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Blessed Sacrament Community, Waterloo
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• Official Resources
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• Official Documents
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Glossary of Catholic Terms
A Short Guide to Understanding Papal Documents. (Elizabeth Huddleston. 2024)
• Official Resources
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• Church Statistics
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The Witness newsweekly
• Catholic blogs
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Catholic Blog Directory
Georgetown on Faith
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On Faith/Catholic blogs
Our Sunday Visitor Daily Blog
Pontifications by David Gibson (Beliefnet)
US Catholic magzine blogs
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• Catholic Websites and Portals
AmericanCatholic.org
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Catechesis of the Popes
CatholicCulture.org
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• Audio Programs
American Catholic Radio
Catholic Bookmarks (U.S.Conference of Catholic Bishops)
Catholic Radio Weekly (U.S.Conference of Catholic Bishops)
Everyday Faith audio programs
Godspy Online Catholic Magazine
Personally Speaking (U.S.Conference of Catholic Bishops)
• Official Documents
Blessings of Age--A Pastoral Message on Growing Older Within the Faith Community(U.S.Conference of Catholic Bishops, 1999)
Called and Gifted for the Third Millennium (U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops, 1995)
Everyday Christianity: To Hunger and Thirst for Justice (U.S.Conference of Catholic Bishops, 1998)
On the Vocation and Mission of the Lay Faithful in the Church and the World (John Paul II, 1988)
Our Hearts Were Burning Within Us--A Pastoral Plan for Adult Faith Formation in the United States (U.S.Conference of Catholic Bishops, 1999)
• Official Resources
Catholic Enquiry Centre (Catholic Bishops Conference of Australia)
Guide to Catholic Faith and Spirituality (Archdiocese of Brisbane)
• Other Resources
Ancient and Future Catholics
Ask An Expert
Belief and Practice Among U.S. Catholics/Survey Summary (CARA, 2008)
Benedict Everyday (daily quotes)
Biblical Evidence for Catholicism (Dave Armstrong)
Boston College Online Adult Enrichment Courses
Catechism for Us archives
Catholic Answers Library
Catholic Authors Website
Catholic Basics (Loyola Press)
Catholic Book Club (America Magazine)
Catholic Common Ground Initiative
Catholic Glossary (The Tablet)
Catholic Understanding of the Saints (Scott Hahn)
Catholic Update monthly newsletter archives
CanonLaw.info
Church Documents Series (Our Sunday Visitor)
Common Misconceptions About the Catholic Church
Discovering Our Catholic Faith (Archdiocese of Boston)
Explore Church History
Explorefaith.org
EWTN/Teachings of the Catholic Faith
Faith Alive (The Witness)
FAQs About Catholicism Q&A (American Catholic)
Guide to Catholic Traditions and Devotions (St. Anthony Messenger)
Guide to Catholic Traditions, Devotions and Prayers (Loyola Press)
Guide to Christian Symbols
How Catholics Live (Knights of Columbus Information Service podcasts)
Introduction to Roman Catholicism (Patheos)
Modern Catholic Dictionary (John Hardon)
Mysteries of the Church (New Evangelization Television)
Natural Family Planning (Our Sunday Visitor)
Our Catholic Faith (Loyola Press)
Our Catholic Heritage Resource for Families (RCL Religion)
Our Catholic Roots--The Church in America
Our Sunday Visitor Resource Library
Question of the Week for Reflection and Faith-sharing (Harcourt Religion)
Questions and Answers About Being Catholic (Alice Camille)
Resources for Catholic Educators
Fr. Ronald Rolheiser's weekly column
Sacraments of the Church (American Catholic)
Sacraments of the Church (Our Sunday Visitor)
Speaking of Faith (National Public Radio)
Strange Notions
Theology Library at Spring Hill College
Thinking Faith Online Journal of the British Jesuits
University of Dayton Virtual Learning Community
US Catholic articles archive
Vatican II Documents/Summary
Vatican II Documents/Overview
Vatican II Docments/Reflections
Vibrant Faith@Home
What Catholics Believe (Knights of Columbus Information Service podcasts)
Word on Fire
• Selected Articles
The Beauty and Challenge of Being Catholic (Speaking of Faith)
The Beauty of the Catholic Faith (Catholics on Call)
Being Catholic Today
Being Truly Catholic Today
Bible Is at the Core of Catholic Beliefs (USCCB)
Catholic Enough? (Catholic Moral Theology)
The Church: People, Body, Temple
Concise History of the Church (Australian Bishops Conference)
The Creed--Do You Believe What You Just Said?
