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To all:
You should contact Maria del Carmen Tapia, author of "After the threshold, a life in Opus Dei." I know who works in the U. California, but I could not make contact. Besides his book, which could explain so much about life after opus, not found in any bookstore.
If anyone knows anything about it please, contact via this forum, and place me as Mere.
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| Lola2002 |
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For MERE: (also got off the internet, I tried to contact the author of the message to see how to get the book ... you notice anything in the forum) Bye!
During these days I have been reading "After the threshold. A life
Opus Dei "by M. del Carmen Tapia (ISBN 84-406-4744-1), which to
Maybe already discussed here, although I shall make some
comments.
"After the Threshold" is not written by any journalist
research, but is the life story of that
lady, who belonged to 18 years-from 1948 to 1966 - Opus, with four
Escriva close aide of years and nine regional director
section of women in Venezuela. The truth is that the book has
changed my way of seeing the Opus, because I had the typical view
Lefreve type ultra-Catholic cult (or whatever), a combination of
Falangism and "pious customs." What I have found through
the story of Ms. Tapia is a group that since its foundation
practiced all the tactics that can be read in "The Power of
Sects "by Pepe Rodriguez: isolation of the family farm
work, psychological torture, cult leader ... If half of the
Tapia things that are truly mind-of which I have no reason to doubt -
Opus is obvious that meets all the characteristics of sect
destructive (I repeat once again that Tapia was released in '66, so to
Maybe things have changed, but has this woman had been
embittering until publication of the book in 1994).
As a curious point, commenting that Escrivá hated at congregations
Opus religious-it isn't-and the vast majority of the popes who
lived when he, and apparently the feeling was mutual. I guess
who had to reach the medieval J.P. II in order to make
Blessed ...
Finally, I can not resist reproducing part of the back of
book, which is originally a comment in the German magazine Spiegel
Spezial following the publication of the German version (MC Tapia
remains a Catholic): "The work of Maria del Carmen Tapia
detailed and sensitive. But the fact that organizations
dictatorial and dogmatic always carry in them the seeds of
force and violence is something that Tapia, as a practicing Catholic,
have yet to learn. "
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What knowledge and contact for general purposes.
Lola
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| Selene654 |
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Hello I am Selene:
I also got about Opus material online, such as some M Carmen Tapia and Rosario Badules, but I am concerned the book of Maria del Carmen Tapia. Please notify if they hear something
Cariños
Selene
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Of all the books I've read about the Opus Dei, I think the best by far are those of Alberto Moncada "Opus Dei. An interpretation," and "Oral History of Opus Dei. And I say that I believe are the best because from the critical view that Moncada home to a school you're disappointed, does not fall (as Tapia) in personal resentment and the settling of accounts with certain people within the Work. Another great book (which would qualify as the most detailed and thorough study published on the spirituality of the Work view from common sense and, therefore, the disappointment) is "Opus Dei. Annex to a Story" Sorrows of Mary Moreno. Although reading can sometimes be somewhat monotonous for my taste, she lost too much in justification.
Moncada, despite being a former member, discusses the two books mentioned above as research, data and quotes from other former members (and it writes masterfully). The worst of the three books I mentioned is that they are exhausted, although it is hard to find in libraries. I believe the book of Maria del Carmen Tapia you do reference to sin, on the one hand, of too personal (I conclude that the author was thought at one point that Opus Dei in Venezuela she was) and, secondly, a tremendous resentment, possibly justified but not a good counselor to address issues in this draft. Apart falls into the bad taste to include full names and those who (from their viewpoint) the crushed. Yet I am convinced that all that matters is true. A hug. (NOTE: my e-mail is true: fco_jr@hotmail.com If you need something, do not hesitate to email me. Thank you.) |
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| I forgot: Alberto Moncada have a website: http://personal.iddeo.es/amoncada1/ where separate articles on the Work, I think that also contains a contact address. For if you serve. |
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| I think it's very nice to have this forum from freedom to explain our experience. I do not think should, instead, build icons with people whose work was out of the "dream" because we would be committing the same mistake they do. Commented on and discussed, polemic, yes, but from our individuality and freedom. Greetings |
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