- Hardcover: 201 pages
- Publisher: Regnery Publishing Inc (1 Dec 1997)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 0895264501
- ISBN-13: 978-0895264503
- Product Dimensions: 22.6 x 15.2 x 2.4 cm
- Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 2,256,667 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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Journalist Vittorio Messori's searching questions to Pope John Paul II inspired the Holy Father to write his bestselling Crossing the Threshold of Hope. Now Messori tells how Escriva, a humble and energetic Spanish priest beatified by Pope John Paul II, came to found Opus Dei - the most powerful source of lay spiritual renewal in the Catholic Church today. Escriva proclaimed that holiness and great happiness are to be found in the ordinary tasks of life. Work, play, family life, friendships - all these, Escriva taught, are means to deep inner joy and freedom, if properly understood and lived. Opus Dei explores what this transforming message, first proclaimed by Escriva in 1928, later a major theme of the Second Vatican Council and strongly endorsed by the Holy Father, has meant not only for the personal lives of the members of Opus Dei, but also for the cultures in which these members live. In addition, this book provides answers to questions commonly raised about this fresh and invigorating spirituality. Opus Dei: Leadership and Vision in Today's Catholic Church is must reading for anyone interested in spirituality, Christianity, and the history of the Catholic Church in the twentieth century.
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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
This is a thoroughly well-researched investigation into Opus Dei. It is objective and honest. The author is a well-known Italian journalist who is not himself a member of Opus Dei, but who came to this project with a commendably open mind. For anyone who has had enough of childish conspiracy theories and who wants to know the truth about Opus Dei, this is undoubtedly the place to find it. Highly recommended.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
I was very pleased with this book! Mr Messori gives a very clear & honest review of Opus Dei. So much rubbish has been written & said about Opus Dei that I have sometimes wondered if we are looking at the same thing. Mr Messori seems to have objectively considered all the criticisms and explains each one quite clearly.
Opus Dei is doing wonders for the Catholic Church, I myself was led to the Church by a member of the "work" & I have never met such warm, friendly, genuine & self-giving people in all my life. I think this book helps sweep away some of the "myths" surrounding Opus Dei" & lets it be seen for what it truly is.... just a 'work of God' that devotes itself to Sanctity & Apostolate in the middle of the world... quite simply it just lives out the Christian Vocation in one of many ways available in the Catholic Church. A huge thank you for the book - well written!
Format:Hardcover
I have just finished reading this book after several anti-opus dei books. Messori's annalysis is both reasonable and deep. I have read many criticisms of the work by people who look at things from a purely human way. This book tries to objectively annalyse Opus Dei without losing sight of the spiritual-outlook necessary. Sacrifice, from a purely human outlook, is the most ridiculous thing on earth. But from a Christian spiritual outlook, it is a supreme act of Love. Messori tries to explain Opus Dei humanly but realises that some aspects of "The Work" are simply Christian/Catholic. If you are not "a believer" it is natural for you to find some things scandalous (ie. the ciclice) & difficult to understand. He does not avoid any criticisms but deals with them one by one.
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