A Mix of Truth & Propaganda

Resources I've Found Helpful

I chose all of these resources for a variety of reasons, all with the final goal of informing my perspective (and yours) of the topics I've researched.

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Inside Opus Dei: The True, Unfinished Story

"A fascinating and disturbing book...a literary grenade seeking to blow apart Opus Dei's benign and exalted image...a picture of an obsessively secretive, manipulative, and exist organization with a virtual cult-like veneration of it's founder."
-The Boston Globe

Opus: The Cult of Financial Chicanery, Human Trafficking, and Right-Wing Conspiracy Inside the Catholic Church

A thrilling exposé recounting how members of Opus Dei—a secretive, ultra-conservative Catholic sect—pushed its radical agenda within the Church and around the globe, using billions of dollars siphoned from one of the world’s largest banks.

Opus Dei: An Objective Look Behind the Myths and Reality of the Most Controversial Force in the Catholic Church

"The first serious journalistic investigation of the highly secretive, controversial organization Opus Dei provides unique insight about the wild rumors surrounding it and disclose its significant influence in the Vatican and on the politics of the Catholic Church."

Women of Opus Dei: in Their Own Words

"The Catholic group Opus Dei (Latin for Work of God) emerges in this compact collection of essays and interviews as an entity that gives its female members a deep sense of purpose amid ordinary and extraordinary circumstances."

The Turning: The Sisters Who Left Podcast

"If you make a lifelong vow, what does it mean to break it? Can you truly give yourself to God, or will your humanity get to you first? These questions and more are investigated in this intimate journey into the lives of those who lived within Mother Teresa's order, the Missionaries of Charity, and why they ultimately left."

Nopus Dei

In-depth discussion of Opus Dei practices and history from a former member. It is not intended as an introduction to Opus Dei. Rather, it is intended to serve people who are already familiar with Opus Dei, especially members and young people thinking about joining.

Agora

This channel was created in 2020 with the purpose of gathering all aspects related to the care and enjoyment of the environment, nature, good living, and respect for the natural world. In July 2023, they offered to use the channel to facilitate migration from a quantum agora of videos about Opus Dei.

ODAN

The Opus Dei Awareness Network has worked diligently to shed light on Opus Dei's ulterior motives and questionable practices.

OpusLibros

Uniting former members of the Work, along with their families, while providing insight into the world that is Opus Dei.

ICSA

The International Cultic Studies Association (ICSA) is a global network of people concerned about psychological manipulation and abuse in cultic and other high-control environments.

About Rebecca

Meet the Independent Journalist Behind The Deep Dive Project

I began The Deep Dive Project with a singular purpose - finding answers. Sometimes, that means exposing truths no one wants to acknowledge. It demands that we use our critical thinking skills - no matter how rusty or impaired they may be.

I hope to educate, yes, but also to encourage you to dig for your own answers. I hope to equip you with information and a desire to learn more. We have the world at our fingertips, and ignorance is a luxury we - and millions of innocent people - can not afford.

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