Excellent Sites for General Catholic Information
1. The Vatican Website. http://www.vatican.va/phome_en.htm The site also includes a helpful index of the writings of each Pope.
2. U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops. http://www.nccbuscc.org This site contains a wealth of information about the Roman Catholic Church in America and the many issues it faces. A variety of informative and official publications can be ordered here.
3. Busted Halo. www.bustedhalo.com An informative, contemporary, online spiritual magazine for seekers in their 20’s and 30’s.
4. The Cardinal Newman Society. www.cardinalnewmansociety.org All Catholic students should follow this site and subscribe to its free e-mail news and article service. "In Idea of a University, John Henry Cardinal Newman argued that the university is dedicated to the search and transmission of all truth, including the fundamental truths revealed by Christ through His Church. Newman's thought and Pope John Paul II's 1990 Apostolic Constitution on Catholic higher education, Ex corde Ecclesiae, guide all efforts of The Cardinal Newman Society.
5. First Things. www.firstthings.com The website for the renowned monthly Journal of Religion, Culture and Public Life published by the Institute for Religion and Public Life.
6. America. www.americamagazine.org A Jesuit magazine providing American Catholics with an insightful, inspirational and informative weekly publication for over 100 years!
7. Catholic News Service. www.catholicnews.com This “editorially independent” catholic news service is a “financially self-sustaining division of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops” that provides news to Vatican Radio and over 60 nations worldwide.
8. Catholic Answers. www.catholic.com This site proclaims itself to be “the largest catholic community on the web” and its tremendous resources leave little doubt as to the sincerity of its claim.
9. God’s Plan for A Joy-Filled Marriage. www.joyfilledmarriagenj.org An excellent site hosted by Damon and Melanie Owens that offers a unique and wonderful set of workbooks, audios and videos on the depth and meaning of the Sacrament of Marriage.
10. Our Sunday Visitor. www.osv.com Great site worth checking out frequently!
11. American Catholic. www.americancatholic.org A terrific site from the Franciscans featuring St. Anthony’s Messenger Press products, including the popular Catholic Update feature.
12. Catholic Online. http://www.catholic.org A variety of news, faith and social resources, including free e-mail, for Catholics and all Christians.
13. EWTN Global Catholic Network. http://www.ewtn.com Mother Angelica and the Eternal World Television Network provide wonderful resources for Catholics – period!
14. Catholic Culture. www.catholicculture.org This site from Trinity Communications provides a comprehensive review of over 570 Catholic internet sites and asks for just “15 minutes per day” to help you learn more about your faith.
15. New Advent. www.newadvent.org A Catholic Supersite with great resources.
16. Catholic Online. www.catholic.org Terrific articles on contemporary issues of faith, culture and politics with good coverage of the Pope’s current comments on many issues of our time.
17. Once Catholic. www.oncecatholic.org For those who are slipping in their faith and those who remain unfulfilled after leaving the Church.
18. Catholic League. www.catholicleague.org Website confronts many secular and contemporary attacks on Christians and the R.C. Church and energetically defends the Church and religious rights today in the public square. Articles and resources are numerous and very informative.
19. St. Thomas More Law Center. www.thomasmore.org A tremendous group of dedicated lawyers committed to religious freedom and Catholic ideals that will awaken your sensibilities to the many assaults on Christianity in general, and Catholics in particular, that require constitutional vigilance and redress in the court systems of America. Some describe them as the Catholic answer to the ACLU!
20. Catholic Parents Online. www.catholicparents.org Their Mission is "to build a network of faithful, dynamic, and informed parents, students, and alumni, committed to working with Catholic schools, other programs of education and the community at large, to ensure the authentic teaching and protection of our Catholic Faith, and to address issues that undermine our Catholic Faith and Morals." Their Motto, a quotation from Pope John Paul II, is to "[m]aintain the Truth lovingly and always love truthfully."