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Opus Dei (Josemaria Escriva)

Concern About Opus Dei

     Author:
    Posted: 5/2/2004 1:06:52 PM Type: Doc_article
    Topic:
   Group: Opus Dei (Josemaria Escriva)
    Publication:Cult Observer
    Vol.: 18 No.: 02
    Date:    2001 Page(s):

Occult

France: Possessed by the Occult

     Author:
    Posted: 5/10/2004 7:19:42 PM Type: Doc_article
    Topic:
   Group: Occult
    Publication:Cult Observer
    Vol.: 07 No.: 02
    Date:    1990 Page(s): 22

Opus Dei (Josemaria Escriva)

Opus Dei and The Da Vinci Code

     Author: Penn Lee
    Posted: 2/7/2007 12:28:08 PM Type: Doc_article
    Topic:
   Group: Opus Dei (Josemaria Escriva)
    Publication:Spiritual Counterfeits Project Journal
    Vol.:    No.:
    Date:    Page(s):

Opus Dei (Josemaria Escriva)

Opus Dei Awareness Network (ODAN)

     Author:
    Posted: 8/12/2004 1:44:31 PM Type: Doc_article
    Topic:
   Group: Opus Dei (Josemaria Escriva)
    Publication:Cult Observer
    Vol.: 09 No.: 04
    Date:    1992 Page(s): 7

Opus Dei (Josemaria Escriva)

Opus Dei Over Time

     Author: Moncada Alberto
    Posted:    Type: Doc_article
    Topic:
   Group: Opus Dei (Josemaria Escriva)
    Publication:ICSA E-Newsletter
    Vol.: 05 No.: 02
    Date:    2006 Page(s):

Overcomers

Socialite Who Gave $122,000 to Sect Declared Sane

     Author:
    Posted: 8/29/2004 1:48:38 PM Type: Doc_article
    Topic:
   Group: Overcomers
    Publication:Cult Observer
    Vol.: 04 No.: 04
    Date:    1987 Page(s): 4

One,LGAT (Large Group Awareness Training)

Texas Gets "ONEd"

     Author:
    Posted: 8/30/2004 4:57:40 PM Type: Doc_article
    Topic:
   Group: One,LGAT (Large Group Awareness Training)
    Publication:Cult Observer
    Vol.: 04 No.: 03
    Date:    1987 Page(s): 5

Opus Dei (Josemaria Escriva)

The Masked, Dangerous Cult

     Author: Fuertes Jesus P.
    Posted: 9/4/2006 7:44:39 PM Type: Doc_article
    Topic:
   Group: Opus Dei (Josemaria Escriva)
    Publication:Free Inquiry
    Vol.:    No.:
    Date: 11/1/1994 9:00:00 AM Page(s):

Opus Dei (Josemaria Escriva)

Opus Dei, a threat to liberty

     Author: Mendez-Acosta Mario
    Posted: 8/14/2006 7:13:52 PM Type: Doc_article
    Topic:
   Group: Opus Dei (Josemaria Escriva)
    Publication:Free Inquiry
    Vol.:    No.:
    Date: 12/1/1994 8:00:00 AM Page(s):

Opus Dei (Josemaria Escriva)

Opus Dei Called Cultic

     Author:
    Posted: 8/12/2004 1:46:06 PM Type: Doc_article
    Topic:
   Group: Opus Dei (Josemaria Escriva)
    Publication:Cult Observer
    Vol.: 12 No.: 05
    Date: 1/1/1995 8:00:00 AM 1995 Page(s):

Opus Dei (Josemaria Escriva)

The secret world of Opus Dei

     Author: Swomley John
    Posted: 6/30/2006 3:15:20 PM Type: Doc_article
    Topic:
   Group: Opus Dei (Josemaria Escriva)
    Publication:The Human Quest
    Vol.:    No.:
    Date: 5/1/2000 8:00:00 AM Page(s):

Opus Dei (Josemaria Escriva)

Gomez brings sensitivity and sense of humor

     Author:
    Posted: 2/14/2005 9:56:29 AM Type: Doc_article
    Topic:
   Group: Opus Dei (Josemaria Escriva)
    Publication:San Antonio Express-News
    Vol.:    No.:
    Date: 2/13/2005 8:00:00 AM 2005 Page(s):

Opus Dei (Josemaria Escriva)

