Links
Well, other than bratwurst, that is...
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| Sites of special interest to young people: | Catholic Youth Web |
Feature articles written especially for this youth site. myDiary allows you to personalize the site and store personal information including mySites, myVerses and MyNotes. Catholic Search Tool allows you to quickly and easily do a keyword search from multiple sources, including the Bible, Catechism, Catholic Encyclopedia, and many more valuable Catholic resources. You can even grab Sacred Scriptures on MP3 - Free Downloads! |
American Catholic Youth |
A site for and about Catholic youth. |
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| Kids Chronicle | Bible stories, puzzles, activities, for children in grades K-8. | |
| Home Faith | Award-winning newsletter-based site for Catholic families and youth to gain information about growing stronger faith right at home. | |
| Catholic Boys and Girls Clubs | An About.com listing of, what else? Catholic Clubs for boys and girls. | |
| Disciples Now! | Great place to hang out! Grades 6 to 12. DisciplesNow.com is a web-based ministry for youth focused on the traditions, life, and mission of the Catholic faith community. Learn, discuss, and celebrate the challenges of discipleship in the context of daily life. Find out about the traditions, history, and teachings of the Roman Catholic church. Join in on discussions of current events and issues. Connect with local parishes, schools, and dioceses. Realtime, real life. | |
| Philomena | A place to be a girl and be with God. Catholic lifestyle web magazine for girls. Created as an alternative to all the other girls magazines that fill the supermarket racks and web space every month, Philomena focuses on the true source of female beauty and recognizes the dignity of women as daughters of God. Just a good, clean, fun place to hang out. | |
| Radix Guys | Hey, guys need a good place to hang out too! RADIX is a Catholic ministry that challenges and encourages guys to embrace their Catholic faith. Founded by superstar Doug Barry, RADIXpresents the Catholic faith in a clear and enthusiastic manner, using drama, music, comedy and history. It's a battle cry. Click on! | |
| Life on the Rock | An Ezine from the cable show for teens on ETWN. News, activities, and information for Catholic teens. | |
Catholic Youth Foundation |
Young people can get answers they need, good advice, and Really Catholic advice. |
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Catholic Youth Ministries |
Young adults and teens who are Catholic might consider joining this one. | |
Catholic Youth Network |
Get spiritual guidance, and meet other Catholic kids. | |
| Zimbabwe Catholic Youth Movement | We are all one family. Learn how other young people from differing cultural backgrounds work to make faith grow. | |
| Spreading the Word of Life | Entrance portal to the Catholic Youth WebRing, especially if you have (or want to build) your very own website- Gather with other Catholic youth online. Create FREE inspiring postcards. Information, history, forums, resources links. | |
| Family Honor | Family Honor was created in 1987 to provide opportunities for parents and children to learn to communicate effectively on life values, with a special focus on the truth and goodness of human sexuality and the virtue of chastity. Here's a starter for 7th and 8th graders: click Archives in the homepage header, then click Questions from Young People. | |
Chastity Call |
Chastity means more than just abstinence! Encouragement from real life examples of young men and women who have chosen the Joyful Road. This helpful site features a large section of thoughts on chastity, resources for teaching chastity, and Scripture references. Beautiful and very practical site for families with children. | |
| Porn No More | This Catholic site is a ministryministering to those who need to break away from pornography. Concrete steps to take to overcome addiction. What the Catholic Church teaches about chastity. Website of the Serenellians, an informal group of Catholic lay people and religious, who have chosen to dedicate and devote some personal effort through prayer, work or exhortation to helping others break the bonds of damaging lust. Named for Allesandro Sarenelli, the young man who out of carnal desire murdered St. Maria Goretti, yet who was saved by his 12-year old victim's forgiveness and intercession. | |
Disciples on the Web |
Find out what the word "disciple really means! An activities and information place for really committed Catholic teens. | |
Totus Tuus |
"Totally Yours" and radically committed to John 3:16. The national Catholic Youth Organization (CYO), as active in Minnesota as elsewhere in the U.S. Building families and forming youth in Christian virtues and values. Our Objectives: Build strong Father/Son and Mother/Daughter relationships within the family. Provide opportunities for youth and families to meet for friendship and support in a distinctively Catholic setting. Offers retreat, camping and other fun events for youth. (Check out the Blue Knights, Little Flowers and Totus Tuus Boys & Girls Groups! |
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Life Teen |
Well-established site run by senior high and college-age Catholic young people. This one really rocks! Proof positive that being (or remaining) an active Catholic doesn’t hurt at all. | |
| Vocations Placement | Attention Catholic Men and Women: We help people become monks, brothers, friars, priests, sisters and nuns! Exciting free online tests and Live-in retreats available now! Just tell us a bit about yourself, and we'll take it from there! | |
| Information and service sites for everyone: | Diocese of St. Cloud | Our own diocesan site, which everyone should bookmark and visit at least once a month for latest news and updates. |
