RESOURCES

Disclaimer: This is not intended to be a comprehensive list of Catholic Sites. It is for your convenience. Visit one of the sites listed under Indexes and see thousands of links. Sites listed herewith are not maintained by  St. Mary Parish. Inclusion here does not indicate an endorsement. Some sites may have changed since first reviewed and so may contain information that is not consistent with the teaching of the Catholic Church. User discretion is advised.

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• New American Bible T he National Conference of Catholic Bishops (NCCB).  New American Bible with Revised New Testament and Revised Psalms © 1991, 1986, 1970.  No search engine, but they do include the daily readings from the Lectionary.
• Bible  Study Tools  Includes the NAB from The New American Bible With Revised New Testament, copyright 1986.  20 Online translations with many online Bible Study tools.
• Bible Gateway   9 languages.  The best on-line Bible with a very nice search engine. Several Versions. It does not include the Deuterocanonical Books {Wisdom, T obit, Judith, Baruch, Sirach, and 1 and 2 Maccabees} {No NAB}.
• Bible Browser  From the Brown University Scholarly Technology Group. Includes RSV, Vulgate, & KJV.  Also includes the Deuterocanonical Books (Apocrypha). The advanced search has more translations, including the Darby and ASV. (No NAB)
• Bible and Theology Software  Good collections all on CD. Bibles, Lectionary, Anchor Bible Dictionary, Logos Scholar's Library (with the Fathers), Word Biblical Commentary, Summa, Catechism, much more.
• BSW - Biblical Studies on the WEB comprehensive listing of libraries, university departments, journals, and other useful tools for biblical research," * including  Biblicia  [on-line!] * published since 1920 by the Pontifical Biblical Institute in Rome.
• Navigating the Bible  RealAudio site. "Journey into the world of the Jewish Bible.  Study the portions, Hear the melodies, follow the themes." Atlas, Pentateuch, Torah, Hafarot, Glossary, Blessings, Genealogy, Divrei Torah. Explore as history, literature, religion."
• Scripture: Internet Theology Resources  Annotated Scriptural research links maintained by St. John University, Collegeville.

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• Al-Bushra  Arab American Roman Catholic Community. Al-Bushra (from Arabic, means good news), is created by Rev. Labib Kotbi from the Latin Patriarchate of Jerusalem (The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Jerusalem).  Excellent resource for related topics and the Christian (Catholic & Orthodox) Churches of the Middle East.
• Byzantines dot Net  Get to know us. "Yes we are Catholics in union with the Bishop of Rome (the Pope) who we recognize as the visible head of the Catholic Church." Great resource and links for Byzantine Catholicism and other Eastern Catholic rites.
• Byzantine Catholic Church in America  Eparchies, Seminary, Monasteries, News Pages, Directories, & Links.
• Eastern Church Web Sites  --Sites Related to the Study of the Eastern Churches: Catholic, General, Greek, Slavonic, Syriac, Armenian, Georgian, Coptic, Ethiopic, Middle Eastern Studies from Princeton University.
• ORIENTALE LUMEN  Valuable resource for information and listings on Eastern Catholic Churches in the United States.  "By breathing with both lungs (East and West) you will come to know better Christ, the Orientale Lumen."  "Since, in fact, we believe that the venerable and ancient tradition of the Eastern Church is an integral part of the heritage of Christ's Church, the first need for Catholics is to be familiar with that tradition, so as to be nourished by it and to encourage the process of unity in the best way possible for each." Pope John Paul II, Orientale Lumen, 1. Liturgies, Icons, Church Listings, Articles, more

