This month's issue of crisis Magazine sports Russell Shaw (whose latest book "Catholic Laity in the Mission of the Church" - RequiemPress ), reviewing John Allen's book, "Opus Dei: An Objective Look Behind the Myths and Reality of the Most Controversial Force in the Catholic Church". Here's a snippet of the review:

But most members—and Allen also makes this clear—find the Work a deeply satisfying part of their efforts to live integrated, prayerful lives in the service of God, the Church, and other people. The author gets the central idea exactly right when he writes, “Ultimately, the ‘spiritual life’ is nothing more or less than human life. Nothing falls outside that. There are no compartments that aren’t labeled ‘God’s business.’” This is a lofty ideal that offers huge rewards to those who, however imperfectly, put their hearts into trying to realize it.

Read the rest of the review here