A Selective Guide to Catholic Resources on the World Wide Web
by
John L Gresham MLS PhD
Instructor in Catholic Theology
Kenrick-Glennon Seminary /
Paul VI Catechetical Institute
& the Permanent Diaconate Program
of the
Archdiocese of St. Louis.
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DAILY LINKS
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CATHOLIC BASICS
CHURCH DOCUMENTS SCRIPTURE & TRADITION |
RESEARCH NEWS, MAGAZINES, BLOGS ORGANIZATIONS RESOURCES |
Search Tools
Papal Documents (Alphabetical List)
Quicklist alphabetical list of documents, offices, organizations, etc
The Papacy
Papal Documents (Alphabetical List)
The Cardinals
The Cardinals of the Holy Roman Church by Salvador Miranda. Biographies of past and present Cardinals plus bibliographies and more
The Curia
Congregation for the Clergy includes many catechetical and theological papers
Bishops, Dioceses & National Bishops Conferences
Catechism of the Catholic Church
CCC @ the vatican with concordance
CCC @ St. Charles Borromeo Church with index and search engine
Nazareth Master Catechism CCC plus catechisms of Aquinas, Trent, Baltimore and Pius X.
Essentials of the Catholic Faith online version of the Pocket Catholic Catechism by Fr. John Hardin
Paul VI Institute Online Catechism Certificate
Councils and Creeds
Search all Vatican II Documents at www.stjosef.at
Concordance to all Vatican II Documents at Intratext
Reference Works
Pocket Catholic Dictionary Abridged Edition of the Modern Catholic Dictionary (1980) by Fr. John Hardin.
Catholic Word Book a brief dictionary published by Knights of Columbus, based on Catholic almanac
Catholic Encyclopedia (1908 version) at New Advent.
Ask An Expert at EWTN Search previous questions, browse FAQs or post your own question to experts in theology, morality, canon law, spirituality and other areas.
Catholic Answers Library excellent brief articles answering objections and explaining many Catholic beliefs
Biblical Evidence for Catholicism by Dave Armstrong. Huge searchable site featuring Armstrong's online debates and lots of links to well selected resources
Catholic Defense Directory categorized database of links to articles and other resources for defending Catholic truths from Phatmass
Apologetics Toolkit Augustine Club
Nazereth Resource Library James Akin
Converts tell their stories .. from the Coming Home Network
Mystical Rose Catholic Page a very well-done collection of articles on the Holy Trinity, Blessed Virgin Mary, Grace and other topics.
Catholic Apologetics Library from the Church fathers to the new Catholic apologetics movement today
More links to Catholic Apologetics, Documents and General Catholic Sites selected by Dave Armstrong
Catholic Social Teaching
Zenit daily Catholic news via email
National Catholic Register selected articles from this great Catholic newspaper
Catholic Press Association links to Diocesan newspapers and various other Catholic newspapers, newsletters and magazines
Magazines Journals E-zines and other sources of online Articles
Adoremus Bulletin on liturgical issues
Catholic Educator's Resource Center articles on current issues, culture, history and science from Catholic perspectives
Communio only a few articles available online but an outstanding Catholic theological journal
Crisis current issues facing the Church
Envoy apologetics with humor
First Things excellent articles on faith and culture
Fellowship of Catholic Scholars Quarterly articles from academics faithful to the magisterium
GodSpy fascinating new webzine and forum for Catholics and other seekers interested in faith and culture
Ignatius Insight online magazine from Ignatius Press
Lay Witness published by Catholics United for the Faith
McCloskey's Perspectives articles and book reviews on faith, family, education and culture by Opus Dei priest in Washington DC
Second Spring: A Journal of Faith and Culture British journal
Tabernacle Magazine articles on prayer, eucharistic adoration, Christian life, monastery news from Monks of Adoration.
Theology for the Laity from The Rosary Light and Life. Brief well-written articles on such topics as virtues, suffering, salvation and more.
Other Catholic Magazines & News at Catholic Information Center on the Internet
Sacred Scripture Resources
Guide to Catholic Biblical Interpretation by yours truly
Biblical Reflections on the Sunday Mass Readings (from St. Paul Center for Biblical Theology.
St. Paul Center for Biblical Theology Scott Hahn. Articles, guides and other resources on Catholic approaches to scripture study and interpretation.