Eight Good Reasons for Being Catholic (Fr. Richard Rohr)
Ekklesia--The Nature and Mission of the Church (Catholics on Call)
How God Invites Us to Grow--Six Stages of Faith Development
I Believe--Step-by-Step Through the Creed (Franciscan Communications)
Introduction to the Catholic Faith (Australian Bishops Conference)
It Makes a Difference Whether You're Catholic (U.S. Catholic)
Jesus: A Historical Portrait
Millenium Monthly newsletter
Nine Things That Make Us Catholic
Portraits of Twentieth Century Popes
Questions and Answers About the Catholic Faith (Australian Bishops Conference)
The Relationship Between Faith and Reason (John E. Fagan)
Seven Disciplines of Successful Catholics
Survival Guide for Thinking Catholics (Fr. Thomas Reese)
Ten Great Things About Being Catholic (Catholic Religious Vocation Network)
Vatican II at Forty--Legacy and Hope
Vatican II Today
Walking with the Saints
What Catholics Believe--An Overview of Catholic Teaching
What Do Catholics Have to Believe? (Alice Camille)
What's the Point of Being a Christian? (U.S. Catholic)
Why Being Catholic Matters (U.S. Catholic)
Why Go to Church? (U.S. Catholic)
Your Conscience and Church Teaching
• Official Resources
New American Bible (text)
Biblia Clerus (Congregation for the Clergy)
Daily Lectionary Readings/Text (U.S.Conference of Catholic Bishops)
Daily Lectionary Readings/Video Reflection (U.S.Conference of Catholic Bishops)
Committee on Divine Worship (U.S.Conference of Catholic Bishops)
• Official Documents
Encyclical on the Eucharist, "Ecclesia de Eucharistia" (John Paul II, 2002)
The Real Presence of Jesus Christ in the Sacrament of the Eucharist: Basic Questions and Answers (U.S.Conference of Catholic Bishops, 2001)
• Other Resources
Bible Online/Catholic Bible Search Engine (Catholic.net)
Bible Tutor (Luther Productions)
Daily Liturgical Guide (CatholicCulture)
Daily Gospel/Reflection
Foundation for the Sacred Arts
The Good Word weekly commentary (America Magazine)
How Catholics Worship (Knights of Columbus Information Service podcasts)
How to Participate More Actively in the Mass
Information About the Bible (Catholic News Agency)
The Liturgical Year (Our Sunday Visitor)
The Liturgical Year (CatholicCulture.org)
Liturgical Year Resources and Activities (Loyola Press)
Sacraments of the Church (Loyola Press)
Sacraments 101/Video (BustedHalo)
Saint of the Day (American Catholic)
Saint of the Week (Harcourt Religion)
The Seven Catholic Sacraments (American Catholic)
Scripture from Scratch archives (American Catholic)
Sunday Connection Discussion Guide (Loyola Press)
Sunday Lectionary Readings/Background (Harcourt Religion)
Sunday Lectionary Readings/Commentary (The Athenaeum of Ohio)
Sunday Lectionary Readings/Discussion Guide (Fr. Bob Beck)
Sunday Lectionary Readings/Discussion Guide (Connie May)
Sunday Lectionary Readings/Discussion Guide (Harcourt Religion)
Sunday Lectionary Readings/Commentary and Reflection (St. Louis University)
Sunday Lectionary Readings/Discussion Guide (Wm. H. Sadlier)
Sunday Lectionary Readings/Commentary (Maryknoll Office for Global Concerns)
Sunday Lectionary Readings/Question of the Week (Bill Huebsch)
Sunday and Weekday Lectionary Readings (LivingSpace.com)
Sunday Soundbites/Audio Reflection (Franciscan Radio)
Theology Library/Liturgy & Sacraments
Theology Library/Scripture
US Catholic articles on Scripture and Liturgy
Worldwide Mass Times
• Selected Articles
A Walk Through the Mass
Approved Translations of the Bible (USCCB)
Bible Is at the Core of Catholic Beliefs (USCCB)
The Bible from Square One
Buyers Guide to the Good Book
