CATHOLIC LINKS WE LIKE:

Thanks to Saint Charles Borromeo Church in Picayune, Mississippi for our 2004 Award! Click on the image to head to their website, full of great resources itself!

E5Men at www.e5men.org -I don't know about other women, but I need all the help I can get! A site for men to help men and women live the truth of Ephesians 5: Husband love your wives, wives love your husbands.

Apple Seeds at www.appleseeds.org -Stories, quotations, links (scads) and generally inspiring, motivating, hope-instilling and encouraging stuff- uplifting, to say the least, and a neverending source of uplifting-ness from all sources and directions. A must-visit, when you need all of the above. Fr. Cavanaugh is ssociated with the Franciscan University of Steubenville.

A Catholic Internet Mission at www.geocities.com/devc2002ph/index.html- A really interesting site created in response to the 36th World Communications Day Message of the Catholic Church. the internet is truly a new tool for global evangelization! There's some great reading to be had here!

Catholic and Pro-Life at http://groups.msn.com/catholicandprolife -Take some time an visit this work of heart's conviction and love of life.

Theology of the Body at www.TheologyoftheBody.com -Christopher West's apostolate promoting Pope John Paul II's amazingly profound letter on how our bodies and our sexuality are a true expression of the love of God when redeemed by the Son. Books, articles, tapes and passion. Highly recommended reading.

The Catechism of the Catholic Church Internet Study Group at cccisg.org -A forum of lay Catholics with scheduled reading and discussion of the CCC. EXCELLENT!

CatholicMoms.com at www.CatholicMoms.com -"The Catholic Moms (TM) Web Site is there to provide Catholic Mothers on the Internet a place to gather for fellowship and fun! Join Catholic Moms (TM) discussion groups: Stay at Home Catholic Moms, Prayer Moms, and Special Kids Moms, Divine Mercy Devotions, and Apostolate of Holy Motherhood. Receive Catholic e-devotions: Daily Mother Teresa and Daily Family Traditions and Ideas! Submit prayer requests and be assured other Catholic Moms are praying for you. Other highlights of the Catholic Moms (TM) web site include: recipes, traditions, holy day and holiday Ideas, Natural Family Planning (NFP), home management, kids activities, and motivational tips pages; you can submit your ideas or find out new tips. New Catholic devotions are always being added: Brown Scapular, Rosary, Divine Mercy, and others. Saint Pages include: Saint Therese, Saint Pio of Pietrelcina, and Saint Michael, Blessed Elisabeth Canori Mora, and other Catholic Saints. Saint e-cards are free for sending. Catholic Moms is the home of the Saints Market Catholic Gift and Book Store! Shop at popular stores and a portion of the proceeds will be donated to feed the poor at "Our Daily Bread" soup kitchen. Be sure to sign up for the Catholic Moms (TM) Newsletter to win free Catholic books and merchandise!"

Catholic Parenting at http://catholicparenting.com -An online Meeting place for Catholic parents looking to exchange ideas and experiences about their wonderful, but challenging vocation of being a Catholic parent. The site features a bulletin board, resources, articles and crafts.

Ursuline Press at www.ursulinepress.com. -ATTENTION MOMS AND PARISH DRE'S! This is a source with great stuff to help your kids know and understand Holy Scripture, the Liturgy of the Holy Church, and our heroes, the Saints. Publishes online age-specific bulletin for kids with puzzles and games centered on church teaching, and newsletters with tips for parents and teachers, in church or school. Downloadable or printable PDF. This is really ingenious, and a true help in times that need all the help they can get.

The Confraternity of Penitents at www.penitents.org.- The Confraternity of Penitents is a worldwide, informal, private Catholic Association of the Faithful, informally approved by the Catholic Church via their bishop, whose Rule of Life is to be lived by the laity in their own homes. The members of the Confraternity are totally in line with the teachings of the Pope and the Magisterium. They have a four year formation program which can be completed in local gatherings or via internet instruction or postal mail! Their site includes the full Rule of Life and much other information. Do you suppose the world might need such a thing now? I say yea!