| Harvest For Hope | The partnership of the Catholic Dioceses of Homa Bay, Kenya and Saint Cloud, Minnesota is an effort by people of faith of different continents and hemispheres to concretely live out our membership in our global church and our one human family. This is about all of us! Click, learn and be amazed. | |
| Catholic Culture | A monster site for information, ideas and resources about the Church, the Liturgical Year and almost anything else of interest to Catholics. Now you know where yr. obt. svt. gets some of his stuff for the Sunday Bulletin! | |
| Catholic Answers | Catholic Answers is the largest Catholic apologetics and evangelization organization in North America. Their site is among the best and most comprehensive of all Catholic sites on the internet. It features a large library of online answer tracts, personal and insightful newsletters, a number of their popular booklets, and an audio archive of their popular radio programs "Catholic Answers Live" and "The Doctor is In." Founded by Kark Keating, this site is fully authentic and well worth frequent and extended visits. | |
Got a question you need answered quickly and with authority? Or maybe you just want to connect with other committed Catholics of all ages, from all around the world. The Catholic Answers Forum blogsite has it all. Registration is intuitive, friendly, easy and free and then the doors swing wide open. Beautifully conceived, state of the art blogsite with all the bells and whistles. Staffed 27/7 with expert moderators, too. This is yr. obt. svt's favorite late-night hangout. Stay in touch with what has been, is now and possibly will be. |
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| Biblical Evidence for Catholicism | Looking for a good blogspot about defending the great truths of the Church? Want to download eBooks or real books on the historical evidence? Here's a pretty good place to explore. Not every blogger is authoritative, but all the arguments are interesting and backed up with scholarship. | |
| New American Bible | Online Bible direct from the Vatican Web Service. Click the link and the index page opens. To search for text within Books or pages, click the “Text & Search” link and follow the directions. Not easy, but powerful, just like Catholicism. | |
| Scripture Catholic | Providing scriptural evidence for the teachings of the Catholic Faith. If you ever want to convince others (or yourself) what the Bible actually has to say about almost anything on earth, this is the place to go. Easily accessed via an subject index on left side of page, along with Q&A links. | |
| End Times Prophecy: A Catholic Perspective |
End Times Prophecy: A Catholic Perspective is an online catechetical tool to help Catholics understand Church teaching on the end times. It can also be used as an apologetic resource, helping Catholics learn how to approach other Christians regarding topics such as the Last Things, the rapture, the Antichrist and more. The site is filled with relevant quotes, Church documents, sermons, and lots of links. | |
| A Good Day | Roman Catholic web site devoted to Intercessory Prayer, Quiet Reflection, Affirmation, Religion, Inspiration, Meditations, Articles, and Poetry.Established in 1998 by Shari Panages, who just wants to encourage you the way she was encouraged by others. Shari is a very good writer and poet, by the way. During Lent be sure to visit Mary's Stations of the Cross, written entirely from Christ's Mother's unique perspective. |
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| A Franciscan Catholic Religion Site | A little bit of prayerful time every day goes a long way in clearing a path to that holy garden in our humdrum lives where the gift of wisdom is perennially blossoming. This is a full-service site with plenty of room to explore. Home of the St. Anthony Messenger and much more. How about Saints by Name? Many of us were named after Catholic saints at Baptism. Find your namesake s in this alphabetical listing. Click around, this is a big site. | |
A Rosary For You |
Need some extra help? Here is a truly unique ministry site for all ages. If you or someone you love is hurting physically, spiritually or mentally and needs a prayer said for them, just send your request for help, by emailing arosary4u@lycos.com or writing to ARosary4U, Guelph, Ont, Canada, N1E6N9. The owner of this website will say a rosary for them, so that by Mary and Jesus' intervention the need will be answered. (If emailing, please visit the webpage first for guidelines.) |
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Catholic Links |
Comprehensive and targeted web page links from catholiclinks.org, a webring site maintained in accordance to the Teachings of the Church and dedicated to Mary, Our Mother. | |
| The Latin Mass | If you don't know where you came from or how you got to where you are, how can you expect to understand where you're going next? Una Voce is a fascinating journey, is unabashedly orthodox and operates in full communion with the Magisterium of the Catholic Church. "The International Una Voce Federation has played an important role in supporting the use of the 1962 edition of the Roman Missal in obedience to the directives of the Holy See. For this valuable service I express my gratitude to the members of the Federation and extend my blessing." (Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger, Prefect of the Congregation of the Doctrine of the Faith, speaking to the Una Voce Federation, 25 July 1996s)
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| Adoremus | Adoremus - Society for the Renewal of the Sacred Liturgy is an association of Catholics established in 1995 to promote authentic reform of the liturgy of the Roman Rite. The mission of Adoremus is "to rediscover and restore the beauty, the holiness, the power of the Church's rich liturgical tradition while remaining faithful to an organic, living process of renewal." This organization is an excellent example of how to work for a more authentic observance of liturgical norms while maintaining a true spirit of obedience and humility.
