F. Coverdale
Publisher : Scepter Publishers
ISBN 13 : 9781889334745
Total Pages : 418 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (347 download)

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Download or read book Uncommon Faith written by John F. Coverdale and published by Scepter Publishers. This book was released on 2002 with total page 418 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book explores the early years of Opus Dei and shows why St. Josemaría Escrivá so quickly became renowned for his sanctity. Bringing to light details found only in hard-to-find Spanish sources, author John Coverdale highlights St. Josemaría's tireless, courageous efforts to spread the message of lay holiness even amid the terror and uncertainty of the Spanish Civil War. Coverdale explains how St. Josemaría helped others find Jesus Christ through a lay spirituality that anticipated Vatican II by thirty years.

Introduction to the Devout Life

Author : Saint Francis De Sales
Publisher : Ignatius Press
ISBN 13 : 1681497220
Total Pages : 276 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (814 download)

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Download or read book Introduction to the Devout Life written by Saint Francis De Sales and published by Ignatius Press. This book was released on 2015-06-08 with total page 276 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Written over 400 years ago, Introduction to the Devout Life is still one of the most popular books for those pursuing holiness. St. Francis de Sales explains how to turn that desire for sanctity into resolutions that yield grace-filled results. Themes include: Pursuing a devout life whole-heartedly Incorporating prayer and sacraments into a busy schedule Growing in virtue Battling wisely against temptation Making spiritual progress through daily, monthly, and yearly exercises Whether you are just beginning your spiritual journey or are more advanced in the spiritual life, you’ll be able to apply this timeless wisdom immediately. Let St. Francis de Sales illumine the path to holiness and strengthen your desire to walk that road with the Lord. St. Francis de Sales (1567–1622) was the Bishop of Geneva and a renowned spiritual director. Preaching during the Counter-Reformation, he is estimated to have converted 70,000 Calvinists in his short lifetime. He was a fervent proponent of the universal call to holiness and spent much of his time guiding lay people on the road to sanctity. Declared a Doctor of the Church by Pope Pius IX in 1877, St. Francis is still helping to form saints through his many writings, of which Introduction to the Devout Life is the most famous.

Opus Dei

Author : John L. Allen, Jr.
Publisher : Image
ISBN 13 : 0385514506
Total Pages : 434 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (855 download)

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Download or read book Opus Dei written by John L. Allen, Jr. and published by Image. This book was released on 2007-06-19 with total page 434 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The first serious journalistic investigation of the highly secretive, controversial organization Opus Dei provides unique insight about the wild rumors surrounding it and discloses its significant influence in the Vatican and on the politics of the Catholic Church. Opus Dei (literally “the work of God”) is an international association of Catholics often labeled as conservative who seek personal Christian perfection and strive to implement Christian ideals in their jobs and in society as a whole. Founded in Spain in 1928, it now has 84,000 members (1,600 of whom are priests) in eighty countries. But far from running bingo nights at local parishes, Opus Dei has become a center of controversy and suspicion both within and outside the Church. It has been accused of promoting a right-wing political agenda and of cultlike practices, aggressive recruiting, brainwashing new recruits, and isolating members from their families. Its notoriety escalated with the publication of the runaway bestseller The Da Vinci Code (Opus Dei plays an important and sinister role in the novel) and with the previous pope’s much-debated canonization of its founder (often linked with Francisco Franco’s facist regime) and the discovery that convicted FBI spy Robert Hanson was a member of Opus Dei. With the expert eye of a longtime trusted observer of the Vatican and the skill of an investigative reporter intent on uncovering closely guarded secrets, John Allen finally separates the myths from the facts in Opus Dei. Granted unlimited access to the prelate who heads the organization and to Opus Dei centers throughout the world, Allen draws on a wealth of interviews with current members, as well as with highly critical ex-members, to create an unprecedented portrait of the activities, practices, and intentions behind its veil of secrecy. Allen reveals the remarkable power that Opus Dei commands in shaping Vatican policy and presents a detailed look at the full extent of its network, which includes people in key positions in politics, banking, academia, and other influential arenas. He even describes the arcane rituals—including self-flagellation—performed to preserve and promote a spiritual tradition strange and unsettling to modern sensibilities. For years, Opus Dei has been the subject of conspiracy theories and dark, uninformed speculation. Opus Dei sets the record straight.