Choosing and Using a Bible
Do Translations Matter? (USCCB)
Eucharist: Jesus With Us
Eucharist--A Short History (Fr. Alfred McBride)
Eucharist--Understanding Christ's Body (William H. Shannon)
Finding Jesus in the Eucharist--The Four Ways He Is Present
Finding Your Way Through the Old Testament
The Fundamentalist Challenge
Getting More Out of the Mass (Our Sunday Visitor)
Getting to Know Paul (U.S. Catholic)
How Is the Bible True (U.S. Catholic)
How Should Catholics Approach Bible Study? (America)
How to Celebrate Reconciliation
Jesus and the New Testament (Loyola Press)
The Lectionary and the Liturgical Year
Living the Mass--What It Means to 'Go in Peace' (Loyola Press)
Mass Is What Makes Us Catholic (Our Sunday Visitor)
Reading the Good Book
Real Presence in the Eucharist
Sacred Scripture--Light for Our Path
Seven Habits of Highly Effective Mass-goers
A Short History of the Eucharist
Sunday Mass Is More Than an Obligation (American Catholic)
Ten Points for Fruitful Scripture Reading
Ten Tips for Better Confessions
The Real Presence--Jesus' Gift to the Church
The Use and Abuse of the Bible
The Word of God in Our Own Words (American Catholic)
Understanding the Bible (USCCB)
What Scripture Says...and Doesn't Say
When Scripture is Disturbing
Why Get to Know the Historical Jesus? (U.S. Catholic)
Who Wrote the Gospels? (U.S. Catholic)
• Official Resources
Basic Questions and Answers About Popular Devotional Practices (U.S.Conference of Catholic Bishops, 2003)
Common Catholic Prayers/Texts (CatholicPages.com)
Directory on Popular Piety and the Liturgy (Congregation for Divine Workshop, 2001)
Liturgy of the Hours/Texts (Universalis)
Popular Devotional Practices (U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops)
Prayers Before the Blessed Sacrament (U.S.Conference of Catholic Bishops)
Prayers for Life (U.S.Conference of Catholic Bishops)
Prayers for Peace (U.S.Conference of Catholic Bishops)
Rosary of the Virgin Mary (John Paul II, 2002)
Shrines--Memory, Presence and Prophecy of the Living God (Pontifical Council for the Care of Migrants and Itinerant People (1999)
• Other Resources
Abbey of the Arts Virtual Monastery
Apostleship of Prayer
Bread on the Water (Passionist Missionaries)
Called to Holiness--Spirituality for Catholic Women (St. Anthony Messenger)
Catholic Spirituality--Four Routes to the Same Destination (U.S. Catholic)
Center for the Contemplative Mind in Society
Centering Prayer (Australian Catholic Bishops Conference)
Contemplative Outreach
Daily Examen (Ignatian Spirituality)
Daily Liturgical Guide (CatholicCulture)
Daily Meditations from Fr. Richard Rohr (Center for Action & Contemplation)
Daily Meditation (Loyola Press)
Daily Meditation (Taize)
Daily Reflection (Creighton University Online Ministries)
Daily Reflection (Our Sunday Visitor)
Daily Prayer and Reflection (Living with Christ)
Daily 3-Minute Retreat (Loyola Press)
Daily Prayer (Taize)
Days of Deepening Friendship Online Journal (Loyola Press)
Divine Hours (ExploreFaith.org)
Engaging Faith (Center of Concern)
ExploreFaith
GodTube.com
Gratefulness.org
Guide to Personal Prayer (Loyola Press)
Healthy Catholics--Promoting Psychological and Spiritual Wellness
Henri Nouwen (homepage)
His Way (Fr. David Knight)
Ignatian Spirituality (Loyola Press)
Introduction to Lectio (Paulist Evangelization Ministries)
Joyce Rupp (homepage)
Labyrinth Prayer
Labyrinth Online
Liturgy of the Hours/Audio and Podcast (DivineOffice.org)
Living with Christ Daily Guide
Lunchtime Examen (Ignatian Spirituality)
Mary Prayer Page (Dayton University)