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| Canons Regular of the New Jerusalem | Archbishop Raymond Burke established the Canons Regular of the New Jerusalem in the Diocese of La Crosse (Wis.) on June 22, 2002. The Canons relocated to the Archdiocese of St. Louis in November of 2004. The Canons Regular of the New Jerusalem seek perfection of the worship of God using the 1962 liturgy in the celebration of Holy Mass in its historic Latin form, consistent, Bishop Burke noted, with his holiness Pope John Paul's Ecclesia Dei Adflicta of 1988. |
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Saint Medals |
Information on and history of saint and devotional medals: wearing one, saint medals today, a candidate for sainthood, the canonization process, why we wear saint medals. | |
Pope Benedict 16 |
A wealth of information about this pope and the history of the papacy, plus tons of other topical Catholic stuff. Well worth bookmarking in your browser, but take the upper-left (boxed) link on home page with a grain of salt, if at all. | |
| Dr. Ray Guarendi on Parenting | Parents, forget Dr. Phil! Dr. Ray Guarendi is a father, clinical psychologist, author and probably the best authority on parenting -- and he makes you laugh, too! Listen to (or download) tapes of his national radio show called The Doctor Is In here. Dr. Ray is a regular guest on Catholic Answers Live. He is also putting together a thirteen week parenting program for EWTN Global Radio and writes a monthly column on parenting and the family for the National Catholic Register. | |
Anti-Abortion Phillipines |
Online resource of linked articles on the issue of abortion in the Philippines, its legality, morality and the Church's position. A reminder to us all that the Church is alive and well all over the world, and that the world itself is indeed a very small place. | |
Dead Men Walking - the Truth About Abortion |
Not for the theologically squeamish. Also not for small children. This is an “eyewitness" account of a 1st Century disciple of Jesus who confirms that those who take the life of the unborn are themselves dead men/women walking! Early writings demonstrate what Jesus taught: If we sin against the Son of Man, that will be forgiven, but if we sin against the Holy Spirit who brings forth life, this will never be forgiven! Choice is a matter of your own life or death. Whatever your deepest feelings (or doubts) about Right to Life issues, this website will stick in your memory like glue. |
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| Pray and Meditate | Cross-cultural sharing and joining in prayers and devotions to Jesus, Mary, Joseph and all the saints; to meditate on the Word of the Lord in hopes of reaching a higher level of spirituality; contains a collection of Roman Catholic prayers and spiritual writings in Vietnamese and English along with links to other related sites. | |
Ave Maria Singles |
The name says it all. Dating service for committed, faith-filled, marriage-minded Catholic singles of any age who are seeking to meet their future spouse for serious commitment in the sacrament of Holy Matrimony. | |
Real Love Productions |
Mary Beth Bonacci's website dedicated to building a world with a lot less pizza love and a lot more real love (Pizza Love is loving someone as we love pizza - only when they are useful to us). | |
| Liturgical Music: | Gregorian Chant Made Easy | Beautiful, Latin Gregorian Chant CDs from the rich tradition of the Catholic Church! Get the verses in English. Download samples, buy CDs. |
| CanticaNova | Traditional music for the contemporary Church. If you're involved in (or simply enjoy) liturgical music, this site can be a valuable resource. | |
| Liturgical Music Links | From St. John's Abbey & University, Collegeville, MN. Here's a really comprehensive music link page, covering the entire spectrum of Catholic sacred music. Learn, listen, shop online. | |
| The Liturgical Year: | Antiphons of Advent |
All about the "O" Antiphons, plus a whole lot else you never guessed about the Season of Awaiting. |
The Catholic Calendar |
Indispensible link to put on your browser’s toolbar! A true labor of love by the Easterbrooks family, here is a searchable Catholic Calendar with absolutely everything. Extremely easy to use even on a daily basis, with a treasure trove of info about feast days, the Mass itself, even the priest’s vestment colors. You can even have the day’s readings emailed to you. Now is that easy or what? | |