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• AlaPadre Pop Index This is a one-stop shop for those interested in virtually any aspect of Roman Catholicism. Fast because it's primarily text based. Search using the convenient 512 categories, or search alphabetically through the collection of over 12,500 Catholic links. Maintained by Rev. John J. Stryjewski, Saint John the Baptist Catholic Church, Grand Bay, AL.
• American University (Catholic files)  Good resource for Church Documents, Links to dozens of Catholic Religious Orders and communities. Originally contributed by subscribers to a general electronic mailing list on Catholicism called the Free Catholic mailing list.
• Black Catholic Information Mall  BCIMall is a project of the Catholic African World Network which seeks to establish a constant flow of communications among the 200 million Catholics of African descent in the world.  The BCIMall Home Page is a 'Virtual Global Parish Bulletin' for Black Catholic populations throughout the world  --includes information on the National Black Catholic Apostolate for Life and the National Black Catholic Congress which represents African American Roman Catholics, working in collaboration with National Roman Catholic organizations for the evangelization of African Americans; and to improve the spiritual, mental, and physical conditions of African Americans.
• Brother Richard's Favorite URLs by Richard Oliver, OSB, Saint John's Abbey, Collegeville, MN.
• Catholic Goldmine 53 categories with hundreds of links. Maintained by Christopher J. Miller, formerly a student at St Ambrose University.
• Catholic Information Center on Internet  CICI is a central directory and repository of all data on Internet that reflect the Magisterium or authoritative teaching of the Catholic Church. Links to dozens of Catholic Periodicals and Newspapers.
• Catholic Information Network (CIN)  A lot of information here. Excellent resource for Church Documents, Eastern Catholicism and dozens of related documents. Annotated links to Catholic web sites. Supported by St. Gabriel Gift & Book Nook.
• Catholic Online  The Mission of "Catholic Online" is to Serve as a Center for the Exchange of Information for Catholics. Free Webmail.
• Ecclesia Web Service Free Webmail. Free Catholic websites. This division of The Fabian Corporation is devoted to providing quality web sites to Catholic Organizations and promoting Catholic research & networking on the internet.
• Internet Theology Resources Fast, text based, excellent resource for Academic Theology. Interdisciplinary and General, Systematics, Moral Theology, Historical Theology, Liturgical Studies, Spanish Language and Culture, and more.  This guide is intended to assist searchers of theological and religious information on the Internet and is arranged according to major areas of concentration in St. John's School of Theology & Seminary, Collegeville.
• New Advent  Includes Articles from the The Catholic Encyclopedia published in 1913. Also features St. Thomas' Summa Theologica, the Church Fathers, and more.
• Newman Centers/Catholic Chaplaincies  Links for Newman Centers around the world. Maintained by the Newman Center at Caltech.
• RCNet Primarily a service to the Catholic Church. RCNet hopes that easy access to more Christian resources and modern communication will strengthen Catholic parishes and communities. RCNet hosts home pages free of charge to Catholic parishes and schools.

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• International Web Site Links  African, Canadian, French, Irish, Latin American, Pakistani, Polish, Russian, Slovenia, United Kingdom, Missions --brought to you by Catholic Community Forum.
• Roman Catholic Churches On the WWW  Links to Roman Catholic Churches and Dioceses around the globe by alapadre.net.
• University of Saint Thomas Some international links among other theological links by this university in St. Paul, Minnesota.

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• ALADIN The catalog for the Washington Research Library Consortium (American University, Catholic University, Gallaudet University, George Mason, George Washington, Marymount, Trinity College, and the University of the District of Columbia).
• CIRLA- Chesapeake Information and Research Library Alliance  Library Catalogs for the The Smithsonian Institution, Georgetown University [Includes the National Reference Center for Bioethics Literature], Howard University, Johns Hopkins University,  University of Delaware, and the University of Maryland at College Park.
• College of ST Benedict & ST John's University-Web Pals The catalog of the CSB/SJU libraries and more than 80 other libraries in Minnesota and North Dakota.
• Library of Congress Can't find info on a book?  It's here. The Library's mission is to make its resources available and useful to the Congress and the American people and to sustain and preserve a universal collection of knowledge and creativity for future generations.
• LibWeb  Library Servers via WWW.  Updated daily at midnight, Pacific Time.  Lists over 3000 pages from libraries in over 90 countries. Organized by type of library for United States listings, by continent and alphabetically for others.  Searchable.
• Loyola University of New Orleans Contains information about books, videos, music CDs, scores, government documents, periodicals, and other materials in the Loyola University Monroe, and Music Libraries.
• WebCat Online Library Catalogs  Many University Libraries. Award-winning WebCat provides exciting, full-featured, and easy-to-use public access to hundreds of various libraries' resources around the world.