Men As Learners and Elders (Center for Contemplation and Action)
Men on the Journey (Loyola Press)
Merton Institute for Contemplative Living
ND Prayercast (University of Notre Dame)
National Shrine of St. Jude
Oasis Meditation Guides (ExploreFaith.org)
OCD/Scrupulosity Forum (Catholic Answers)
One Minute Monk (Belmont Abbey)
Online Retreats from the DeSales Spirituality Center
Online Spirituality Courses from Spirituality and Practice
Online Spirituality Courses from the Shalom Center
Other6.com (Loyola Press)
Picturing God/Daily Photo Reflection (Ignatian Spirituality)
Pray As You Go Daily Podcast (Jesuit Media Initiatives/Great Britain)
Pray at Notre Dame (University of Notre Dame)
Pray the News (Carmelites in Indiana)
Praying the News (Spirituality and Practice)
Prayerwindows.com (Bob Gilroy SJ)
Praying Each Day (De La Salle Brothers of England)
Praying with Alzheimers (Creighton University)
Praystation Portable Daily Podcast (Star Quest Production Network)
Recommended Reading for Spirituality (Basilian Fathers)
Resources about the Blessed Virgin Mary
Resources for Prayer and Spirituality (Loyola Press)
Retreat Guides (Regnum Christi)
Retreats Online Directory
Review of the Day Podcast (Jesuit Media Initiatives/Great Britain)
Sacred Space (Jesuit Communication Center/Ireland)
Scrupulous Anonymous newsletter
Spiritual Exercises of St. Ignatius of Loyola
Spiritual Gifts Assessment (ELCA)
Spiritual Practices Resources (Redemptorist Fathers/New York)
Spirituality Today magazine archives
Spirituality for a Crazy World (U.S. Catholic)
Spirituality for Today
TerraSpiritus (Pauline Electronic Media/England)
Theology of Work
Traditional Catholic Prayers (Loyola Press)
Types of Prayer (UpperRoom/MethodX)
US Catholic articles
Videos for Prayer and Reflection (Monasteries of the Heart)
Virtual Retreats for Major Holidays (BustedHalo)
Virtual Rosary
The Way of Beauty
Wisdom Ways Center (Sisters of St. Joseph of Carondelet/St. Paul)
Your Prayer Corner (Sisters of Bon Secour)
Your Spirituality Type (Beliefnet.org)
Your Spirituality Type (Upper Room/MethodX)
• Selected Articles
Anyone Can Master Contemplative Prayer (U.S. Catholic)
Are Our Images of God Growing (Pat McCloskey OFM)
Biblical and Theological Roots of Pilgrimage (Salt & Light Media)
Catholic Spirituality in Practice (Boston College)
Christian Spirituality in the Catholic Tradition (Fr. Jordan Aumann OP)
Christian Spirituality--Many Styles, One Spirit
Contemplative Prayer with Jesus
Find Your Spirituality Type (Vision)
Finding God in Prayer
Finding Your Own Way to Pray
A Guide for Spiritual Direction (Catholics on Call)
History of Spirituality (Integrated Catholic Life)
How to Pray with Your Spouse (For Your Marriage)
Liturgy of the Hours (Catholic Update)
The Lord's Prayer
Meditation Made Easy
The Mystery of Suffering
Pilgrimages in the Life of the Church (Walter Rossi)
Prayer in an Electronic Context (John Staudenmaier)
Prayer 101--What Is Prayer? How Do I Pray? (The Jesuit Post)
Praying the Rosary (American Catholic)
Praying with the Silence of God
The Rosary--A Prayer for All Seasons
Responding to God's Love in Prayer
A Scriptural Way of the Cross
A Short Course on Prayer (Ignatian Spirituality)
Spiritual Wisdom from the 12-Steps
To Be Fully Human
The Universal Call to Holiness (Kathy Coffey)
Users Guide to Ways to Pray (Vision)
What Prayer Is (William Green)
Ways to Pray (Fr. David Knight)
What the Church Teaches: How to Pray as a Catholic
Why Do We Pray? (William A. Barry)
Why Me?--Suffering and Meaning
With Eyes Wide Open--Eucharistic Adoration (Word Among Us)
New Melleray Abbey, Peosta, IA.
