A very extensive site aimed at the more serious student of the Catholic faith.
A good source of topics, including: Church History, Revelation, Liturgy, Social
Teachings, Morality, Spirituality, Evangelization, Theology, Publications,
Documents, Articles, Religions of the World, etc.
One of the largest Catholic networks in the world. CIN's mission is to offer
FREE information on the Catholic faith to all, including the texts of papal
addresses and encyclicals, news and other articles as well as to facilitate
open discussion on all matters of Catholic life.
Links to the top 40 Catholic sites as well as links to the NCCB/USCC. Listings
for Catholic Newspapers, universities, dioceses, organizations and e-mail.
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according to artistic merit and moral suitability. The reviews include the USCC
rating, the Motion Picture Association of America rating, and a brief synopsis
of the movie.
The National Conference of Catholic Bishops (NCCB) and the United States Catholic Conference (USCC) are the organizations of the American Catholic hierarchy. The programs of NCCB/USCC range over the spectrum of Catholic concerns--from prayers and worship to the state of the economy, from revitalizing parishes to averting nuclear war, from promoting vocations to protecting life at all stages.
Founded in 1943 and officially recognized by the Holy See in 1948, the CCCB is the national association of Canada's bishops. It is one of a network of episcopal conferences established by Vatican Council II (1962-65) as permanent institutions where national bishops exercise certain pastoral offices. Currently the CCCB is active in issues such as: ecumenism, liturgy, Christian education, human rights, social justice in Canada and the Third World, respect for life, synods, relations with the Holy See and with other episcopal conferences.
The Federation of Asian Bishops' Conferences (FABC) is a voluntary association of episcopal
conferences in Asia, established with the approval of the Holy See. Its purpose is to foster among its
members solidarity and co-responsibility for the welfare of Church and society in Asia.
Welcome to YOU! Magazine Online where you'll meet other youth, read about music, sports,
culture and teen issues, win prizes, pray, grow in your faith, and find out about upcoming youth events in your area.
The exhibition Scrolls From the Dead Sea: The Library's exhibition describes the historical context of the scrolls and the Qumran community from whence they may have originated; it also relates the story of their discovery 2,000 years later.
Page One: Bible texts, translations and related texts. Apocrypha and Pseudepigrapha, Josephus, Gnostica, "Classical" texts, Rabbinica, Church Fathers, papyrological info, linguistic resources, lexica, libraries, publishers.
Page Two: Biblical Studies, Electronically Published List archives, research projects, reviews, journals, articles electronically published, course material, bibliographies, i.e. searchable bibliographic databases and bibliographies on the Web.
Page Three: Aspects of the Mediterranean Social World: resources and collections; social-science studies: sociological studies, social antropological: patron-client structures, honor-shame structures, Family structures, bibliographies, archaeology of ancient cultures, including journals, Palestina links, general mediteranean.
Page Four: Biblical Studies and Computer technology Ethical aspects, Bible related software, search engine pages, and some more general Web info.
Page Five: Philo of Alexandria Page. Social world; Articles, reviews on Philo studies, relevant bibliographies, other sites relevant to Philo's background, and some sites about ancient Egypt.
The Ten Commandments are, aside from the Two Great Commandments ("Love thy God..." and "Love thy neighbor..."), the most fundamental biblical expression of Judeo-Christian morality. Unfortunately, they have become a focus of some rather trivial controversies, including how they are to be divided and abbreviated. They have also been subject to some not-so-trivial consequences, such as the nature of their authority and whether they apply today in unmodified form.
Gathering the followers of Jesus together after Pentecost the Holy Spirit inspired their prayer. ( Acts 2,1-42 ) It was a prayer that flowed from their memories of Jesus; it was rooted in the ancient Jewish scriptures; it accompanied the breaking of the bread, the waters of baptism and other signs of God's presence. Nourished by a Spirit-inspired prayer, our ancestors in faith found meaning and purpose for their lives.
Scripture is a privileged means God uses to call us where we might hesitate to go. For Augustine, Scripture sounded a call to battle in the core of his being. The fruits of his conversion would benefit countless millions of Christians as well as others who would find in his philosophical odyssey of life a road map of their own search for God. But Augustine clearly says that God speaking to him in Scripture made that profound change in his life possible.
