Catholic Resources -- Links -- page 2
- Universalis: The Liturgy of the Hours
- The Liturgy of the Hours (also known as the Divine Office) is the richest single prayer resource of the Christian Church. It provides prayers, psalms and meditation for every hour of every day. It has existed from the earliest times, to fulfil the Lord's command to pray without ceasing. This site does all the calendar calculations for you, and presents you with the psalms and readings for each hour of today, every day. This site uses the version of the Liturgy of the Hours given in the Roman Breviary - but the Divine Office is for all Christians and not just Catholics.
- Southwest Liturgical Conference
- Our primary mission is directed toward the local Church at the parish and diocesan level. We are committed to educational programs and regional workshops which will stimulate the people of God to that "full, conscious, and active participation in liturgical celebrations called for by the very nature of the liturgy." (CSL, 14) One of the principal ways in which we have achieved this end is through the sponsorship of an Annual Study Week. This four-day study week is held in January each year; dioceses of the region take their turn in hosting the study week. In its thirty-two year history, the study week has been hosted in almost every diocese of the region and has addressed a wide range of topics.
- Bishops' Committee on the Liturgy Homepage
- The Bishops' Committee on the Liturgy is a standing committee of the National Conference of Catholic Bishops. The Committee has the responsibility in the bishops' conference for all matters relating to the liturgy. The Secretariat for the Liturgy carries out the work of the Bishops' Committee on the Liturgy. It oversees the preparation and approval of liturgical books and texts and grants the concordat cum originali for publications of liturgical texts in the U.S.A.; it reviews all publications in the U.S. which contain excerpts from approved liturgical books. It also provides leadership in liturgical formation and sacramental catechesis. Finally it serves as a resource for bishops and diocesan liturgical commissions and offices of worship.
- NCCB - New & Update Page
- Order of Saint Benedict: Liturgy Index
- Notre Dame Center for Pastoral Liturgy
- Meeting Christ in the Liturgy
- Digital Liturgy Site Map
- The purpose of this site is to contribute to Roman Catholic liturgies around the world by sharing resources of interest to the professional liturgist, parish liturgy committee, presider, liturgical musician, and other parish ministers.
- Liturgia
- Lecturas y comentarios de la Misa dominical (y en algún caso también ferial)
- Litany : Links from alapadre.net
- Internet Theology Resources: Liturgical Studies and Liturgical Music
- The Catholic Liturgical Library
- Provides historical and current information about the liturgies of the Latin (Roman) rite of the Catholic Church. Currently this includes the missal of 1975 (Novus Ordo) and the missal of 1962 (Tridentine).
- Liturgy and Music Education Links
- Roman Catholic Lectionary for Mass
- Provides easy access to the scripture readings assigned to particular Sundays and/or
Weekdays in various church Lectionaries. This site also has comprehensive tables of the scripture readings from several editions of the Roman Catholic Lectionary for Mass, so that you can easily obtain an overview of all the readings used in a particular liturgical season (Advent, Christmas, etc.) and/or in a particular year of Ordinary Time (Sundays in Years A, B, C; Weekdays in Years I & II).
Catholic Documents/Research/References Sites
- The CHRISTIA Library
- Dedicated to the discussion of practical Christian living. Contributions reflect the wide range of interests, experiences, and scholarly backgrounds of members who have made a commitment to the Christian faith, along with others who are investigating this religion with sincere curiosity.
- Catholic Files
- A number of resources that are about Catholicism or which might be of interest to Catholics. Includes links to a number of Religious Orders.
- Resources for Catholic Educators on the Internet
- The Ecole Initiative: Index Page
- The Early Church On-Line Encyclopedia (Ecole) Initiative is a cooperative effort on the part of scholars across the internet to establish a hypertext encyclopedia of early Church history (to the Reformation) on the World-Wide Web.
- Internet Theology Resources
- A guide intended to assist searchers of theological and religious information on the Internet. It is arranged according to major areas of concentration in St. John's School of Theology/Seminary at the College of St. Benedict + St. John's University.
- A Pilgrim Guide to Educational Media & Media Literacy
- Chronology Calendars
- Three files with world timelines.
