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...Spanish lawyer-turned-priest, Msgr. Jose M. Escriva founded Opus Dei in 1928 to counter what he saw as growing secularism and anti-clericalism among Spanish intellectuals. As president-general, Escriva now controls the association from Rome. In 1947, the Vatican officially recognized Opus Dei as the Church's first secular institute...
...Opus Dei," Escriva has written, "was born to tell men and women of every country and of every condition, race, language, milicu, and state of life-single, married and priests-that they can love and serve God without giving up their ordinary work, their family or their normal social relations...
...Escriva published The Way, a collection of 999 principles by which members of Opus Dei are to live. It has sold more than two million copies in over 60 languages...
Elmbrook, as the house is called, is one of 20 residential study centers which Opus Dei operates in the United States. Boston has two such centers: Trimount House for men and Bayridge House for women...
...Elmbrook's residents are single Catholic men. Most Opus Dei members eventually marry, although some remain celibate. Women and non-Catholics are welcome at the house, but only as visitors...