Spotted history aside, Opus Dei forges close campus links

     Author: Eshel Neir
    Posted: 3/23/2005 10:50:56 AM Type: Doc_article
    Topic:
   Group: Opus Dei (Josemaria Escriva)
    Publication:Daily Princetonian
    Vol.:    No.:
    Date: 3/22/2005 9:00:00 AM 2005 Page(s):

Opus Dei (Josemaria Escriva)

Fighting for God

     Author: Power Carla
    Posted: 3/21/2005 11:41:08 AM Type: Doc_article
    Topic:
   Group: Opus Dei (Josemaria Escriva)
    Publication:Newsweek
    Vol.:    No.:
    Date: 3/28/2005 9:00:00 AM 2005 Page(s):

Order of St. Charbel (William Kamm)

Cult in fraud probe

     Author: Frenkel Jason
    Posted: 3/30/2005 8:42:00 AM Type: Doc_article
    Topic:
   Group: Order of St. Charbel (William Kamm)
    Publication:Herald Sun (Australia)
    Vol.:    No.:
    Date: 3/30/2005 9:00:00 AM 2005 Page(s):

Opus Dei (Josemaria Escriva)

Vatican writer´s fair and balanced assessment of Opus Dei

     Author:
    Posted: 4/1/2005 11:28:56 AM Type: Doc_article
    Topic:
   Group: Opus Dei (Josemaria Escriva)
    Publication:Catholic News Service
    Vol.:    No.:
    Date: 3/30/2005 9:00:00 AM 2005 Page(s):

Opus Dei (Josemaria Escriva)

How to pick a new pope

     Author:
    Posted: 4/2/2005 10:20:10 AM Type: Doc_article
    Topic:
   Group: Opus Dei (Josemaria Escriva)
    Publication:New Zealand Herald
    Vol.:    No.:
    Date: 4/3/2005 8:00:00 AM 2005 Page(s):

Opus Dei (Josemaria Escriva)

Conservative Catholics lose champion

     Author: MacLeod Ian
    Posted: 4/4/2005 9:39:45 AM Type: Doc_article
    Topic:
   Group: Opus Dei (Josemaria Escriva)
    Publication:Ottawa Citizen
    Vol.:    No.:
    Date: 4/3/2005 8:00:00 AM 2005 Page(s):

Opus Dei (Josemaria Escriva)

Desperately Seeking a Shepherd

     Author: Schimmoller Heiner
    Posted: 4/6/2005 11:13:01 AM Type: Doc_article
    Topic:
   Group: Opus Dei (Josemaria Escriva)
    Publication:Spiegel
    Vol.:    No.:
    Date: 4/5/2005 8:00:00 AM 2005 Page(s):

Opus Dei (Josemaria Escriva),Legionaries of Christ (Regnum Christi) (Marcial Maciel Degollado)

Liberal Spain proves a thorn in the flesh of the Vatican

     Author: Crawford Leslie
    Posted: 4/8/2005 12:29:09 PM Type: Doc_article
    Topic:
   Group: Opus Dei (Josemaria Escriva),Legionaries of Christ (Regnum Christi) (Marcial Maciel Degollado)
    Publication:Financial Times
    Vol.:    No.:
    Date: 4/7/2005 8:00:00 AM 2005 Page(s):

Opus Dei (Josemaria Escriva)

A Profoundly Rightwing Pope

     Author: Navarro Vicente
    Posted: 4/8/2005 3:35:06 PM Type: Doc_article
    Topic:
   Group: Opus Dei (Josemaria Escriva)
    Publication:CounterPunch
    Vol.:    No.:
    Date: 4/8/2005 8:00:00 AM 2005 Page(s):

Opus Dei (Josemaria Escriva)

Pope front-runner

     Author: Kennedy Helen
    Posted: 4/11/2005 11:03:14 AM Type: Doc_article
    Topic:
   Group: Opus Dei (Josemaria Escriva)
    Publication:NY Daily News
    Vol.:    No.:
    Date: 4/9/2005 8:00:00 AM 2005 Page(s):

Opus Dei (Josemaria Escriva)

Spirit May Be Guiding, but Politicking Is Strong

     Author: Wilkinson Tracy
    Posted: 4/11/2005 1:09:25 PM Type: Doc_article
    Topic:
   Group: Opus Dei (Josemaria Escriva)
    Publication:Los Angeles Times
    Vol.:    No.:
    Date: 4/9/2005 8:00:00 AM 2005 Page(s):