- Thomas Merton
- Information about the spiritual teacher and Trappist monk, Thomas Merton, and links to resources concerning him.
- How Bishops are Selected
- The process by which bishops are selected has been an important and often controversial issue in the church. Church documents describe the process in skeletal outline, but the appointments are shrouded in secrecy with the participants bound by a vow of silence (papal secret) about the names under consideration. This document describes in detail the process itself.
- Easton's Bible Dictionary
- These dictionary topics are from M.G. Easton M.A., D.D., Illustrated Bible Dictionary, Third Edition, published by Thomas Nelson, 1897. The illustrated portion of the Dictionary is not included here. You can download and install an HTML version of this dictionary on your hard drive from this site.
- The Ecole Chronology Project
- The Ecole Chronology Project provides a two-dimensional (temporal and geographical) model of events, persons, places, etc. that are pertinent in some way to early Church history.
Online Magazines and Newspapers
- The WIRE
- The WIRE is an ecumenical periodical for a number of Dioceses in the South of England.
- GO! Tell My People!
- A monthly communication of Parish Ministry Resources distributed by Pastoral Arts Associates of North America.
- American Catholic Online: Home of St. Anthony Messenger
- St. Anthony Messenger online edition.
- Catholic Family Perspectives Magazine
- NCR Online
- The National Catholic Reporter Online. Treasuring traditions and eagerly embracing the spirit of renewal characterizes much of Catholicism since the Second Vatican Council of the 1960s and is a hallmark of this newpaper.
- Ministry & Liturgy
- MINISTRY & LITURGY is a professional magazine for members of the parish ministry team. It is dedicated to exploring the connection between liturgy and life, unpacking the treasures of the Roman liturgy, and helping ministers use the visual, musical, lively, poetic, and environmental arts to shape liturgies to their local culture.
- Salt of the Earth
- Salt of the Earth is an online resource for social justice, reviewing the problems of our times and looking at the practical ways people across the United States are seeking social change. Though it has ceased publication as a print journal,Salt of the Earth continues its mission as an online toolbox of resources, stories, and strategies for parish and community based organizers and volunteers working to fulfill the social mission of the church in their parish community.
- U.S. Catholic Online Magazine
- U.S. Catholic is a monthly forum for lay Catholics, covering issues of concern to Catholics in their everyday lives. U.S. Catholic tackles the controversial topics of our times.
- The Liturgical Press Online Catalog
- The Liturgical Press online catalog contains a complete listing of all their resources in a searchable database and offers online ordering.
- Firewatch
- Firewatch is dedicated to distributing information on the works of Thomas Merton and on religious contemplation in general. Affiliated with the Merton Research Consortium, an association of groups, centers, institutes, and organizations with interests in the contemplative life.
Prayers
- Catholic Prayers
- An extensive, well-indexed collection of Catholic prayers.
- The Method of Centering Prayer
- Written by Fr. Thomas Keating, O.C.S.O. A method of prayer.
- Rosary Center
- The headquarters of the Rosary Confraternity of the Catholic Church, a world-wide movement of prayer for peace. This site is administered by the Dominican Fathers.
- Compilation of Rosaries
- A compilation of many different rosaries of the Church.
- Treasury of Novenas
- Spiritual Resources
- Stations of the Cross
Marian Sites
- The Mary Page
- Site is maintained by The Marian Library/International Marian Research Institute at the University of Dayton in Ohio. This is an international center of research and study on the role of Mary in Christian life.
- Catholic Devotion to Mary
- Understanding Catholic devotion to Mary by Fr. Thomas Merton
- Our Lady of Fatima
- Our Lady of Guadalupe
- Apparitions of the Virgin Mary in Medjugorje
- Below is just a particial list of Religious Orders on the Web.
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For a more complete listing see:
Catholic Religious Orders
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The Augustinians
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On December 16 of the year 1243, Pope Innocent IV issued the bull "Incumbit nobis" calling on several eremitical communities in Tuscany to unite themselves into a single religious order with the Rule and way of life of St. Augustine. The following March, 1244, the hermits held a founding chapter in Rome under the guidance of Cardinal Richard Annibald and put the union effect. Thus began the history of the Order of St. Augustine.
