Links


A searchable bible resource.  You can either search by passage or 
by keyword/topic.  Be sure that you select the "New American" 
Bible for the complete Catholic canon of Scripture.
http://www.biblegateway.com/

A searchable catechism resource.  You can either search by 
paragraph number or by keyword/topic.  If you are looking for a 
section including several paragraph numbers, include each number 
with commas instead of a range of numbers with a hyphen.  (DO: 
1121,1122,1123,1124  DO NOT: 1121-1124)
http://www.kofc.org/un/catechism/index.action

The official Vatican website.  This includes papal encyclicals, 
Church documents, saint biographies, news updates on Pope 
Benedict's messages and much more.  This can be a helpful 
research tool for many of our class projects.
http://www.vatican.va/phome_en.htm

The newly launched official Vatican news website!  Stay up-to-
date on what's new at the Vatican, upcoming events, including 
World Youth Day 2013 in Rio de Janeiro, Pope Benedict's Wednesday 
Audience teachings, and more! 
http://www.news.va/en

The United States Council of Catholic Bishops website.  
This includes reflections for the liturgical season, guidance on 
how to live the faith in America, the readings of the day, 
documents on specific Church teachings and much more.  Also a 
great resource for many of our class projects.
http://www.usccb.org/

The Diocese of Rockford.  This includes information on things 
happening throughout our diocese.  
http://www.rockforddiocese.org/

The Diocese of Rockford Vocation Page.  This includes specific 
information for those men who are considering vocations to the 
diocesan priesthood or religious life and for those women 
considering vocations to religious life. 
http://www.rockvoc.org/

This is a website for the Consecrated Major Superiors of Women 
Religious.  It includes the names of many of the women's 
religious orders in the U.S. and also a brief description of 
their life, contact information, and a link to their website.
http://www.cmswr.org/

This is a website for the Consecrated Major Superiors of Men 
Religious.  It includes the names of many of the men's religious 
orders in the U.S. and also a brief description of their life, 
contact information, and a link to their website.
http://www.cmsm.org/

The St. Paul Center of Biblical Theoogy founded by Dr. Scott 
Hahn. "The St. Paul Center for Biblical Theology which is a non-
profit research and educational institute that promotes life-
transforming Scripture study in the Catholic tradition."
http://www.salvationhistory.com/

Looking for a way to help Japan, the Gulf Coast, Africa, Haiti or 
Chile?  Check out Catholic Relief Services "...the official 
international humanitarian agency of the Catholic community in 
the 
United States. We alleviate suffering and provide assistance to 
people in need in more than 100 countries, without regard to 
race, 
religion or nationality." 
http://crs.org/

This is the Lifeteen website, totally dedicated to helping high 
school youth discover and live their faith.  It's home to the 
infamous "Vatican Ninja Game" and tons more.
http://www.lifeteen.com/

The Patron Saints index, searchable by name or topic.  This site 
contains information on more than 6,000 saints.
http://saints.sqpn.com/

The Catholic Encyclopedia contains information on Church history 
on a variety of topics.  A great reasearch tool for many of our 
class projects.
http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/

Catholic Answers Catholic Encylcopedia organized by topic.  A 
complete, comprehensive site that will be helpful for all 
research projects in the class.
http://oce.catholic.com/index.php?title=Home







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