Afew days before Christmas, several posts began to appear on an online community started by people who had once been members of Opus Dei. Most of the posts came from former numeraries: men and women who had once dedicated themselves to a life of chastity, poverty and obedience to a Catholic organization supposedly inspired by God. With the holidays approaching, they shared their memories of Christmases past alongside their brothers and sisters inside what was colloquially known as "The Work."
"Hell," was the single-word answer posted by one.
Another posted: "Non-stop work. Loneliness. Grief."
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