Opus Dei in the senate?Your February 25 issue was excellent, especially Alvaro Silva's article on Opus Dei Opus Dei (ō`pəs dā`ē) [Lat.,=work of God], Roman Catholic organization, particularly influential in Spain, officially the Prelature of the Holy Cross and Opus Dei. ("My Life in Opus Dei"). Do you know if Senators Sam Brownback Samuel Dale Brownback (b. September 12 1956) is the senior United States senator from the U.S. state of Kansas. On January 20 2007, he announced his intention to seek the Republican Party's nomination for President in the 2008 Presidential election. (R-Kans.) and Rick Santorum “Santorum” redirects here. For other uses, see Santorum (disambiguation). Richard John Santorum (born May 10, 1958) is a former United States Senator from the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. (R-Pa.) are members of Opus Dei This is a list of prominent Opus Dei members. It is intended to include people whose membership is documented in published sources. Opus Dei emphasizes the Catholic belief that ordinary life is a path to sanctity, and that any work done with a spirit of excellence and a ? I have speculated about this for some time. If they are, it should be brought to the attention of your readers. JOHN JOSEPH FOLEY Blue Point, N.Y. THE EDITORS REPLY: We e-mailed Opus Dei's media office with John Foley's question, and their staff referred us to two news articles. In January 2002, Senator Santorum told the National Catholic Reporter that he was not a member of Opus Dei, although he was an admirer of the order's founder, Josemaria Escriva. Last March, an article in the Kansas City Star noted that while Senator Brownback does not belong to Opus Dei, he converted to Catholicism with the help of Rev. John McCloskey, an Opus Dei priest. |
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