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• Bishop's Committee on the Liturgy  a standing committee of the National Conference of Catholic Bishops (NCCB) which has the responsibility in the bishops' conference for all matters relating to the liturgy, Daily Mass readings from the Approved NAB Lectionary. --purchase and subscribe to NCCB documents.
• Catholic Homilies  Excellent Source for weekday and Sunday Homilies along with dozens of links for Catholic Homiletic sites. Also has links for Lectionary based Scripture study and Homiletic preparation.
• Internet Theology Resources  Liturgical Studies and Liturgical Music: This collection is more scholarly than practical in emphasis, and it reflects its origin as a library guide to Internet theology resources. In many ways it expands and completes the OSB Liturgy section. Maintained by: Liz Knuth, MA, MDiv at St. John's Collegeville, Minnesota.
• Liturgy, OSB. Gen. Topics  Excellent site for all things liturgical. An index maintained by The Order of Saint Benedict with vast and varied resources.
• The Liturgy of the Hours from Universalis Publishing Ltd.
• The Mass From The Basilica of the National Shrine of Saint Ann.
• MINISTRY & LITURGY  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.
• Notre Dame Center for Pastoral Liturgy  exists to promote the implementation of the liturgical reform launched by the Second Vatican Council and to foster the renewal of the human spirit through worship.

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• Alba House  Publishing arm of the Society of St. Paul --books, tapes, publications, much more.
• American Catholic Online  A service of St. Anthony Messenger Press and Franciscan Communications, Cincinnati, Ohio, U.S.A.
• Catholic Answers is the largest Catholic apologetics and evangelization organization in North America with lots of material from Karl Keating, etc.
• Catholic Digest is a 60-year-old national magazine published by the University of St. Thomas in St. Paul, MN.
• Catholic Information Center on Internet Browse through our list of over 16 Different magazines and 40 Diocesan Newspapers.
• EWTN Global Catholic Network Featuring a huge library of articles and Church documents with thousands of radio and television shows presented in RealAudio.
• Ignatius Press  Offers works of Catholic theology, scriptural commentary,
  spirituality, lives of the saints for adults and children as well as topical works on issues of social and spiritual importance. Videos suitable for family viewing are also offered, as well as books recorded on audiocassette.
• Liguori Publications  faithful to the charism of Saint Alphonsus, is an apostolate within the mission of the Denver Province of Redemptorists.
• Orbis Books  The publishing arm of the Maryknoll Fathers & Brothers. Orbis-from the Latin word for "world" -was founded in 1970 to provide a global perspective on matters of faith, to amplify the voices of the poor of the earth, and to foster dialogue among people of different faiths.
• The Tablet  Internet edition of this Long running British Catholic weekly, a link to Priests and People -Internet edition, a list of religious and cultural (mainly UK) www sites.
• Trinity Communications  A Catholic search and documentary service.

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• Classical Net  Reviews of more than 1000 CDs, as well as 4800 files and over 2600 links to other classical music web sites, buying guide, books and scores.
• GIA Publications is a major publisher of sacred choral music, hymnals, etc. including "Gather" and "Worship."
• Gregorian Chant  Extensive resource: Listen to Plainchant with RealAudio: The Music: The Roots: Chant Today: Discography: Bibliography: The Liturgy (Roman Catholic rite): The Liturgical Year: Dozens of Chant links.  Maintained by Willy Schuyesmans, Netherlands.
• The Gregorian Chant Home Page  Princeton University's Academic Chant site.  Chant Research Sites, Medieval Music Theory Sites, Resources for Chant Performance, Other Chant Web Sites, Web Sites Helpful for Chant Researchers.
• Joyful Noise - Directory of Catholic Music Resources  Excellent resource, Listen to Music, Hymnals, Dozens of Publishers, Artists, Associations, Resources devoted to those who support Catholic Music.
• KapelleMusic  RealAudio site where you can listen to and purchase Catholic and liturgical music, featuring Hymns and Chant.  "Kapelle" is a musical term that refers to the music of the church and court in the 17th century which actually means "chapel" in German.
• Oregon Catholic Press is a publisher of a wide variety of music and worship materials including "Breaking Bread", and "Glory and Praise."

