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SELECTED LINKS
Many of these sites have links of their own which you can follow.
Our links are current as of 30 Nov. 2006. If you find a broken or obsolete one,
please tell webmaste@stmarys-os.org.
CHURCH (General)
Diocese of Hamilton Our diocese.
Hamilton CYO The younger members of our diocese.
Diocesan Vocations Website Marriage? Religious Life? Priesthood?
Take a look.
Ontario Bishops Links and documentation, some current issues.
Canadian Bishops The Canadian Conference of Catholic Bishops.
Canada Catholic Directory Big, comprehensive. Old time religion.
The Vatican Nice graphics. Not always helpful with documentation.
CatholicWeb.com Lots of stuff here.
Ecumenism in Canada Joint website of Prairie Centre for Eumenism &
the Canadian Centre for Ecumenism.
The Basilian Fathers The priests at St. Mary's & the Missions.
The Basilian Fathers Missions in Latin America & the West Indies.
DEVELOPMENT, JUSTICE and PEACE
Gandhi The Seven Deadly Social Sins.
CCODP The Canadian Catholic Organization for Development and Peace.
Caritas Internationalis The Catholic Church's worldwide organization.
Christian Peacemaker Teams Dedicated to reducing violence by "getting in the way".
Street Level Consulting National forum for issues of homelessness and poverty in
Canada. Great Biographies page: "Saints, Past & Present".
Coca Cola Remember those cute kids on a hilltop? What they were singing?
The real Coke is not so nice. You can help. (Site down for repairs.)
Kairos Canadian Ecumenical Justice Initiatives. Very active, worth a look.
Faith Doing Justice Catholic Social Teaching and how it can help us respond to issues.
Sant'Egidio The Church alive — check it out!
The Catholic Worker Movement Living the Good News in the world.
OZSpirit Justice & Peace from Down Under. Lively site.
SojoNet The website of SOJOURNERS Magazine. A great site.
Center of Concern Lots of info on the issues.
Pax Christi International The world-wide Catholic peace movement.
Amnesty International Worldwide, effective.
The Council of Canadians A non-partisan citizens' watchdog and advocacy group
concerned with issues of social and economic justice, and the environment.
The Polaris Institute "for democratic social change in an age of corporate-driven
globalization."
The 1000 Years of Peace Project How to contribute effectively
to Peacemaking.
PRAYER and SPIRITUALITY
Sacred Space Daily scriptural meditation and prayer online.
Contemplative Outreach Great resources for Centering Prayer.
Domestic-Church.com Tons of stuff. Fascinating, informative & fun.
We could list this site under most of the categories in this page.
Spirituality A wide-ranging links page from Theology.ie (listed below).
The Journey Daily meditation & reflection on the Liturgy of the Word. Excellent.
Practise God's Presence in the tradition of Brother Lawrence.
rejesus Hard to describe, good to explore.
Christian Mysticism Great resources & links. How many Christians
know that meditation & contemplation are at the heart of our tradition?
Spirituality for Today A monthly interactive Web magazine. Highly
recommended.
Requiem A site for those who mourn the loss of a loved one. Loads slowly.
How to develop a Spiritual Journal Practical. You can do it.
Busted Halo Everyday faith for everyday people.
Connections Faith, spirituality & a lot more.
Jesus Caritas Holiness in the world: legacy of Charles de Foucauld.
COMMUNITIES, GROUPS & PLACES Some with good pages & links
Taizé We sing their songs all the time. Here's who they are.
The Monastery of Christ in the Desert A Benedictine site.
The Carthusians Total immersion in God.
L'Arche The great life & work founded by Jean Vanier.
Abbey of the Genesee Good Cistercian (Trappist) abbey website,
with extensive links.
Madonna House Take a trip to Combermere.
Loyola House Retreat Centre Retreats for men & women, just north
of Guelph.
FOR KIDS
Kids get their own KidsLink page.
So Do TEENS Their graphics need space.