Opus Dei (Josemaria Escriva),Legionaries of Christ (Regnum Christi) (Marcial Maciel Degollado)

Pope election: Opus Dei pulls strings

     Author: James Barry
    Posted: 4/11/2005 7:08:05 PM Type: Doc_article
    Topic:
   Group: Opus Dei (Josemaria Escriva),Legionaries of Christ (Regnum Christi) (Marcial Maciel Degollado)
    Publication:Sify News
    Vol.:    No.:
    Date: 4/11/2005 8:00:00 AM 2005 Page(s):

Opus Dei (Josemaria Escriva)

Ultra-conservative Opus Dei group ponders role with new pope

     Author:
    Posted: 4/12/2005 1:52:27 PM Type: Doc_article
    Topic:
   Group: Opus Dei (Josemaria Escriva)
    Publication:Star Tribune
    Vol.:    No.:
    Date: 4/12/2005 8:00:00 AM 2005 Page(s):

Opus Dei (Josemaria Escriva)

Opus Dei Watching for Selection of Pope

     Author: Woolls Daniel
    Posted: 4/13/2005 10:32:40 AM Type: Doc_article
    Topic:
   Group: Opus Dei (Josemaria Escriva)
    Publication:Newsday
    Vol.:    No.:
    Date: 4/12/2005 8:00:00 AM 2005 Page(s):

Opus Dei (Josemaria Escriva),Legionaries of Christ (Regnum Christi) (Marcial Maciel Degollado)

The cardinal principles of politics

     Author: Dionne E. J.
    Posted: 4/13/2005 11:06:18 AM Type: Doc_article
    Topic:
   Group: Opus Dei (Josemaria Escriva),Legionaries of Christ (Regnum Christi) (Marcial Maciel Degollado)
    Publication:Dallas Morning News
    Vol.:    No.:
    Date: 4/12/2005 8:00:00 AM 2005 Page(s):

Old Order Amish

Life in the slow lane often dangerous for Amish

     Author: Ward Paula R.
    Posted: 4/15/2005 11:26:32 AM Type: Doc_article
    Topic:
   Group: Old Order Amish
    Publication:Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
    Vol.:    No.:
    Date: 4/15/2005 8:00:00 AM 2005 Page(s):

Opus Dei (Josemaria Escriva)

Opus Dei has stake in new pope

     Author: McAllester Matthew
    Posted: 4/15/2005 12:46:59 PM Type: Doc_article
    Topic:
   Group: Opus Dei (Josemaria Escriva)
    Publication:Newsday
    Vol.:    No.:
    Date: 4/15/2005 8:00:00 AM 2005 Page(s):

Opus Dei (Josemaria Escriva)

Opus Dei gains influence in Catholicism

     Author: Lozano Bert
    Posted: 4/18/2005 3:19:44 PM Type: Doc_article
    Topic:
   Group: Opus Dei (Josemaria Escriva)
    Publication:WFAA-TV Dallas/Ft. Worth
    Vol.:    No.:
    Date: 4/15/2005 8:00:00 AM 2005 Page(s):

Opus Dei (Josemaria Escriva),Legionaries of Christ (Regnum Christi) (Marcial Maciel Degollado),Focolare (Chiara Lubich),Communion and Liberation (Monsignor Guissani)

Opus Dei, Focolare clout seen as factor in conclave

     Author: Zulueta Lito B.
    Posted: 4/18/2005 3:11:01 PM Type: Doc_article
    Topic:
   Group: Opus Dei (Josemaria Escriva),Legionaries of Christ (Regnum Christi) (Marcial Maciel Degollado),Focolare (Chiara Lubich),Communion and Liberation (Monsignor Guissani)
    Publication:Philippine Daily Inquirer
    Vol.:    No.:
    Date: 4/17/2005 8:00:00 AM 2005 Page(s):

Opus Dei (Josemaria Escriva)

Conservative group Opus Dei hails choice

     Author:
    Posted: 4/20/2005 9:30:35 AM Type: Doc_article
    Topic:
   Group: Opus Dei (Josemaria Escriva)
    Publication:Desert Sun (Palm Springs, CA)
    Vol.:    No.:
    Date: 4/20/2005 8:00:00 AM 2005 Page(s):

Occult,Wicca

Case of the Slain Fortuneteller Holds Detective Spellbound

     Author: Parsons Dana
    Posted: 5/10/2005 3:27:48 PM Type: Doc_article
    Topic:
   Group: Occult,Wicca
    Publication:Los Angeles Times
    Vol.:    No.:
    Date: 5/8/2005 8:00:00 AM 2005 Page(s):