Crossroads Inititative at www.CrossroadsInitiave.com -An apostolate that works to set your heart afire for the Lord, by Dr. Marcello D'Ambrosio...teacher, author, speaker, television personality, theologian. Brings the Catholic Faith directly to where we live and work, and makes it accessible and inspiring through his down-to-earth teaching style. Check it out!

The Holy See at www.vatican.va/phome_en.htm -The Vatican's official site

Tu Es Petrus at www.ewtn.com/jp2/index.htm -A site dedicated to the Papacy

Chester's Catholic Pages at www.sgroi.com/catholic -Chester's site contains three parts. The first is the pages for the Blessed Sacrament Knights of Columbus council #7357. The second section is a comprehensive, and I mean comprehensive, directory of Catholic resources that are accessible online. A tremendous work, that is kept fresh and accurate. The third portion of this site, and the part I enjoy because you just don't see anything else like it, is devoted to writings by various everyday Catholics. And here is your chance, budding and closet essayists! You are welcome to contribute any essays or public letters you have composed to Chester for publication on his website...What a great idea!

The Cardinal Ratzinger Fan Club at www.ratzingerfanclub.com -Just what it says. We love him too.

Angelina Sings! at www.angelinasings.com. -Angelina is a 15 year old Catholic artist who shares her gift of voice and love of her faith through song. She just recently traveled to the Vatican where she helped celebrate the blessing of the outdoor Nativity. She sang "Do You Hear What I Hear" after the Pope gave his annual blessing and ligting of the peace candle. Angelina was in Italy, Ireland and Poland this summer making some of the first Catholic music videos. One in particular is the first music video that has ever been filmed inside the Vatican. Angelina has 6 cd's available, all of which are available on her nicely-done website.

Seven Sorrows at www.sevensorrows.com -This is a very cool group of young men who take their Catholic Faith seriously! This is the name of their band, which is consecrated to the Sacred and Immaculate Hearts. Visit their site for mp3s of Catholic Christian music, and read about their ministry. Hurray for men like these in our Church!

The Shrine of the Holy Whapping at www.holywhapping.blogspot.com -Another group of young blessedly orthodox men and woman from the University of Notre Dame, who have some thought-provoking conversation, and a lot of good links, including some to Art and Music of the Church. Youth with brains! THERE IS HOPE!

Adjutorium Nostrum Nomine Domini (Our help is in the Name of the Lord) at www.johnbowden.org -John Bowden's new blogspot, with some good links available also.

Vocations.com at www.vocations.com -It is a Catholic Vocation resource with a lot of great material for any young person discerning a call to the priesthood or religious life. Pray for priests!

Sancta Sanctis at http://enbrethiliel.blogspot.com -Another super blog by a young (or otherwise) lady who does her thinking. She has a great list of links from vocations to life issues to Catholic humor!

THE BLESSED VIRGIN MARY AND THE SAINTS

Our Lady of Siluva at www.lithuanian-american.org/bridges/issue3/yla.html -A page with the story of the first Church-recognized apparition of Our Lady in Europe, to a Calvinist, no less. Our Lady of Siluva is the Patroness of lukewarm and fallen-away Catholics. Surely now is the time to remember Our Lady of Siluva and renew our devotions to her!

The Mary Page at www.udayton.edu/mary -The Mary Page, maintained by The Marian Library/International Marian Research Institute at the University of Dayton in Ohio. They are an international center of research and study on the role of Mary in Christian life. The Marianists founded the University of Dayton in 1850. Since 1943 it has been a home to the Marian Library, which holds the world's largest collection of printed information on Mary, the Blessed Virgin. It has developed into a center which engages in many activities. Their goal is to present information about the Mother of Jesus and to lead people to a loving knowledge of her who is the first and most holy of the faithful. *PLEASE NOTE: There are some links here to feminist-leaning sources, which I do not support, and it also supports the apparitions at Medjugorje which are not sanctioned or recognized by the Catholic Church, but overall this is a great resource.

Not to be confused with Mary Pages, a work of love at www.marypages.com. -The pages devoted to Mary and her apparitions since 1830 of Mr. Leo de Bondt, who calls himself "Grandpa." A tremendous amount of care and work have gone into these pages on the Blessed Virgin.

