Members of Opus Dei were portrayed as villains in the bestselling novel, The Da Vinci Code. But little is known about the notoriously secretive sect of the Catholic Church. How powerful is it and who are its members? Vatican correspondent, John Allen claims to have the first ever investigative look at the group. Plus: Monday morning politics and a look at the best books of 2005.
Lindsey Hop
Mike Hirsh, senior editor at Newsweek and author, At War With Ourselves: Why America Is Squandering Its Chance to Build a Better World (Oxford Univeristy Press 2003)
» Newsweek
» Newsweek
Best Books
Sam Tanenhaus, editor of the New York Times Book Review
- on the year's best books to buy for Christmas
» The New York Times Book Review
- on the year's best books to buy for Christmas
» The New York Times Book Review
Dei of Reckoning
John Allen, Jr., Rome correspondent for the National Catholic Reporter and author,
- takes an investigative look at Opus Dei
» Opus Dei USA
» The National Catholic Reporter
- takes an investigative look at Opus Dei
» Opus Dei USA
» The National Catholic Reporter
Open Phones
small business owners share their thoughts on keeping down health care costs.
De ja vu, part two
Here is an excerpt from President Bush's third address on Iraq, given today at the World Affairs Council of Philadelphia , a nonpartisan nonprofit offering
We found the words shown below in bold not only in today's speech, but in all three recent addresses on Iraq and the ...
Bush Speech #3
This one was the most interesting so far, principally because the Prez took questions-- unfiltered ones, by the sound of it. And he sounded unusually frank and forthright, or to borrow David Brooks' words on Meet The Press yesterday, "they're finally getting over that communications strategy, which has been ...
Photo File: John Allen
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