Praying Toward Sunday |
From prestigious and very theological St. Louis University, an elegant and easy way to prepare yourself for next Sunday’s liturgy. Get more out of Mass by coming prepared. | |
| USCCB NAB | Here's another version of the daily liturgy, from the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops website. By the day or by the month, go at it five ways — read the day's Mass readings online, print them out, have them downloaded as a Podcast or into your PDA, or as MP3 audio files. Saint of the Day, questions about the Bible generally, and more. | |
| Liturgical Latin | No, the Church is not going to go back to the Latin Mass. Yes, the Church still gives Latin chant (and pipe organs) primacy of place in her recommendations for liturgical music. Besides, we have a 1700-year investment in this unchanging and thus universal language -- just think of all that has happened in that span of time! Here's a place where you can download (and hear) prayers, parts of the Mass and even music in MP3 format, brought to you courtesy of those canny Jesuits at the University of San Francisco. Relax and enjoy. |
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| Poverty and Hunger: | Second Harvest |
America's Second Harvest
America's Second Harvest is the largest domestic hunger relief organization in the United States. 99.3% of all donations go directly to feed hungry people. Distributes food and grocery products through a nationwide certified member network, increases public awareness of domestic hunger and advocates for public policies that benefit America’s hungry. What Can You Do? Click and ye shall be told. |
The Mercy Corps |
Mercy Corps provides food shipments during global emergencies and then remains on the ground to help find lasting solutions to poverty. 94% of donations go directly to provide assistance. | |
The Hunger Site |
A non-profit group which works to provide food for the hungry through corporate sponsors. Web users merely visit the site and "click" to make a food donation. The corporate sponsors cooperatively provide the money. | |
The Hunger Project |
Dedicated to ending hunger around the world, but also working for human rights, environmental responsibility and dignity for all people. | |
Homeless Pages |
A comprehensive guide to information about... well, homelessness. Note- this is a British website, so some of the where-to links will be localized, but going beyond mere statistics and stock answers, this site provides a veritable mountain of resources, including research reports, directories, and related websites. | |
Eight Ways to Truly Help the Homeless |
Good advice. | |
Catholic Charities |
Providing help, Giving hope. With the help of millions of donors and volunteers, Catholic Charities agencies offer services ranging from soup kitchens for people in need, to after-school programs for at-risk children. This is a national index page; to access the local St. Cloud webpage, click here. | |
| Catholic Reading: | Catholic Planet eLibrary |
Christian spiritual classics available as free downloads. Most of these files are in Adobe's PDF format. You will need the free software, Adobe Acrobat Reader, to read PDF books. They can be freely copied and distributed by anyone. |
| MAGNIFICAT | MAGNIFICAT is a lavishly printed, easy-to-read pocket-sized worship aid, of more than 400 pages. An annual subscription promises fourteen issues – once a month with special issues for Holy Week and Christmas. A yearly subscription costs about the same as one meal for two at a decent restaurant. MAGNIFICAT can be used to follow the daily Mass and can also be read at home for personal or family prayer. |
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| Natural Family Planning | Natural Family Planning (NFP) is not contraception. NFP gives a married couple a way to space out childbirths and limit the total number of children. But it does not give the couple complete control over procreation. (Well, condoms and The Pill are a bit of a gamble, too, in more ways than one...) Even when the couple prayerfully decides to limit their family size, or to wait before having another child, NFP is open to the possibility of life and to the will of God. NFP is used in a moral and praiseworthy manner when the couple, though making responsible decisions about family size, are still willing to accept an unplanned child from God's Providence. |