Order of St. Charbel (William Kamm)

Pebble plan to spawn a 'new race'

     Author: Senescall Rebecca
    Posted: 6/15/2005 12:46:17 PM Type: Doc_article
    Topic:
   Group: Order of St. Charbel (William Kamm)
    Publication:Illawarra Mercury (Australia)
    Vol.:    No.:
    Date: 6/15/2005 8:00:00 AM 2005 Page(s):

Order of St. Charbel (William Kamm)

Virgin Mary okayed intimate union: court [Order of St. Charbel]

     Author:
    Posted: 6/16/2005 9:30:02 AM Type: Doc_article
    Topic:
   Group: Order of St. Charbel (William Kamm)
    Publication:MSN 9 News (Australia)
    Vol.:    No.:
    Date: 6/16/2005 8:00:00 AM 2005 Page(s):

Order of St. Charbel (William Kamm)

Teen petitioned Virgin Mary for help, court hears [Order of St. Charbel]

     Author: Lamont Leonie
    Posted: 6/22/2005 4:19:38 PM Type: Doc_article
    Topic:
   Group: Order of St. Charbel (William Kamm)
    Publication:Sydney Morning Herald
    Vol.:    No.:
    Date: 6/16/2005 8:00:00 AM 2005 Page(s):

Order of St. Charbel (Little Pebble) (William Kamm)

Woman denies abuse scam claim: court

     Author:
    Posted: 6/17/2005 9:45:13 AM Type: Doc_article
    Topic:
   Group: Order of St. Charbel (Little Pebble) (William Kamm)
    Publication:NineMSN (Australia)
    Vol.:    No.:
    Date: 6/17/2005 8:00:00 AM 2005 Page(s):

Osteen (Joel Osteen) (Smiling Preacher) (Lakewood Church)

Interview With Joel Osteen

     Author:
    Posted: 6/21/2005 10:56:33 AM Type: Doc_article
    Topic:
   Group: Osteen (Joel Osteen) (Smiling Preacher) (Lakewood Church)
    Publication:Larry King Live
    Vol.:    No.:
    Date: 6/20/2005 8:00:00 AM 2005 Page(s):

Order of St. Charbel (William Kamm)

Little Pebble TV deal papers missing [Order of St. Charbel]

     Author:
    Posted: 6/22/2005 1:27:59 PM Type: Doc_article
    Topic:
   Group: Order of St. Charbel (William Kamm)
    Publication:Illawarra Mercury (Australia)
    Vol.:    No.:
    Date: 6/23/2005 8:00:00 AM 2005 Page(s):

Oklevuaha Earthwalk Native American Church (James "Flaming Eagle" Mooney)

Peyote advocate charged with illegal possession, distribution

     Author: Manson Pamela
    Posted: 6/29/2005 1:26:18 PM Type: Doc_article
    Topic:
   Group: Oklevuaha Earthwalk Native American Church (James "Flaming Eagle" Mooney)
    Publication:Salt Lake Tribune
    Vol.:    No.:
    Date: 6/24/2005 8:00:00 AM 2005 Page(s):

Order of St. Charbel (William Kamm)

Cult woman defends Pebble

     Author: Brown Malcolm
    Posted: 6/29/2005 11:02:15 AM Type: Doc_article
    Topic:
   Group: Order of St. Charbel (William Kamm)
    Publication:Sydney Morning Herald
    Vol.:    No.:
    Date: 6/29/2005 8:00:00 AM 2005 Page(s):

Order of St. Charbel (William Kamm)

Sect member in court on sex abuse charges [Order of St. Charbel]

     Author:
    Posted: 7/4/2005 12:04:32 PM Type: Doc_article
    Topic:
   Group: Order of St. Charbel (William Kamm)
    Publication:ABC News (Australia)
    Vol.:    No.:
    Date: 7/4/2005 8:00:00 AM 2005 Page(s):

Order of St. Charbel (William Kamm)

Call to convict cult leader of sex assault on teen

     Author:
    Posted: 7/4/2005 1:03:08 PM Type: Doc_article
    Topic:
   Group: Order of St. Charbel (William Kamm)
    Publication:Sydney Morning Herald
    Vol.:    No.:
    Date: 7/4/2005 8:00:00 AM 2005 Page(s):

Order of St. Charbel (William Kamm)