Catholic Church Documents related to Biblical Studies compiled by Prof. Felix Just, S.J. - Loyola Marymount University. Part of his Electronic New Testament Educational Resources (ENTER) which also includes educational charts, timelines, summaries and other helpful tools for understanding the New Testament along with information on Catholic interpretation and liturgical use of the Bible.
New American Bible Online USCCB Biblical texts available in canonical, alphabetical or daily lectionary order.
Daily Word Today. Catholic Information Network (CIN) Daily Mass readings via email with commentary from the Navarre Bible.
All-in-One Bible Search search various versions, editions of the Bible
Writings of Fathers, Doctors, Saints and Mystics
Fathers of the Church alphabetical list at New Advent`
St. Thomas Aquinas Summa Theologica at New Advent
St. Augustines Library online works by and about St. Augustine
Christian Classics Ethereal Library Christian works both Catholic and Protestant including:
and other Catholic works
Doctors of the Catholic Church brief bios with links to a selective writings and other sites
Patristics Texts and Resources Online links selected by North American Patristics Society
Saints Index at Catholic.online
St. Thomas Aquinas see below
Newman Reader John Henry Newman
Epiphany: A Theological Introduction to Catholicism by Aidan Nichols HIGHLY RECOMMENDED
Christendom Awake excellent articles by several contemporary theologians such as Aidan Nichols, John Saward, Mary Shivanandan, and others -- well worth reading!
Links to other Theologians and Religious Thinkers including Catholic, Protestant and others from Irish Theological Association.
St. Thomas Aquinas
- Online Summa Theologica
- Concordance to search Summa
- Aquinas' Complete Works in Latin: Thomae Aquinatis Opera Omnia
- Maritain Center at Notre Dame includes articles by neo-thomist philosopher Maritain as well as papers of the Thomistic Institute, links to Aristotelian and Thomistic texts and sources and other resources
- Thomistic E-nstitute
- Other Thomas Aquinas links
- Writers
- J.R.R. Tolkien Articles & essays on his Catholic spirituality
- Walker Percy The Walker Percy Project
- Shakespeare? Was Shakespeare Catholic? See this article by Paul Burnell
- Catholic Authors Biographies biographies of (mostly) British and American catholic authors
Movements, apostolates, institutes and organizations of Catholic laity
(see John Paul II on New Ecclesial Movements )
Regnum Christi an apostolic movement at the service of mankind and the Church
Testimonies from members of Regnum Christi and Legion of Christ
Opus Dei Finding God in work and family life
Communion and Liberation the Christian event, lived in communion, is the foundation of the authentic liberation of man
Focolare that all may be one
Catholic Charismatic Renewal see also Catholic Charismatic Center on the WWW renewal through gifts of the Spirit
Cursillo short course on Christianity
L'Arche Life sharing where persons with a mental disability and those who assist them live, work and pray together, creating a home
Neo Catechumenal Way "a way of conversion, through which we are coming to discover the immense riches of our faith in a post-baptismal catechumenate."
Women for Faith and Family To assist orthodox Catholic women in their effort to provide witness to their faith, both to their families and to the world
Courage by developing an interior life of chastity, the universal call to all Christians, one can move beyond the confines of the homosexual identity to a more complete one in Christ.
Vocations and Religious Orders (a very selective list of faithful, dynamic and growing orders)
vocation.com is Jesus calling you to priesthood or religious life?
(Is Jesus calling you in St. Louis ?)
Is God calling you to the consecrated life? Learn more from Institute on Religious Life
For Men
For Women
Secular Institutes links to several institutes for consecrated life in the secular world
Ex Corde Ecclesiae by John Paul II on Catholic Higher Education
Ex Corde Application to U.S. by US Bishops & Mandatum Guidelines for US
Cardinal Newman Society dedicated to the renewal of Catholic identity in US Catholic higher education.
Mandatum Schools National Catholic Register's list of U.S. Catholic Universities who publicly require all Catholic theology professors to have the mandatum (their bishop's recognition of their pledge to teach in communion with the magisterium of the Church).
All U.S.Catholic Colleges and Universities
Catholic Distance Learning Programs for Laity
Catholic Colleges recommended by Catholics United for the Faith as having strong commitment to implementing Ex Corde Ecclesiae. Several colleges and universities responded to their query "What is distinctive about the way your institution of higher learning manifests its Catholic identity in keeping with Ex Corde Ecclesiae?"
