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Catholic: A; B; C; Cath. Dioc.; Cath. Ed.; Ce; Con; D-E; F-H; I-K; L; M-N; O-R; Rome; S-T; U-Z.
Orders and Congregations

A-B

• Ad Lumen: Christians on the Web (comprehensive)
• ADISTA - Agenzia di Informazione
• Alba House (Society of Saint Paul, NY)
• America (SJ weekly magazine for thinking Catholics)
• AmericanCatholic.org (Resources for Your Spirit)
• Apostolic Succession and Episcopal Lineages (Charles Bransom)
• Architecture (Theology Library)
• Art and Image Gallery (St. Charles Borromeo)
• Assoc. of Benedictine Campus Ministers
• Augustine of Hippo, St. Confessions (latin text, commentary and introd.; Stoa Consortium)
• Augustine on the Internet (J.J. O'Donnell)
• Sant'Agostino (Augustinus Hipponensis; Italia)

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B

• Benedict, The Order of Saint
• Benedict XVI. Christ Our Hope: Apostolic Journey to the US, April 2008
• Benedictine Health System (non-profit, values-based, health care system)
• Benedictines for Peace
• The Bible * New American Bible (USCCB)
• Biblia Clerus - This program offers Sacred Scripture, its interpretation in light of Sacred Tradition and the teachings of the Magisterium, with appropriate theological commentary and exegesis.
• Les Boutiques de Théophile (quality monastic products)
• Bridge Building Images (catalog)
• Byzantine Catholic Daily Prayer and Lectionary (current and comprehensive)

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C

• The California Mission (Catholic magazine)
• Call to Action ("...responding to the needs of the world and taking initiative in programs of peace and justice.")
• Canadian Catholic Organization for Development and Peace
• Canon Law (Codex Iuris Canonicis, 1983; IntraText)
• Canon Law Society of America
• Canonlaw.info (Dr. Edward N. Peters, JCD, JD)
• Cardinals of the Holy Roman Church (a digital resource created by Salvador Miranda)
• Catechism of the Catholic Church (Authorized)
• Catechism of the Catholic Church in English

• Catholic Almanac Online (OSV Press)
• Catholic Campus Ministry Association (CCMA)
• Catholic Canada Directory
• Catholic Charities (St. Paul, MN)
• Catholic Charities USA (Alexandria, VA)
• Catholic Community: The World-Wide Catholic Search Engine
• Catholic Community Forum (© Liturgical Publications of St. Louis, Inc.)
• Catholic Community Foundation (CCF, St. Paul, MN)
• Catholic Community Television Network (Catholic Community of St. Paul, Leesburg, FL)
• Catholic Civil Rights League (Canada)
• Catholic Conservation Center (environmental quotes and information)

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• Catholic Dioceses
  • Australian Catholic Bishops Conference.
  • Canadian Conference of Catholic Bishops
  • Catholic Church in England and Wales * Westminster Cathedral
  • Catholic Hierarchy (current and historical information about bishops and dioceses: excellent data and presentation!)
  • Chiesa Cattolica Italiana
  • Conferencia del Episcopado Mexicano
  • Conférence des evêques en France
  • Council of European Bishops' Conferences (CCEE)
  • Igreja Católica em Portugal
  • Katholieke Kerk : Overzicht (www.rkkerk.net, The Netherlands)
  • Kerk in België (Vl.) * Kerk in België (Wal.)
  • US Catholic Dioceses
    • Archdiocese of Chicago
    • Archdiocese of Philadelphia (the cradle of my Catholicism)
    • Archdiocese of Saint Paul-Minneapolis, Minnesota
    • Diocesan Newspapers (Catholic Press Assoc.; US by state)
  • US Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCC was NCCB/US Catholic Conference)

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• Catholic Education (Yahoo)
• The Catholic Encyclopedia, New York, 1913-17 (New Advent; dated, but dependable and detailed historical articles).
  Monastic Topics in the Encyclopedia.
• Catholic Exchange: Bringing Catholics Together
• Catholic Free Shipping (Gifts, Bibles, books, rosaries, medals and more with free shipping!)
• Catholic Greetings (free Catholic e-mail cards)
• Catholic Goldmine (Chris Miller)
• Catholic Health Association (St. Louis, MO)
• Catholic Herald (UK Newspaper)
• Catholic Homilies and Sermons (Fr. Nick)