The Bible is a valuable collection of sacred ancient texts, written to certain people in a particular time and circumstance who had common experiences and knowledge and assembled over several hundred years by various authors. By studying similar literature that precedes and follows the Biblical writings chronologically, students of the Bible are better prepared to discover the intended meaning. These documents give interpreters valuable insight into what some Jews and Christians believed in various places at different times
An online resource for the study of the life of Jesus with links and bibliographies for all extant gospels written before the end of the second century
World Scripture contains over 4000 scriptural passages from 268 sacred texts and 55 oral traditions. It is organized in terms of 164 different themes common to all traditions.
The purpose of the Catholic Biblical Association is to promote, within a context of faith, scholarly study in Scripture and related fields by meetings of the association, publications, and support to those engaged in such studies.
Good source of translations, transcriptions and facsimiles arranged acording to region. Under "Vatican City" may be found collections of documents relating to the formation of the papacy as well as Church councils etc.
This Guide was prepared to assist scholars in identifying those professional theologians who taught and wrote in Paris and Oxford in the late twelfth and thirteenth centuries. Each entry contains a brief description of the author, a list of surviving works and a recent bibliography on that author.
Explores the interaction of cultures in such topics as the Books of Genesis, Exodus, Amos, Job and others. Also has quizes to test your knowledge of the Ancient Near East.
This site seeks to make the literature of the early Christian Church available to all in electronic form. Archiving uncopyrighted English translations of the Church Fathers, the acts of the Christian martyrs, the proceedings of the Councils, the lives of the early saints, etc.
devoted to publishing high-quality research and writing on the Catholic experience in Texas and the Southwest, particularly as expressed through art, architecture, music, literature, and related spheres of cultural study within a historical context. Recognizing the importance of the Hispanic-Catholic contribution to the development of the region, the journal also features articles on northern Mexico.
This webpage is a special introduction to Christianity. It will provide you some of the overview you will need to best appreciate the branches of Christianity (Roman Catholicism, Eastern Orthodoxy, or Protestantism).
The New Testament and the Nicene Creed are deeply entangled with each other. The wording and the concepts in the Nicene Creed come from the New Testament—in fact, one of the most important debates at the Council of Nicea concerned whether it is proper to include a word in the Nicene Creed that does not occur in the New Testament. On the other hand, at the time that the Church issued the official canon of the New Testament, it customarily compared writings to the Nicene Creed to determine if they were orthodox.
Theology from a bunch of dead guys -- a view of church history from those who preceeded us. Explores many of the Christian denominations but is mainly devoted to the Puritan and Reformed writers.
Matrix is an ongoing collaborative effort by an international group of scholars of medieval history, religion, history of art, archaeology, religion, and other disciplines, as well as librarians and experts in computer technology. Their goal is to document the participation of Christian women in the religion and society of medieval Europe. In particular, they aim to collect and make available all existing data about all professional Christian women in Europe between 500 and 1500 C.E.
It is impossible to know where the present-day Catholic Church is heading without having some idea of where it is presently at, and where it has been. I am hoping that you will be able to identify some of the paradigms or models of the Church as they operated in various epochs.
From The Monastery of Christ in the Desert. "Martyrologies were listings of the names, and later of the histories of those who suffered physical death because they refused to renounce their belief in Christ. Over time it has also included feasts of Our Lord, feasts of the Blessed Virgin Mary, feasts and commemorations of those who lived holy lives of heroic virtue, and other significant ecclesiastical memorials. We have written and organized this martyrology to be easily accessed by name, by patronage and by date."
A wonderful page for finding the dates of moveable feasts for a given year. Includes a good deal of research information and history of the Christian calendar.
The Church year as we know it today developed gradually over several hundred years. Major and minor feasts of the Church were often used to mark general passage of time and season.
The Episcopal Lectionary is closely based on the Revised Common Lectionary which is used, with variations, by the Episcopal, Lutheran, Methodist, Presbyterian, and Roman Catholic Churches. The texts presented here follow the Episcopal (USA) variation.
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