All For Mary at www.AllForMary.org -Everything devoted to the Blessed Virgin. A note of heads up...A useful and interesting letter from a Church official of the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith, and a clarification from Cardinal Schðnborn concerning Medjugorje. The Church takes the knowing stance that it makes no judgement yet as to the status of the "apparitions" there. Medjugorje is not an approved miracle of apparition, and yu can read here how we are to view it as the faithful. As an unapproved apparition, I cannot and will not promote it. But, this website has enough good material on the approved miracles of Mary that it is worth the visit. Owned by some very nice folks.

Therese, The Official site of the new movie about the life of St. Therese of Lisieux at www.theresemovie.com -A beautifully done site to promote the new movie about St. Therese, and a form to fill in to help bring the movie into full distribution.

The Society of the Little Flower at www.littleflower.org -The Mission of the Society of the Little Flower is to promote devotion to St. Thérèse of the Child Jesus. Through prayers and donations, Friends of St. Thérèse enable the Carmelites to continue her "Shower of Roses" in their ministries and in the education of seminarians.

Home of the Seven Dolors of Mary at www.7dolors.com -History and devotions of Our Lady of Sorrows, plus a myriad of other pages full of information and links

Marytown at www.marytown.com -the site of the National Shrine of St. Maximillian Kolbe, with a beautiful retreat and conference center, available for group pilgrimages and tours, home of Marytown Press with great stuff on St. Kolbe

Padre Pio Devotions at www.PadrePioDevotions.org- Hear the actual voice of Padre Pio, and read a great number of testamonials of his intercessory power with God. A great-looking site, very clean and professional, but most importantly devoted to Padre Pio, with a photo album, prayers and devotions and a newsletter called ""Pray, Hope and Don't Worry." This site offers you to answer Padre Pio's own call to "unite yourself to his prayers."

The Blessed Kateri Tekakwitha Website at www.tekakwitha.org -An unbelievable resource of information and links about the Blessed Lily of the Mohawks. If you have any interest at all in this lovely saint, this is a must-visit website.

THE ROSARY, DEVOTIONS AND PRAYERS

Online Legacies at www.OnlineLegacies.org-Online publishing of Novenas and prayers. They will build a website for you to honor or in memory of a loved one, Very nice idea!

The Prayerful Rosary at www.PrayerfulRosary.com. -A beautiful site for prayer and devotions, with loads of prayer resources. Dedicated to the Sacred Heart of Jesus and the Immaculate Heart of Mary.

The Holy Rosary Site at www.theholyrosary.org -Site consecrated to the Immaculate Heart of Mary, with a huge amount of faithful information about the rosary, different devotions, and links to scads of organizations.

The Perpetual Web Rosary at www.mich.com/~buffalo/rosary.html -Pray rosaries with the worldwide community.

Rosaries of the Divine Union at www.livingrosaries.org.-A collection of beautiful rosary prayers for seven-decade rosary beads, written by Father Michael Adams. He has put a tremendous amount of effort and love into his work. He has a book of his collection available through snail mail, or a downloadable printable PDF format version. Before you visit, it must be said that Father Adams is a proponent of centering prayer, and there is definitely controversy as to whether centering prayer is in line with Catholic teaching or not. Many orthodox Catholics do not believe it to be so, while others see it as part of an ancient form pf prayer. My own jury is still out, and I am actually looking for some kind of an official word on the matter.If you have any doubts, then I would suggest heading for "Prayerbook" noted below.

A Catholic Page for Lovers at www.praiseofglory.com -Another incredible labor of love. don't miss it.

Prayerbook, A Catholic Religious Site, "A Collage of Catholic Information" at www.prayerbook.com -An incredible labor of love, with compendia of prayers, chaplets, devotions, Bible study, litanies, a Virtual Memorial Garden to add your own loved ones' names, prayer intentions, live Home Shrine prayers and devotions, the list goes on and on. A must-visit, and when there, send him a good word of encouragement!

Rosary.com Links and Resources at www.rosary.com.-A source for art, books, parts, prayers and rosaries.

Liturgy of the Hours at www.Liturgyhours.com -The Catholic Liturgy of the Hours online for prayer and meditation.