- Olivetan Benedictine Sisters
- Subiaco Abbey--OSB
- Passionists
- Francisicans
- O.S.B. The Cistercians
- Dominicans
- Pallottines
- Jesuits
- Sisters of St. Joseph
- The Order of Saint Benedict
- St. Meinrad Archabbey - O.S.B.
- Benedictine Monastery of Christ in the Desert
- Abbey of Gethsemani - The Retreat House
- Some spirituality resources/sites:
- Christian Mysticism
- Jesuit Spirituality
- Pilgrims Page
- Take and Read
- Praying from the Jewish Scriptures
- Thomas Merton: Your Heart is My Hermitage
- Julian of Norwich: Her Showings and Their Contexts
- Thomas Merton
- Vocations Online
- A guide to Vocation in the Catholic Church. This site sponsored by the Diocese of Joliet.
- Vocation Information
- Offers information regarding official ministry in the Catholic Church as a priest and/or a religious vocation. There are hundreds of options for both men and women.
- CIN's Vocations Page
- Links to discussion forums on vocations and Religious Orders.
- Catholic Network of Volunteer Service
- Catholic Network of Volunteer Service (CNVS) promotes and assists member programs serving in the United States and throughout the world. We are a resource for people who are discerning a call to volunteer service, are in service, or have returned from service.
- The Institute on Religious Life
- The Institute on Religious Life is a national organization of bishops, priests, religious and lay persons founded to encourage, support and assist religious to know and treasure the gift of their vocation.
Church Social Teaching & Life Issues
- Catholic Worker Roundtable
- The Catholic Worker Movement founded by Peter Maurin and Dorothy Day in 1933 is grounded in a firm belief in the God-given dignity of every human person. Today over 125 Catholic Worker communities remain committed to nonviolence, voluntary poverty, and hospitality for the homeless, exiled, hungry, and foresaken. Catholic Workers continue to protest injustice, war, racism, and violence of all forms.
- Natural Family Planning
- Natural Family Planning (NFP) refers to several methods for spacing, postponing, avoiding or enhancing the possibilities of conception, without any chemical or physiological alterations of the reproductive system (female or male). The focus of this page is contemporary methods, sometimes referred to as 'Fertility Awareness' since they are ultimately based on awareness of natural symptoms of fertility that are readily recognizable by any woman. As such they are distinct from older 'calendar' methods such as Ogino-Knaus (the so-called rhythm method).
- Marriage Encounter
- The Marriage Encounter weekend is a positive and personal experience offering married couples an opportunity to learn a technique of loving communication that they can use for the rest of their lives. It's a chance to look deeply into their relationship with each other and with God.
- RETROUVAILLE
- Retrouvaille is the name of a program designed to help heal and renew marriages. The word Retrouvaille, simply means rediscovery. The program offers the chance to rediscover yourself, your spouse, and a loving relationship in your marriage.
- Busy Christian's Guide to Catholic Social Teaching
- Summaries of major Catholic social teachings through papal encyclials. Historical time line places teachings in context of the times.
- GriefNet: bereavement, grief, death and dying resources
- GriefNet, a collection of resources of value to those who are experiencing loss and grief, is sponsored by Rivendell Resources, a non-profit foundation based in Ann Arbor, MI.
- Safehaven
- This site's goal is to be a safe haven for women (and men) who need to find healing and forgiveness from abortion. SafeHaven is an anonymous outlet for you to be honest about your abortion experience; to write letters to your babies and/or to other women who might be considering abortion. It is also a place where you can find others who have been through what you've been through. A place to learn about Post-Abortion Syndrome, what it is, how and where to find healing from it.
- Catholics United for Life
- Catholics United for Life is a nationwide organization with branches in a number of cities. They come together to pray and give witness for the protection of all preborn humans.
- Interlife
- InterLIFE is a project of the "Life Internet" Society. A small, non-profit group that seeks to combat the "culture of death" with the "culture of life". Contains resources for pro-life activists, family/adoption, health, newsgroups, the Holocaust and more.
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