Kamm 'odd little man' [Order of St. Charbel]

     Author: Senescall Rebecca
    Posted: 7/4/2005 1:48:15 PM Type: Doc_article
    Topic:
   Group: Order of St. Charbel (William Kamm)
    Publication:Illawarra Mercury (Australia)
    Vol.:    No.:
    Date: 7/5/2005 8:00:00 AM 2005 Page(s):

Order of St. Charbel (William Kamm)

Jury set to decide cult leader's fate [Order of St. Charbel]

     Author: Brown Malcolm
    Posted: 7/5/2005 11:55:45 AM Type: Doc_article
    Topic:
   Group: Order of St. Charbel (William Kamm)
    Publication:Sydney Morning Herald
    Vol.:    No.:
    Date: 7/5/2005 8:00:00 AM 2005 Page(s):

Order of St. Charbel (William Kamm)

'Little Pebble' found guilty of sex abuse [Order of St. Charbel]

     Author:
    Posted: 7/8/2005 8:38:58 AM Type: Doc_article
    Topic:
   Group: Order of St. Charbel (William Kamm)
    Publication:ABC News (Australia)
    Vol.:    No.:
    Date: 7/8/2005 8:00:00 AM 2005 Page(s):

Order of St. Charbel (William Kamm)

Leader guilty of sex assault on cult 'queen'

     Author: Brown Malcolm
    Posted: 7/8/2005 8:46:30 AM Type: Doc_article
    Topic:
   Group: Order of St. Charbel (William Kamm)
    Publication:Sydney Morning Herald
    Vol.:    No.:
    Date: 7/8/2005 8:00:00 AM 2005 Page(s):

Open Door Presbyterian Church

Teenage girl attacked by church trio

     Author: King David
    Posted: 7/8/2005 2:45:18 PM Type: Doc_article
    Topic:
   Group: Open Door Presbyterian Church
    Publication:The Australian
    Vol.:    No.:
    Date: 7/8/2005 8:00:00 AM 2005 Page(s):

Order of St. Charbel (William Kamm)

Cult school scrutinised

     Author: Levy Megan
    Posted: 7/10/2005 10:10:22 AM Type: Doc_article
    Topic:
   Group: Order of St. Charbel (William Kamm)
    Publication:Illawarra Mercury (Australia)
    Vol.:    No.:
    Date: 7/9/2005 8:00:00 AM 2005 Page(s):

Order of St. Charbel (William Kamm)

Pebble convicted on sex charges

     Author: Senescall Rebecca
    Posted: 7/8/2005 9:45:04 AM Type: Doc_article
    Topic:
   Group: Order of St. Charbel (William Kamm)
    Publication:Illawarra Mercury (Australia)
    Vol.:    No.:
    Date: 7/9/2005 8:00:00 AM 2005 Page(s):

Osteen (Joel Osteen) (Smiling Preacher) (Lakewood Church),Lakewood Church (Joel Osteen) (Smiling Preacher)

Religion Today: Joel Osteen/Lakewood Church

     Author: Rieken Kristie
    Posted: 7/15/2005 11:55:51 AM Type: Doc_article
    Topic:
   Group: Osteen (Joel Osteen) (Smiling Preacher) (Lakewood Church),Lakewood Church (Joel Osteen) (Smiling Preacher)
    Publication:Associated Press
    Vol.:    No.:
    Date: 7/14/2005 8:00:00 AM 2005 Page(s):

Opus Dei (Josemaria Escriva)

Novak’s Sect Appeal

     Author:
    Posted: 8/9/2005 1:28:14 PM Type: Doc_article
    Topic:
   Group: Opus Dei (Josemaria Escriva)
    Publication:Radar Online
    Vol.:    No.:
    Date: 8/9/2005 8:00:00 AM 2005 Page(s):

Old Order Amish

Court rules zoning law doesn't violate Amish men's religious freedom

     Author: Smeltz Adam
    Posted: 8/12/2005 11:20:18 AM Type: Doc_article
    Topic: tp_legal
   Group: Old Order Amish
    Publication:Centre Daily (State College, PA)
    Vol.:    No.:
    Date: 8/11/2005 8:00:00 AM 2005 Page(s):

Opus Dei (Josemaria Escriva)

Jose Gomez

     Author: Van Biema David
    Posted: 8/15/2005 10:47:05 AM Type: Doc_article
    Topic:
   Group: Opus Dei (Josemaria Escriva)