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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 8 มี.ค. 2023
- Former Opus Dei member describes the unusual vocational discernment process in Opus Dei and compares it with the vocational discernment process in other Catholic organizations.
Resources Mentioned in this Video
www.opuslibros.org/libros/cast... (Article about Opus Dei recruiting in Mexico. Right-click to select "Translate to English" in Google.)
BEST RESOURCES TO LEARN MORE ABOUT OPUS DEI:
Best Websites
Odan.org (Opus Dei Awareness Network)
Best English language website about Opus Dei.
Opuslibros.org
Most comprehensive source for accurate information about Opus Dei. Includes many testimonies from former members. The “Correspondence,” “Your Writings,” and “Vocation Trap” sections are the most useful. It is a Spanish language website. However, by right-clicking and choosing “Translate to English,” Google provides a decent although imperfect translation.
Best Books
Beyond the Threshold: A Life in Opus Dei , by Maria del Carmen Tapia.
The book Opus Dei hates more than any other. Ms. Tapia simply recounts her experiences of Opus Dei and Josemaria Escriva. The problem with this book, for Opus Dei, is that Ms. Tapia paints a picture of Josemaria Escriva which is very much at odds with the false hagiographies it pushes. And her writing is eminently believable. This book may be out of print, but used copies are generally available on Amazon.
Saints & Schemers: Opus Dei and Its Paradoxes , Joan Estruch.
1994 Oxford University Press book that traces the many contradictions in Opus Dei’s telling of its early history. Out of print, but available used on Amazon.
Opus Dei as Divine Revelation: Analysis of Its Theology and Its Consequences in Its History and People , E.B.E.
Former South American member of Opus Dei provides an accurate understanding of how Opus Dei sees itself. This book may be of interest principally to former members of Opus Dei. For anyone looking for a deep dive.
NOT RECOMMENDED
Opus Dei: An Objective Look Behind the Myths and Reality of the Most Controversial Force in the Catholic Church , John Allen, Jr.
John Allen is an excellent journalist. Unfortunately, he widely missed the mark in this book. Kudos to the Opus Dei PR team for dodging a bullet!
Anything approved of or promoted by Opus Dei or its members
These works are pure hagiographies and do not even mention (let alone explain or contextualize) Josemaria Escriva’s many and serious defects. The histories of Opus Dei written by Opus Dei members or sympathizers omit so many important details that they can only be described as materially false.
Oblation is like temporary vows and fidelity is permanent vows. No freedom to say no to this
The only way the work will tell people to leave is if the person is mentally sick (depression) or exhibits weird behaviors, or social weirdness. No real discernment from the beginning
There is no discerning, I agree. It is one way, if you leave you are bad. It is a non discernment process. Once you are in you are under blind obedience. It is from this pool of men (non functioning) whose critical thinking has been cut off that the ‘priests’ are selected. Again, no discernment. It is not a call from God at all. They are told ‘The Work’ needs them now to be priests. This is evil in so many ways and affects so many lives down the road. These priests then give ‘direction’ to so many souls but their real mission is to get them to join. That is not true spiritual direction, it is deception; pure evil.
@@active6302 it is the truth. I am former member. You were the one saying it and I was agreeing. Listen to your video again. You say there is no real discernment process, you are told ‘this is your vocation.’ That in itself is evil.
@@tharp6613hello, May I ask which country you’re from? My family attends an Opus Dei parish and the priest who is from Spain is really lacking in critical thinking. I feel bad for him but I don’t talk to him because I want to keep myself safe. I also noticed that even if you’re not an Opus Dei member in the church, all their ministry meetings are all done in Opus Dei spirit. It’s so strange-people joined the ministries to be lectors, in the Choir etc. It’s so deceptive to introduce them to Opus Dei material in this way.