Ordinary Work, Extraordinary Grace

Author : Scott Hahn
Publisher : Image
ISBN 13 : 0307499642
Total Pages : 176 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (74 download)

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Download or read book Ordinary Work, Extraordinary Grace written by Scott Hahn and published by Image. This book was released on 2009-06-03 with total page 176 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A deeply personal introduction to the biblical theology and spirituality of Opus Dei by the bestselling Catholic author Scott Hahn. To conspiracy theorists, Opus Dei is a highly secretive and powerful international organization. To its members, however, Opus Dei is a spiritual path, a way of incorporating the teachings of Jesus into everyday life. In Ordinary Work, Extraordinary Grace, Scott Hahn, a member of Opus Dei, describes the organization’s founding, its mission, and its profound influence on his life. Hahn recounts the invaluable part Opus Dei played in his conversion from Evangelical Christianity to Catholicism and explains why its teachings remain at the center of his life. Through stories about his job, his marriage, his role as a parent, and his community activities, Hahn shows how Opus Dei’s spirituality enriches the meaning of daily tasks and transforms ordinary relationships. He offers inspiring insights for reconciling spiritual and material goals, discussing topics ranging from ambition, workaholism, friendship, and sex, to the place of prayer and sacrifice in Christianity today. Engaging and enlightening, Ordinary Work, Extraordinary Grace is at once a moving personal story and an inspiring work of contemporary spirituality.

The Way, Furrow, and The Forge

Author : Josemaría Escrivá
Publisher : Scepter Publishers
ISBN 13 : 9781889334721
Total Pages : 1024 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (347 download)

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Download or read book The Way, Furrow, and The Forge written by Josemaría Escrivá and published by Scepter Publishers. This book was released on 2004 with total page 1024 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This keepsake book combines St. Josemaría's three beloved collections of spiritual guidance -- The Way, Furrow, and The Forge -- into one, with an expanded and combined index. This three-in-one edition offers you a starting-point for prayer and for finding Christ in all your life's experiences. It introduces you to St. Josemaría's guiding vision of holiness in everyday life.

Inside Opus Dei

Author : Maria del Carmen Tapia
Publisher : Continuum
ISBN 13 : 9780826419309
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (193 download)

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Download or read book Inside Opus Dei written by Maria del Carmen Tapia and published by Continuum. This book was released on 2006-11-05 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "A fascinating and disturbing book. . . a literary grenade seeking to blow apart Opus Dei's benign and exalted image. . . a picture of an obsessively secretive, manipulative and sexist organization with a virtual cultlike veneration of its founder."-Boston Globe Tapia's book is a comprehensive account of the inner workings of the women's branch of Opus Dei. It should fascinate sociologists and feminist and contribute to needed self-criticism in the Roman Catholic Church. . . A best seller in Spain, and a success in Germany, Portugal and Italy, Tapia's book has important lessons not only for John Paul II and other Catholics, but for all who wish to see religion freed from the tyranny of self-proclaimed saints."-Christian Century" The little I knew about Opus Dei before reading this book was enough to make me feel uneasy about the increasing strength and visibility of the organization in the Catholic Church. Tapia's book deepened my wariness into something akin to dread. Her book, however, is not a cheap or sensational expose. It is the chronicle of an intelligent and sensitive woman who served the organization in responsible positions during her 18 year sojourn as a full member." -National Catholic Reporter

Opus Dei

Author : Peter Berglar
Publisher : Scepter Publishers
ISBN 13 : 9780933932654
Total Pages : 388 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (326 download)

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Download or read book Opus Dei written by Peter Berglar and published by Scepter Publishers. This book was released on 1994 with total page 388 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

In Love with the Church

Author :
Publisher : Scepter Publishers
ISBN 13 : 1594170584
Total Pages : 111 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (941 download)

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Download or read book In Love with the Church written by and published by Scepter Publishers. This book was released on 2007 with total page 111 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In Love with the Church brings together four homilies of Saint Josemaria Escrivá, the founder of Opus Dei. These homilies contain magnificent reflections on the Church and on the layperson's role in the Church, written in Saint Josemariá's attractive and compelling style. This book offers the reader and opportunity to grow in love for the Church and to learn how to serve her more faithfully, guided by a saint whose own love for the Church was truly remarkable.

