Opus Dei
http://www.opusdei.org
The other day (Oct 6) Josemaria Escriva, the founder of the Opus Dei movement, was canonized by the Pope. If you don't know about Opus Dei, and I tell you that they are considered to be by some people a conservative and fundamentalist group within the Catholic Church, what is your immediate reaction? These days it seems the terms "conservative" and "fundamentalist" are perjoratives to many -- and this came about by perhaps subtle cultural programming of our minds. To fall victim to such a bias is unfortunate, as it does not keep one's mind open to fairly consider the benefits and inherent good of such movements. I'm not suggesting any viewpoint here (I'm not sure I have one to espouse), but I am suggesting that we keep a lookout for our own knee-jerk reactions, biases and mindsets as an exercise in self-knowledge, particularly when evaluating new information.
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