• Catholic Information Network (St. Gabriel Gift & Book Nook)
• Catholic Internet Broadcasting TV (Fr. Nick)
• Catholic Internet Directories (Jerry Darring, Spring Hill College)
• Catholic Internet Directory (Catholic Life)
• CatholicIreland.net (Dublin)
• Catholic League for Religious and Civil Rights [of Roman Catholics; founded 1973, US]
• Catholic Life

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• Catholic Online
• Catholic Near East Welfare Association (founded 1924)
• Catholic News (Church Resources, Australia)
• Catholic News Service (Origins; USCCB, Wash, DC)
• Catholic Newspapers (By states; CPA)
• Catholic Online (Bakersfield, CA; catholic.org sitemap)
• Catholic Online News (catholic.org)

• Catholic Pages Directory (conservative and comprehensive)
• Catholic Peace Fellowship
• Catholic Prayers (K.J.Morrill, WebDesk)
• Catholic Relief Services
• Catholic Schools on the Web (Br. Gerard FPM)
• Catholic Telecommunications (News; Catholic Resources)
• Catholic Theological Union (Chicago)

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• The Catholic Worker Home Page (unofficial)
• Catholic Worker/Trabajador Catolico de Houston, TX
• Catholic World News. Search
• "Catholicism" (ed. Liz Knuth; Open Directory Project)
• Catholicism in Belgium
• Católicos Links Catholic (Rene M. Smith; multilingual)

Ce

• Cemeteries. Associated Catholic Cemeteries of Seattle (with links to related resources)
• Center of Concern: Promoting Global Justice and Peace Since 1971
• Christ Our Hope - Benedict XVI visits Washington, DC, and New York City, April 2008.
• Christ World: E-Spirituality (John T. Render CP)
• Clerical Accessories / Klerikale Fein- und Besonderheiten (Dieter H. Philippi)
• Clerical Headgear / Klerikale Kopfbedeckungen (Dieter H. Philippi)

Col

• Collegeville. CSB and SJU Libraries' local resources
• Collegeville. "Internet Theology Resources" (E. Knuth MA MDiv)
• Collegeville. Saint John's University. School of Theology.
• Commonweal Magazine (edited by Catholic lay people since 1924)
• Communion and Liberation (Italian "new religious movement," Communio e Liberazione)

Con

• Consecrated Virgins.
• Contemporary Catholic Music (Karl Kohlhase)
• The Council of Trent (1545-63). Canons and Decrees
• Crossroads Initiative (Marcellino D'Ambrosio; offers catechetical and apologetics resources for RCIA, adult faith formation, and teens with a special emphasis on the Early Church Fathers, the sacrament of Confirmation, and the year of the Eucharist.)
• Creighton University. Collaborative Ministries Online.
• CSB and SJU. Two Catholic, private, residential, Benedictine, liberal arts colleges in central Minnesota; one for men and one for women sharing a common curriculum.
• Culture et foi (progressive resource in French from Quebec)
• Custodia. Christian resources in French.
• The Cyber Hymnal (over 4,900 Christian hymns & Gospel songs from many denominations)

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D

• Daily Reflection (Fr. Don Talafous OSB)
• DCL Online (biweekly for professional Catholics)
• The Documents of Vatican Council II (full search; English or German; all 16 docs available in a zip file)
• Dorothy Day House of Hospitality, Memphis, TN.
• Dorothy Day Library on the Web

E

• École Biblique et Archéologique Française de Jérusalem
• Eglise St-Germain des Pres, Paris
• Enchiridion Vaticanum IntraText - searchable documents of the Roman Catholic Church
• Equestrian Order of the Holy Sepulchre (© Guy Stair Sainty)
• Esglesia.org (Catholic resources in Spanish)
• Everything Catholic (directories from DotNet Intl.)
• EWTN (Mother Angelica's Eternal Word Television Newtork)

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F

• Faith Movement (UK)
• Famous Catholics (Gilles Coté ©, 1999)
• For Your Marriage: resources for living happily ever after (USCCB)
• Foundations and Donors Interested in Catholic Activities Inc.
• France Catholíque (Le premier hebdomadaire chrétien sur le net)
• Franciscan Renewal Center (Scottsdale, AZ)
• Franciscan Spiritual Center (Aston, PA)
• Franciscans International
• From East to West: Introducing Byzantine Catholicism

G

• GIA Music Publisher (sacred music)
• Gratefulness.org (Br. David Steindl-Rast OSB, et al.)
• Rev. Andrew Greeley's WWW site
• Guide to Early Church Documents (ICL)
• Haering, Bernard CSSR. A Memorial Tribute
• Hermanoleon Clipart (Franciscan Brothers of the White Cross)
• Hildegard of Bingen (in German)
• Hispanic Priests, National Assoc. of (Houston, TX)