The FATE of the EARTH
Christian Ecology Huge moral implications of our way of life. Good links.
Can the Church respond? Or is that like trying to steer the Titanic?.
Why we don't get it Global warming, the churches, and denial.
Monbiot.com Premier info site for the current status of everything.
The American Catholic Bishops Their statement on Climate change & our response.
Sojourners Magazine Special Issue.
The Vatican Has been on this for a while.
Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Portal.
Democracy Now! A call to awareness and action.
WorldWatch Institute Global Warming as a Moral Issue.
The Rise of Ecotheology Multi-faith responses to the global crisis.
Warning Signs Maps of the early symptoms.
Christian Ecology Link What the Brits are doing. Includes Operation Noah.
Sister Earth A well-crafted BLOG, Catholic and catholic.
Faiths & Ecology ARC: the Alliance of Religions & Conservation.
National Religious Partnership for the Environment Major American faith groups.
Metanexus Institute Wonderful site. Here's a "Quote of the Day".
The Forum on Religion and Ecology Harvard University, but these postings
are for us. Do we hide in our religion, or does it make us see & think?
One World A ton of stuff on ecological ethics and what's going on.
Kairos Canada Global gathering on climate change.
TakingItGlobal A site for teens and young adults who want to make a difference
now. Cross-listed in the TEENS links page.
Center for Respect of Life & Environment Spend some time here.
Extensive resources & archived articles, including Thomas Berry.
PUBLICATIONS and NEWS
The Catholic Register for Toronto & adjacent dioceses.
Catholic New Times Toronto. Social justice & radical discipleship. This might be
their last posting, they're broke. Social justice does not attract $$.
The Prairie Messenger from St. Peter's Abbacy in Saskatchewan.
Western Catholic Reporter Growing, lots of content.
National Catholic Reporter American, global perspective, strong on justice issues.
Not timid.
NCRCafé John Allen's daily news & weekly analysis. Archives offer rich info
& background on recent events. Daily email news service.
The Tablet Could be the best Catholic periodical anywhere.
Catholic World News Who knew there was so much happening?
America Jesuit weekly, very good thought, commentary and reviews.
Commonweal Religion, Politics and Culture.
Church News Scores of RC & ecumenical news links. A WCC page.
L'Osservatore Romano Weekly digest in English of the Vatican newspaper.
Catholic Net Catholic news and views. Worth a look.
Catholic News Service Comprehensive coverage of events worldwide.
CathNews A Catholic news service from OZ. Articles often have
useful links. Highly Recommended.
San Francisco Bay Catholic Trying to see both sides of contentious issues.
New Oxford Review The church militant. Very militant.
Catholic Digest Full of features.
Zenit "The World Seen from Rome". Comprehensive.
RESOURCES FOR STUDY OR BROWSING
Spring Hill College Theology Links The most comprehensive links page
we know of.
Theology.ie Large & systematic compendium of links. For browsing
or serious inquiry.
Catholic Australia Aussies do things well. A good "what's it all about" site
with news, sacramental prep, all sorts of links.
Mary, Mother of God Impressively complete.
Computer-Assisted Theology from Oxford. Lots here for the keen & hungry.
Bible Gateway Huge online resources for Scripture study.
Bible Study Tools More resources.
Catholic Theology Resources Huge links collection. Get a Th.D.
Preachers' Exchange Where your preacher gets his stuff.
Catholic Pages Directory And even more.
Church Documents Encyclicals, etc. Listed alphabetically.
Vatican II Search Engine Complete documents of Vatican II -- browse
or search.
Inner Explorations Very large and valuable site. You could spend years
in here.
LITURGY and SEASONS
Notre Dame Center for Pastoral Liturgy Good resources and links.
Liturgy: the Source & Summit of the Christian Life Principles and
planning. Very good.
Catholic Liturgy Features and links.
Liturgy, Readings & Meditations for Sunday Look at this now,
be enriched on Sunday.
