Catholic Resources and informational Web sites available on-line

http://www.vatican.va/archive/index.htm This is the official website of The Holy See. Check out the New American Bible, Catechism of the Catholic Church, and The Code of Canon Law, which has an extensive concordance for almost every word. (Make sure you click on the words “Click here to show the links to concordance”) There is also an extensive library of on-line Documents, Encyclicals, etc. that can be accessed in the “site index” at http://www.vatican.va/offices/index.htm.

http://www.usccb.org  This is sponsored by United States Conference of Catholic Bishops and is very useful and user friendly. There are tabs for The Catechism of the Catholic Church, and Catechism Quiz (http://www.usccb.org/catechism/quizzes/orders.htm), The New American Bible with daily readings (http://www.usccb.org/nab/index.shtml), Communications, Media Literacy, the Office of Film and Broadcasting movie reviews www.usccb.org/movies/ (this is a valuable resource to screen the movies in the theater and on TV.) Church Life and Ministries, Evangelization and Outreach, etc. To get a better understanding of all this site has to offer, check out http://www.nccbuscc.org:8765/

 http://www.homefaith.com/ This site is updated by the Claretians who are a Roman Catholic religious community of priests and brothers dedicated to the mission of living and spreading the Gospel of Jesus. Their ministries are devoted to social concerns and issues of justice and peace in parishes, foreign missions, and publishing. They are committed to reaching out to young people in the inner city, on college campuses, and through the Claretian Volunteer and Claretian Summer Ministry programs. On this site is practical information to assist families in passing on the faith to their children.

http://www.disciplesnow.com This site is rich in content on just about any Catholic topic. By linking to other sites, Disciplesnow has sections on apologetics, the Sunday readings with commentary and reflection, the entire text of the Catechism of the Catholic Church, movie reviews, music reviews and much more.

http://www.newadvent.org New Advent has an extensive library with church documents and a complete encyclopedia, Bible on-line connected into the Encyclopedia for clarification and writings from the early church fathers. This site is one of those that is endless., There is so much information on virtually ever subject imaginable with links within the summaries to explain or clarify specific words.

 http://www.zenit.org/english  This site is primarily a independent news agency to inform the "world seen from Rome”. They aim to view the modern world through the messages of the Pope and the Holy See; tell about the happenings of the Church; and inform about the topics, debates and events that are especially interesting to Christians worldwide. Please note: ZENIT carries out this service independently of Rome.

http://www.americancatholic.org This site, run by St. Anthony Messenger Press, offers a “Saint of the Day” feature that includes stories and information about the life of the saint for that day. This is a great site of articles and information that helps explain our traditions and practices on so many different levels.

http://www.catholic.org/saints This has an extensive library of saints and angels. It has a search feature for your namesake, patron saints and a church calendar noting the feast days of the saints. There is also sections on prayer, vocations, home and family, finances, arts and entertainment (a.k.a A & E), “Find a Church” by using the city name and state.

http://www.catholicexchange.com/ Catholic Exchange is a non-profit organization that seeks to bring the Good News of Jesus Christ to the world. It provides inspiring, high-quality, faith-based content to help Catholics understand practice their faith in their daily lives.

http://www.rc.net/wcc/readings/ Daily Scripture Readings and Meditations is the title of this site—and that is just what it offers. Its calendar allows visitors to access the Gospel reading for each day of the liturgical year, along with a brief meditation and an excerpt from a psalm.

http://www.catholicroom.com From this page there are many links and a wealth of information. Under the Categories tab is such topics as attitudes, change, Christmas, contentment, happiness, making a difference etc. Some of the daily features include Daily Mass Readings, Daily Prayer, Daily Scripture, Saint of the Day and Calendars. This has resource links to other websites and information.