KNOW YOUR FAITH! APOLOGETICS AND DEFENSE FOR THE CATHOLIC FAITH

Biblical Evidence for Catholicism at www.ic.net/~erasmus/razindex.htm.-This is one smart and dedicated gentleman who has taken on Catholic apologetics with a (good) vengeance. Men like this in our church deserve our support. My only criticism is that he needs a web address I can remember more easily!

Catholic Answers at www.catholic.com -A mostly apologetics site put together by the folks who work with Karl Keating, author of Fundamentalism and Catholicism, and other great books about knowing, defending and sharing the Faith of the Roman Catholic Church.

The Catholic League for Religious and Civil Rights at www.catholicleague.org.-The nation's largest Catholic civil rights organization, defending individual Catholics and the institutional Church against defamation and discrimination. This is a bulldog of a guy, and nothing escapes his notice!

The Coming Home Network at www.chnetwork.org-A group founded by Marcus Grodi to help Protestants and evangelicals enter the Catholic Church, especially members of the clergy who may be giving up all for the truth. Monday nights on EWTN television, Mr. Grodi hosts a convert to the Catholic Church and discusses his journey to the Church, and a specific issue that often keeps people from understanding the truth of what the Catholic Church teaches.

The Nazareth Master Catechism at www.cin.org. -The 5 major catechisms of the Catholic Church, set up in parallel. This is just one page of James Akin's total excellent aplogetics site. Mr. Akin is a fine author and apologist for the Church, and is a convert from the Church of Christ.

SUPPORT OF THE FAITH THROUGH ARTICLES, PUBLICATIONS, INFORMATION AND DOCUMENTS

Adoremus Bulletin at www.adoremus.org -Society for the Renewal of Liturgy promotes a return to beauty and piety in our Catholic liturgy.

Petersnet.net is now new and improved (if that were possible) and is called Catholic Culture at www.Catholicculture.org -Church calendar(old and new), documents, news, links and sites, and site ratings galore. A must-join site.

Christendom Awake! at www.christendom-awake.org -Articles by and about some of the best Catholic authors around, including Fr. Aidan, and Professor John Saward, a personal favorite of mine.

EWTN Global Catholic Network at www.ewtn.com -A huge library of Church documents, papal writings and information.

The Internet Padre at www.internetpadre.com -A great study and resource site with an alphabetical index to the Catechism of the Catholic Church, to the New Advent Catholic Encyclopedia, plus a theology library, an "Ask the Experts" link to EWTN, a Catholic High School theology course and hundreds of excellent links.

*Mass Times at www.masstimes.org -A free ministry to traveling Catholics, funded by Pauline Books and Media, in partnership with the Catholic Communication Campaign of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops and Mass Times Trust. An almost shocking amount of information that can help any Catholic, traveling or not, but I might personally skip the links page.

Our Sunday Visitor at www.osv.com -Articles, prayers, devotions, links, among other things

Scripture Catholic at www.scripturecatholic.com -One of my favorite sites, Scripture Catholic.com provides over 2,000 Scripture citations from the Old and New Testament that explain and defend the teachings of the Catholic Church. An excellent place to seek help with either topic study of the Catholic Church, or apologetics.

Theotokos Catholic Website at www.theotokos.org.uk -A source for information on Marian Apparitions, particularly Fatima. but he also has great books for sale, and sections on apologetics, apparition discernment, and lists of both Church-approved Apparitions and UNAPPROVED apparitions. You may be surprised by this list, and you may want to read it if you are desirous of being in line with Catholic Church teaching.

Women for Faith and Family at www.wf-f.org -Resources for Catholic families such as an interactive liturgical calendar, prayers and devotions, and articles and documents that promote the culture of life.

NEWS ORGANIZATIONS ON THE WEB

Catholic World News at www.cwnews.com. -News affecting faith, ethics and the Church from around the world, plus links to some great blogspots, an "Off the Record" commentary, and a "Sound Off" forum for subscriptiom holders with some interesting reads.

ZENIT at www.zenit.org -Their "mission is to provide objective coverage of events, documents and issues emanating from or concerning the Catholic Church. "Where to go to get the latest news about everything, from the viewpoint of the Roman Catholic Church.