BOOKS and RELIGIOUS ARTICLES
Bridge Building Images Contemporary ikons, cards, etc. Very good stuff.
Trinity Stores Some overlap with Bridge Building. Take a look.
Anglican Book Centre, Toronto Highly recommended.
Catholic Books Online A service of Liguorian Publications. Lots of good stuff.
The Catholic Book Club Contemporary & wide-ranging.
Includes music and films, and how to start your own discussion group.
Pauline Books & Media Centre Toronto. Look for link to online catalogue.
St. Andrew's Church Supply Build your library or furnish your church.
ORGANIZATIONS
Catholic Women's League National website.
Knights of Columbus Owen Sound website, links to K of C worldwide.
PARISH
Parish Pastoral Councils Homepage.
Parish Libraries Why and how. (Site might be down.)
BLOGS or "WEBLOGS": private discussion groups. Topics & quality vary wildly.
Where there are BLOGS there is life.
Links to Catholic Blogs "St. Blog's Parish". Like any parish, a mix of the
wonderful & the weird. Almost 1000 Catholic blogs listed.
EDUCATION
St. Mary's High School Home of the Mustangs and quite bit more.
Notre Dame School Grades 4-8.
École Dominique Savio Un beau site web, mise à jour.
Ontario Catholic School Trustees Some useful stuff.
OECTA Ontario English Catholic Teachers Association.
Our English Board Bruce-Grey Catholic District School Board.
Our French Board Conseil scolaire de district des écoles catholiques du Sud-Ouest.
ISSUES, APOLOGETICS Controversy, crusades, screeds, embrangle & rantipole
We do not endorse or agree with all of the sites you will find through these links.
We post them in the tradition of discourse and debate which the Spirit has long
used to keep the church alive to itself, to the world, and to the Good News.
Catholic Network for Women's Equality To foster a mutual awareness of
women & Church.
Opus Dei: the Unofficial Homepage Friends and enemies.
Opus Dei: the Official Homepage We try to play fair.
Just Good Company A Cyber Journal of Religion & Culture.
Catholics & Fundamentalists Issues raised by Christian fundamentalists.
ARCC The loudest voice for faster church reform.
OTHER STUFF
St. Isidore of Seville Patron Saint of the Internet.
Catholic Jokes Rated PG.
The Cardinal Ratzinger Fan Club More loyal than ever.
The Pope Benedict XVI Fan Club Successor site to the above.
Papa Ratzi Post Very active site, fast papal documentation.
Index of Patron Saints Patrons galore. 5276 of them, and counting.
Catholic Trivia A collection quizzes & oddities.
More Catholic Trivia Not a quiz, but intriguing.
Religion Online 1000s of articles on who believes what.
Metanexus Quote: It was a tie; the heavenly vote was split right down the middle -- two in favor, two against. At issue -- Should man be created? The ministering angels formed parties: Love said, "Yes, let him be created, because he will dispense acts of love"; while Truth argued, "No, let him not be created, for he is a complete fake." Righteousness countered, "Yes, let him be created, because he will do righteous deeds"; and Peace demurred, "Let him not be created, for he is one mass of contention." The score was even: Love and Righteousness in favor; Truth and Peace against. What did the Lord do? He took Truth and hurled it to the ground, smashing it into thousands of jagged pieces. Thus He broke the tie. Now, two to one in favor, man was created. The ministering angels dared to ask the Master of the Universe, "Why do You break Your emblem, Truth?" for indeed Truth was His seal and emblem. He answered, "Let truth spring up from the earth." (Psalm 85:11). From then on truth was dispersed, splintered into fragments, like a jigsaw puzzle. While a person might find a piece, it held little meaning until he joined with others who had painstakingly gained different pieces of the puzzle. Only then, slowly and deliberately, could they try to fit their pieces of Truth together. To make sense, some sense of things. Retelling of the Midrash, Genesis Rabbah 8:5 from the book "Old Wine, New Flasks" by Roald Hoffman and Shira Leibowitz
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