Conversations with Josemaría Escrivá

Author : José María Escrivá de Balaguer
Publisher : Scepter Publishers
ISBN 13 : 9781889334585
Total Pages : 216 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (345 download)

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Download or read book Conversations with Josemaría Escrivá written by José María Escrivá de Balaguer and published by Scepter Publishers. This book was released on 2002 with total page 216 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Beyond the Threshold

Author : María del Carmen Tapia
Publisher : Burns & Oates
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 392 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (91 download)

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Download or read book Beyond the Threshold written by María del Carmen Tapia and published by Burns & Oates. This book was released on 1997 with total page 392 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "This is the story of a religiously motivated young woman who was manipulated, turned into a fanatic, and only gradually came to her senses - all because of a religious organization working in the highest echelons of the Roman Catholic Church: Opus Dei, "God's Work." Much has been written about Opus Dei, which during the pontificate of Pope John Paul II has become the most powerful organization in the Roman Catholic Church. Described as a "Holy Mafia" by its critics, "The Work," as it is known, has been charged with secrecy, elitism, reactionary politics, and questionable financial practices. But no one until now has described the inner workings of Opus Dei, from its goals and methods to the actual day-to-day activities of it members, with as much thoroughness and detail as Maria del Carmen Tapia." "The author describes what she calls the making and unmaking of a fanatic. There is the devious recruitment, the forced estrangement from her family, the indoctrination, life in the "Golden Cage" of Opus Dei's governing center in Rome, her years as head of the women's section in Venezuela, her sudden recall to Rome, where for seven months she was held virtually prisoner, and finally the reprisals after she left the organization." "In this strongest indictment of Opus Dei to date, Maria del Carmen Tapia reveals the dark side of "The Work": its duplicity, questionable recruitment practices, shocking disregard for human rights, and the unwholesome cult of its founder."--BOOK JACKET.Title Summary field provided by Blackwell North America, Inc. All Rights Reserved

The Joy of the Gospel

Author : Pope Francis
Publisher : Image
ISBN 13 : 0553419544
Total Pages : 164 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (534 download)

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Download or read book The Joy of the Gospel written by Pope Francis and published by Image. This book was released on 2014-10-07 with total page 164 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The perfect gift! A specially priced, beautifully designed hardcover edition of The Joy of the Gospel with a foreword by Robert Barron and an afterword by James Martin, SJ. “The joy of the gospel fills the hearts and lives of all who encounter Jesus… In this Exhortation I wish to encourage the Christian faithful to embark upon a new chapter of evangelization marked by this joy, while pointing out new paths for the Church’s journey in years to come.” – Pope Francis This special edition of Pope Francis's popular message of hope explores themes that are important for believers in the 21st century. Examining the many obstacles to faith and what can be done to overcome those hurdles, he emphasizes the importance of service to God and all his creation. Advocating for “the homeless, the addicted, refugees, indigenous peoples, the elderly who are increasingly isolated and abandoned,” the Holy Father shows us how to respond to poverty and current economic challenges that affect us locally and globally. Ultimately, Pope Francis demonstrates how to develop a more personal relationship with Jesus Christ, “to recognize the traces of God’s Spirit in events great and small.” Profound in its insight, yet warm and accessible in its tone, The Joy of the Gospel is a call to action to live a life motivated by divine love and, in turn, to experience heaven on earth. Includes a foreword by Robert Barron, author of Catholicism: A Journey to the Heart of the Faith and James Martin, SJ, author of Jesus: A Pilgrimage

Opus Dei

Author : John L. Allen
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 420 pages
Book Rating : 4.F/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Opus Dei written by John L. Allen and published by . This book was released on 2005 with total page 420 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Opus Dei is the most controversial and unknown force in the Catholic Church. Here, John Allen uncovers its real nature. and immortalized forever in the pages of Dan Brown's The Da Vinci Code, Opus Dei is the most notorious, most talked about but least known religious organization of our time. Granted unlimited access to those within its ranks, and with an investigative eye intent on uncovering closely guarded secrets, John Allen finally separates the myths from the facts: the actual use of the cilice; the reason men and women remain separate; the true extent of Opus Dei's funds. and in centres around the world, comparing the attitudes of current members with those of highly critical members and outsiders, Opus Dei is a portrait of a remarkably powerful organization, both inside and outside the Church.

The Secret World of Opus Dei

Author : Michael J. Walsh
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 242 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (91 download)

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Download or read book The Secret World of Opus Dei written by Michael J. Walsh and published by . This book was released on 1989 with total page 242 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Michael Walsh, a Catholic historian and former Jesuit, looks into the secret world of Opus Dei, an organization which has set itself up to preserve the status quo in the face of change within the Catholic Church, and dedicated to preserving Catholic orthodoxy in the face of liberal assaults. Drawing upon interviews and previoiusly unavailable documents, the author paints an often chilling portrait of the movement's authoritarian founder and uncovers some new facts on the running of Opus Dei.