Home-School Friendly Catholic Colleges selected by Favorite Resources for Catholic Homeschoolers website
Fr. John McCloskey's advice on Choosing a Catholic College
- Graphics
- Hermanoleon free beautiful contemporary religious graphics (source for this page's logo above )
- Prayers
- Prayers from EWTN
- Prayer Pages from Mystical Rose
Catholic Portals
Best Catholic Links from CatholiCity Well selected collection of links by category or search by key word
Catholic Goldmine - over 3000 links to Catholic sites
Catholic.net successor to Catholic Information Center on the Internet, news, articles and links
Catholic Information Network - online since 1987!
Catholic-Pages.com 16000 articles in 300 categories, searchable with links to daily readings, reflections and news -- can be customized as your personal Catholic start page.
Catholic Internet Yellow Pages a topical index to Catholic information on the web carefully selected by the Monks of Adoration.
The Internet Padre Fr. Ronald Vierling, priest and high school theology teacher provides a well designed and easy to navigate access to a carefully collected selection of links to Catholic information.
New Advent home of the online Catholic Encyclopedia, Summa and more
A Catholic Page for Lovers Gerard Serafin's interesting collection of links with online texts by Balthasar, de Lubac and other theologians along with prayers and quotes from many saints with reflections on Catholicism and Orthodoxy, liturgy, John Paul II and more. Nicely illustrated. A website for reflective reading and prayer.
Search Engines
- VaticanII.org Power Search search Vatican II documents, scripture, catechsim, papal writings, canon law, catholic encyclopedia
- EWTN Documents Library Searches Church documents and other Catholic publications in the EWTN library of online texts.
- esglesia.org international Catholic search engine
- Catholic Blogs
- St. Blog's Parish Hall huge collection of links to Catholic blogs.
- Some of the blogs I semi-regularly peruse are the following:
- Open Book author Amy Welborn
- Catholic and Enjoying It author and apologist Mark Shea
- Insight Scoop Ignatius Press editors, authors etc.
- Pontification Former Episcopal priest now Catholic Alvin Kimel's blog
- Catholic Analysis Oswald Sobrino
- Against the Grain Christopher Blosser, webmaster of the Cardinal Ratzinger/Pope Benedict fanclub sites
- White around the collar: Meandering Mind of a Prairie Priest Kenrick grad now priest in Sputh Dakota
- JimmyAkin.org apologist from Catholic Answers radio show
- Catholic Books for Sale
- Pauline Books and Media good source for Church Documents
- Our Sunday Visitor among other products they publish several affordable and reliable encyclopedias of Catholic doctrine, history, saints etc.
- Ignatius Balthasar, De Lubac, Hahn, Kreeft, Bibles, Catechism, much much more
- Sophia Institute "Catholic Classics for a New Generation of Readers"
- Emmaus Road Catholic for A Reason, Bible Studies, family, etc.
- Tan lots of reprints of classic works
- Scepter Navarre Bible, Conversations with God, books by St. Escriva, more.
- Alba House theology, spirituality, more
- New City Press new English editions of St. Francis of Assisi and St. Augustine as well as contemporary works of theology and spirituality and also writings by Chiara Lubich, founder of the Focolare movement.
- Zaccheus Press new translations of great spiritual writer Bl. Columba Marmion and other classis works updated and reprinted.
- Cyber-Catholic Catholic Responses to and Reflections on New Information Technologies and Cyber-culture
- The Church and Internet Pontifical Council for Social Communication (2002).
- Ethics in Internet Pontifical Council for Social Communication (2002).
- Internet: A New Forum for Communicating the Gospel Pope John Paul II. World Communications Day Message (2002). See also The Christian Message in A Computer Culture (1990) and Other World Communications Day Messages delivered by John Paul II.
- Your Family and Cyberspace A Statement of the U.S. Catholic Bishops
- The Church in Cyberspace Archdiocese of Cincinnati Office of Communications
- Ethics in Communications (2000) Pontifical Council for Social Communications
- (For additional articles and resources regarding the interactions between religion and online technologies from a variety of religious and academic perspectives see Religion in/and Cyberspace )
- Resources by, for, about Catholic Youth
- Young and Catholic book, links, profiles
- Phatmass youth oriented music, apologetics and more
- Catholic Music
- Gregorian Chant online radio
- Catholic Jukebox Contemporary Catholic Christian Music
- Holy Mountain Music Catholic bluegrass by banjo playing priest & moral theologian (and my boss at Paul VI and colleague at Kenrick seminary.)
- Phatmass Catholic hip hop????