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• Esglesia.org  Extensive Spanish Catholic index --Over 15, 000 links.
• VE Multimedios  Spanish Electronic Catholic Library with many documents --Apologetics, Evangelization, Liturgy, Marilology, Patristics, Philosophy, Scripture, much more -Operated out of Lima, Peru.

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• Catacombs of Rome  History, symbols, & descriptions of the Christian Catacombs of Rome --incredible images.
• Citta del Vaticano  Christus Rex et Redemptor Mundi is one of the best virtual art museums. An interesting repository of Christian art and historical sites. Also the Documents of Vatican Council II and the Catechism of the Catholic Church Online.
• Holy See  The official site of the Holy See. The Holy Father, The Curia, News Services, Vatican Museum, Archives.  John Paul II's encyclicals are here with hundreds of documents available in six languages.
• L'OSSERVATORE ROMANO  The official newspaper of the Vatican.
• Vatican Observatory   Beautiful images, fascinating history  --one of the oldest astronomical research institutions in the world, has its headquarters at the papal summer residence in Castel Gandolfo, Italy, outside Rome. Its dependent research center, the Vatican Observatory Research Group (VORG), is hosted by Steward Observatory at the University of Arizona, Tucson, USA.
• Vatican Phone & Fax Directory  Contact info for Vatican offices, names, direct phones, fax, email, titles for Cardinals, Bishops, & Monsignors.
• Vatican Radio  A RealAudio site, Actually listen to Vatican Radio, Vatican news, and more in many languages..
• ZENIT -- The World Seen From Rome. ZENIT is an International News Agency based in Rome. Its mission is to provide objective and professional coverage of events, documents and issues emanating from or concerning the Catholic Church for a worldwide audience, especially the media.

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• New Orleans Vietnamese Online  Small Catholic Vietnamese site operated out of New Orleans, LA, USA.
• Nguoi Tin Huu  Catholic Daily News in Vietnamese, Young Christian, Catholic Books, Magazine.
• VietCatholic Network  Large Gateway to Catholic Vietnamese websites.  Vietnamese Catholic Liturgy, Theology, Culture, Media, Magazines & Current Events. Vietnamese Catholic Communities in Asia, America, Australia, Europe, and Africa.  Sponsored by The Vietnamese Catholic National Pastoral Center.

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• Diocesan Vocations Offices This site lists all diocesan sites in the USA, the US Territories, and some Eastern Churches. Check each diocese to find their respective vocations offices.
• Catholic Vocations Homepage  Basic 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. Below are the most basic categories (Diocesan Priests, Religious Priests, Female Religious, and Male Religious). Dozens of links.
• Institute on Religious Life  From EWTN: Retreats, Religious Communities, and articles on vocations.
• NCCB National Conference of Catholic Bishops' site on Vocations and Priestly Formation.  Documents, Questions & Answers, Prayers, Statistics, and links.
• Roman Catholic Religious Orders Over 30 religious orders listed here with links to vocation information.
• Serra The lay vocations arm of the Church which fosters and promotes vocations. Parish vocations, Bishop's Strategy, Online Catalog, Women in Serra, Vocations Ads, help for vocations offices to create greater vocations awareness programs in multimedia.
• Vocations Mailing List   An International Email Discussion List For Those Interested & Involved In Catholic Vocations.
• Joliet Diocese Vocation Office Sponsored by the Diocese of Joliet for men and women considering religious life. Maintained by Father John Regan, Director.

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