I-K

• The Imitation of Christ by Thomas à Kempis (CCEL)
• Interfaith Sexual Trauma Institute (ISTI)
• IntraText Libraries - Bibliotheca Catholica

• Jacques Maritain Center (Notre Dame)
• John Henry Newman Association (University of Dallas, TX)
• John Main Prayer Association (Montreal)
• Felix Just SJ. Biblical and Lectionary resources

• Karl Kohlhase. Contemporary Catholic Music
• Katholiek Nieuwsblad (The Netherlands)
• KATHWeb - Österreich (in German and Austrian; news and resources)

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L

• Landings International (Welcoming returning Catholics; a Paulist ministry)
• LaSallian Volunteers
• Lebanon/Liban.Religion (LebWeb)
• Libraire Catholique (Perpignan, France)
• Liguori Publications
• Lista dei Siti Cattolici in Italia (Francesco Diani)
• Little Office of the Blessed Virgin Mary (EWTN)
• Liturgy (separate sections in my General Theology and the OSB website)
• Liturgical Press, Saint John's Abbey, Collegeville, MN

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M

• Making the Parts Whole (Spirituality from Holy Cross College)
• Marriage Encounter (National Homepage, Twin Cities, Minnesota)
• Mary's Gardens & meaningful medieval flowers
• Mass Times (a ministry of Pauline Books and Media)
• Mass Times? USA Toll-free 1-800-Mass-Times = 1-800-627-7846 (Catholic Communications Campaign)
• Merton, Thomas (Fr. Louis OCSO)
• Missionary Service News Agency (MISNA; news and database of the world's south)

• Monastery Greetings (monastic products and gifts; commercial)
• Monastery Podcast (Liturgy of the Hours from OSB Sisters of Perpetual Adoration)
• Monastic Studies (E. Knuth)
• Montfort House (Retreat & Spirituality Center)
• My Catholic Start Page (Directory by catholicpages.com)
• Mysticism Resources Page * Who's Who (Gene R. Thursby et al.)

N

• National Catholic Aids Network (awareness, ministry resources)
• National Catholic Community Foundation (NCCF; Annapolis, MD)
• National Catholic Reporter
• NCCB/USCC. See US Conference of Catholic Bishops
• National Catholic Education Association (Wash., DC)
• National Federation of Priests' Councils (Chicago, IL)

• Network: a Catholic Social Justice Lobby
• New Advent Catholic Website (Classic and comprehensive; Kevin Knight, Denver, CO)
• Newman Centers/Catholic Student Associations (Caltech)
• Henri Nouwen Foundation (Rotterdam)
• Henri Nouwen Society. "Online Reading Group Blog" (Richmond Hill, Ontario & NYC)

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O

• OnceCatholic.org (a Franciscan apostolate)
• Oração Centrante e Lectio Divina (Jandira Soares Pimentel)
• Order of Penitents (private lay association, Rhode Island)

  Orders, Congregations and Religious Institutes
  Moved to a separate file in 1999

• Our Sunday Visitor

P

• Paderborn, DE. Theological Faculty (1614-)
• Padres do Deserto (Desert Fathers in Portuguese)
  
• Páginas Católicas en México
• Passionist Research Center (John Render CP)
• Pax Christi International and Pax Christi USA
• Pewsitter.com - Voice of the Catholic Lay Faithful
• Portales católicos (RIIAL)
• Pray the News (The Carmelites of Indianapolis)
• Prier avec la Fraternité monastique de Jérusalem, St. Gervais, Paris
     En plus des documents liturgiques, de nombreuses prières
• Preserving Christian Publications: Catholic Books

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Q-R

• RCNet (hosts Catholic institutional homepages)
• Religieuze nieuwsberichten (The Netherlands and Flanders)
• Religion, Catholic (German; Virtual Library)
• Religious Links (The Tablet, UK)
• RENEW Theology on Tap (young adult Catholics in pursuit of spiritual growth)
• Retreat Centers (Benedictine)
• Resources for Catholic Educators (Gilles Côté)
• Right to Life, National
• Roman Catholic Lectionary for Mass (Felix Just SJ)