CATHOLIC RESOURCES AND LINK CENTERS
As with any internet source, one must be careful when visiting link centers. Do not believe everything that's on the net! Somewhat unorthodox links can creep in, and it is very difficult to monitor everything, especially on the larger sites. If you have any questions or doubts about what a site offers, check out the site reviews at CatholicCulture.

Catholic Messages USA- Resources/News/Directory at www.CatholicMessagesUSA.CatholicWeb.com -This is another work of love for the Catholic Faith. There are more categories here than there are links on other sites. His description: "Catholic/Christian Resources - Faith/Health/Education/Spirituality/News & Commentary/Messages-Our Lady Of Fatima-Akita/Pope's Blessing/Apologetics/Multi-purpose Directory". It's a great site.

The Diocese of Johannisburg 100% Catholic Links at www.catholic-jhb.org.za/links/100Catholic.htm -OK, now, I've seen some links and documents pages, but this is the winner so far! The list is endless and just as it says, 100% Catholic

Just Catholic at www.JustCatholic.org. -An excellent set of resources and links to, you've got it, Just Catholic places. Nice. They donate over 32% of their store profits to your very own Church and Diocese! Great idea.

Catholic Community Forum at www.Catholic-Forum.com -Offers chat, resources, shopping, Catholic classifieds, links, free Catholic web hosting for churches and personal pages, and one of the best Patron Saints indexes on the web.

*Everything Catholic at www.everythingcatholic.com -A great Roman Catholic search engine, including resources for our Faith, Catholic travel and pilgrimages, educational institutions, shopping, organizations and lay apostolates, among other things.

New Advent at www.newadvent.org -Catholic Encyclopedia online, plus much more.

*The Catholic Goldmine at www.catholicgoldmine.com -A site with over 3000 links and growing! Feast Days, Site of the Month, Top 30 Sites, and on it goes.

*Catholic Online at www.catholic.org.-A huge resource center, with news, 10,000+ links, forums, articles, devotions, shopping, web hosting and design and more.

CatholicSites.com at www.CatholicSites.com -Virtual Directory serving the Catholic Community. Complimentary web design & hosting for Catholic, non-profit: churches, organizations, schools, youth groups, Free e-mail and directory listing to all faithful to the Magisterium.

Catholic Community NET at www.catholic.org.uk -Supporting Roman Catholic Faith and life in the United Kingdom. News, chat, links, library, and a place for prayer.

CatholiCity at www.catholicity.com -Site of Bud MacFarlane's The Mary Foundation, Home to popular free Catholic audio tapes and books, free Email Discussion Groups, Catholic news and commentary, and many well-described Catholic links.

Catholic Links Directory at www.CatholicLinks.com -26 Categories with hundreds of targets, including Architecture, RCIA/Conversion, Catholic Megasites, and personal web pages. Many sites unique to this directory.

Catholic Resource Directory at www.ecatholic2000.com -Over three hundred (and growing) links to well-screened Catholic resource entities on the internet, with categories from Apologetics, to sites serving Catholics in the military, to Vocations and Youth Groups.

100% Catholic at www.mindspring.com/~darcyj -Another goldmine

Online Catholics at www.onlinecatholics.com -Forums, prayers, music downloads, converts' stories, links and resources.

OTHER GREAT LINKS, NOT NECESSARILY CATHOLIC:

The Ecumenical Miracle Rosary at www.ecumenicalrosary.org -The Ecumenical Miracle Rosary is devoted to bringing all Christians together in prayer. The devotion uses the traditional set of rosary beads, with beautiful prayers from Holy Scripture.

UponThis Rock.com for great links to Christian businesses, churches and more.

*ChurchOnTheWeb.com at www.chruchontheweb.com- A large Christian directory that actually includes Catholics among their ranks! Sorry, no cynicism intended. Not all links here are Catholic though, so, know your Faith and stick to the Catholic stuff!

*An asterisk means: Reader Beware: Although overall this site may have a lot to offer, it may have some questionable links or information when it comes to being completely faithful to the Magisterium. LEARN AND KNOW YOUR CATHOLIC FAITH!