By Drilling4Truth in Catholic Answers Forum. This is a reply to somebody who has come to understand that God has been calling him to discern joining the prelature of Opus Dei and who has been running away from it due to this skepticism and fear of being frowned on by his Anglican parents and sister.
Yes, thanks to Dan Brown's asinine portrayal of Opus Dei as a cult of religious fanatics and gun wielding monks, the Work has suffered somewhat.
I have done a few events with Opus Dei, mostly Days of Recollection and book discussions. So, I am not reaching in the dark when I say that Opus Dei is committed to bringing Holiness to the average person. This is why John Paul II himself so loved the Work. If there is one thing our dear late pontiff tried to teach us is that we are all called to Holiness. We are all called to be Saints. This is the charism of Opus Dei, helping people find God in their lives, no matter their vocation.
If this is where you feel God is leading you, please know that the world is desperate for men and women like you. The greatest crisis in the world today is the absence of God in our day to day lives. And Opus Dei is on the front lines of that battle.
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