• Rome / Vatican
• • Catholic Hierarchy (current and historical information about bishops and dioceses: excellent data and presentation!)
  • College of Cardinals (Aquinas Multimedia)
  • Enchridion Vaticanum (Popes, Curia, Councils, IntraText documents)
  • The Holy See, Vatican City State <www.vatican.va/>.
  • • Congregation for the Clergy
    • Curia Romana / The Roman Curia (Sacred Congregations)
    • Dicastries (Quick List of vatican.va)
    • Libreria Vaticana Editrice. Publications in English (catalog)
    • Osservatore Romano and weekly ed. in English * Photo Service
    • Vatican Library * Vatican Museums
    • Vatican News Services (Press Office, Newspaper, Radio)
      • Vatican Television Center (RealAudio live)
    • Vatican Radio (AudioOnDemand; RealAudio)
    • Vatican Radio. one-o-five live (RealAudio FM 105.0 MHz)
    • Vatican Secret Archives
    • The Vicariate of Rome (Primary source of Italian relics)
  • International Fides Service (Propagation of the Faith; news from the missions; English)
  • Pontifical Council for Justice and Peace. The Social Agenda. (Accessible snippets of doctrine from 75 documents arranged in an hierarchical outline of ten topics with a Conclusion, Bibliography, Index and Table of Abbrevs. in six languages: English, Spanish, Italian, French, German and Portuguese)
  • Pontifical Mission Societies in the US (2003-)
  • Pontificia Universitas Lateranensis * Ecclesia Mater Institute * Pontificio Istituto Giovanni Paolo II
  • Pontificio Ateneo S.Anselmo * Collegio Sant'Anselmo (OSB)
  • Pope Benedict XV
  • The Vatican Library (IBM Digital Library)
  • What the Cardinals Believe Find out where "your" Cardinal stands and what theological positions he holds.
  • Zenit News Agency (agencia de noticias, English daily)

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S

• Sacred Destinations (explore the spiritual heritage of the world)
• Sacred Scripture
• Sacred Space (daily prayer online; Irish Jesuits)
• Sacred Travel (Bruce and Ruth Davis, CA)
• St. Andrews Abbey Ceramics (Valyermo, CA)
• St. Anthony Messenger (Franciscan)
• Saint Cloud Visitor (Minnesota)
• The St. Joseph Foundation (San Antonio, TX; defending Catholic rights since 1984)
• Saint Paul/Minneapolis. Archdiocese. * Office of Social Justice * Catholic Spirit
• Saints and Angels (Catholic Online)
• Saints' Biographies (E. LoPresti, Pitt)
• Salt + Light TV (Catholic Media Foundation, Toronto)
• Salt of the Earth: Catholic social teachings (Claretians)
• Santiago de Campostela, Spain
• Scriptural Rosary (Audio with relevant Scripture interspersed between Ave's; Two Hearts Alliance, Georgia)
• Selvester, Rev. Guy. Priest, Heraldic Artist & Designer. Blog: Shouts in the Piazza.

• Ingrid H. Shafer, PhD, Professor of Religion and Philosophy, USAO
• Shroud of Turin
• Simplicidade Voluntaria (voluntary simplicity, Portuguese)
• SisterSite (Information on women's religious congregations and much more)
• Société des Bollandistes (scholarly Christian hagiography)
• Special Religious Development (SPRED; Archd. Chicago)
• "The Splendors of Christendom" (Christus Rex; photos)

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T

• The Tablet (progressive weekly from the UK)
• TAN Books and Publishers (Rockford, IL; many fine Pre-Vatican II, Catholic authors available)
• Terra Sancta Guild (Ade Bethune et al.)
• TheologyandReligion (Yahoo Group; John Switzer)
• Theology.ie (Irish Theological Society)
• Theology Library by Gerald Darring (extensive and comprehensive ordered directory of links; formerly, The Catholic Mobile)
• Thomas Instituut (Utrecht, NL)

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U

• US Catholic (Claretians)
• U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops (was NCCB/USCC), 3211 Fourth St., Washington, DC 20017-1194 * New American Bible
• US. Library of Congress. "Rome Reborn: The Vatican Library & Renaissance Culture" (1993 exhibition)

V

• Vatican (see Rome above)
• Vatican II – Voice of the Church
• Vatican Council II. Documents (full search; English and German; all 16 docs in zip file available)
• VE Multimedios. Catholic Internet Resources in Spanish (Peru)

W

• The Way of St. James: Pilgrimage to Campostela, Galicia, ES.
• We Believe! (a website for Roman Catholic liturgical reform)
• Women in the Bible and the Lectionary (Ruth Fox OSB)
• Woodstock Theological Center (Jesuits)
• Word Net TV (SVD)
• Word of God Hour (OMI, Canada)
• Worship (Collegeville)

Z

• Zenit News Agency (Rome)

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Br. Richard Oliver, OSB
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Saint John's Abbey
Collegeville, MN 56321-2015
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