Opus Dei Files

This area contains files about Opus Dei, a personal prelature of the Roman Catholic Church. They are:

Articles by Bishops, Cardinals, Pope John Paul II about Opus Dei. (OPUS.Approval)
- Cardinal joins in honoring founder of Opus Dei (Bernardin, Law, Hickey, Quinn, Weakland)
- ROMERO LAUDS ESCRIVA
- A BENEFIT FOR THE WHOLE CHURCH By Cardinal Sebastiano Baggio
- ADDRESS OF POPE JOHN PAUL II AFTER THE MASS OF THANKSGIVING FOR BLESSED JOSEMARIA ESCRIVA
Official Church documents dealing with Opus Dei. (OPUS.Decrees)
- SACRED CONGREGATION FOR BISHOPS: Declaration concerning Opus Dei
- POPE JOHN PAUL II Ut Sit (establishment of personal prelature)
- CONGREGATION FOR THE CAUSES OF SAINTS: DECREE - CAUSE OF CANONIZATION of the Servant of God Josemaria Escriva
Scepter Press Website
- Scepter Press, PO Box 1270, Princeton, NJ 08542-1270, (800) 322-8773
An article: "What is Opus Dei?" - WORKING FOR GOD THE WORLD OVER by Russell Shaw. (OPUS.Working)
An article: "Thinking Ethically about Technology" by moral theologian John Haas.
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Articles on priestly formation. (OPUS.Clergy)
- THE PRIESTLY SOCIETY OF THE HOLY CROSS
- ROMAN ACADEMIC CENTRE OF THE HOLY CROSS
- ROMAN ATHENEUM OF THE HOLY CROSS
- Filial love among priests and bishops is rooted in the Sacrament of Holy Orders (Special Report on Seminarians Conference)
An article: "Holiness Is for Everyone" (OPUS.Everyone)
- Opus Dei teaches people to turn their ordinary work into God's work.
- by Russell Shaw
An article on the "Layton Study Center" in Milwaukee (OPUS.LaytonSC)
- Opus Dei stresses need to bring faith into daily living.
- The Catholic Herald report on Opus Dei in Milwaukee (Layton Study Center)
- by Pat Windsor, Catholic Herald Staff
An article: "Father of Secular Apostles?" (OPUS.Secular)
- Opus Dei founder Monsignor Josemaria Escriva's contribution to modern lay spirituality
- by Dennis Helming
An article: "Seeking God Through Everyday Work" (OPUS.Seeking)
- A profile of the Founder of OPUS DEI, JOSEMARlA ESCRIVA
- by Cardinal Luciani, Patriarch of Venice; later His Holiness Pope John Paul I
An article on the XVI International University Congress: UNIV 93 (OPUS.Univ93)
- "SUFFERING AND HAPPINESS" topics for Congress of University students held in Rome at Eastertime

Articles are also available via e-mail from rjtatz@chemistry.ohio-state.edu

These articles were provided by me, Bob Tatz. The texts were scanned (OCR) and may contain typographical errors. I take sole responsibility for their reproduction in this format.

For more information, you can reach me by e-mail at: rjtatz@chemistry.ohio-state.edu or

  U.S. Information Office
  Prelature of Opus Dei
  330 Riverside Drive
  New York, NY 10025
  (914) 235-1201