Franciscan Spirituality Center, LaCrosse, WI.
Our Lady of the Prairie Retreat, Wheatland IA
Prairiewoods Franciscan Spirituality Center, Hiawatha IA.
Shalom Retreat Center, Dubuque IA.
Sinsinawa Mound Center, Sinsinawa, WI.
• Official Resources
Catholic Enquiry Centre (Catholic Bishops Conference of Australia)
Life4Seekers (Catholic Enquiry Office/Bishops Conference of England and Wales)
• Other Resources
Catholics Come Home
Catholics Coming Home
Com'on Back
Explorefaith.com
Godspy--Faith at the Edge
Lino at Large Weekly Radio Download
Once Catholic (American Catholic)
Questions Inactive Catholics Ask
Strange Notions
Theology Library/Spirituality
• Selected Articles
An Open Letter to Those Who Don't Go to Church (Richard Rolheiser)
Called to Be Catholic--The Search for Common Ground (Common Ground Initiative)
Cafeteria Catholics
Carving Out a Spiritual Home
A Catholic, By Any Other Name (USCCB)
Common Misconceptions About the Catholic Church
The Disappointed Catholic (Catholic World Report)
Edge Walking (Center for Action and Contemplation)
Eight Good Reasons for Being Catholic
Faith in a Self-Revealing God
Faith in Flux/Leaving Catholicism (Pew Forum)
Four Reasons I Came Back to Church (SojoNet)
Freedom--Truth That Will Make You Free
I Believe in God But Not Religion (Grotto Network)
It Makes a Difference Whether You're Catholic (U.S. Catholic)
Keep the Faith (U.S. Catholic)
Lost and Found--Returning the the Faith (BustedHalo)
Loving Our Human Church (Everyday Catholic)
My Catholic Comeback--REflections of a Catholic Revert (Millennial)
Our Church--Called to Be a Sign of Joy and Hope
Pardon Our Dust (Living with Change in the Church)
The Path of Return (Huffington Post)
The Path of Independence (Huffington Post)
A Reason to Believe
Response to 'Why I Hate Religion But Love Jesus' (BustedHalo)
Spiritual But Not Religious (Whosoever Desires)
Staying in the Church (America)
Sticking with an Imperfect Church (National Catholic Reporter)
Survival Guide for Thinking Catholics (Fr. Thomas Reese)
Ten Reasons to Be Catholic
Ties That Bind Us to the Catholic Church. (Irish Assn. of Catholic Priests)
Tips from St. Dominic for When the Church Disappoints (Aleteia)
Today's Church
Top 10 Reasons to Come Back to the Catholic Church
Top Ten Reasons to Stay Catholic (America)
What It Means to Be Catholic
When Our Trust Is Broken (SojoNet)
Where God Meant for Me to Be (Faith & Leadership)
Why Be Catholic?
Why Being Catholic Matters (U.S. Catholic)
Why Do Catholics Argue So Much?
Why Go to Church if You Don't Do What the Pope Says
Why I Am (Still) Catholic (Daily Theology)
Why I Came Back to the Faith (Center for the Study of Christianity and Justice)
Why I Go to Mass
Why I Stay Catholic
Why I Will Go Back to Church (Huffington Post)
Why Stay in the Church? Fr. Ronald Rolheiser
Worth Getting Up For--Why Go to Church (U.S. Catholic)
• Official Resources
Resources for Single Persons (U.S.Conference of Catholic Bishops)
Summary Report of Focus Groups with Young Adult Singles (U.S.Conference of Catholic Bishops)
• Other Resources
Ave Maria Singles
Beliefnet's Dating Forum
Beliefnet's Personal Growth Forum
Beliefnet's Relationships Forum
Beliefnet's Singles Blog
Catholic Dating for Free
Catholic Divorce Ministry
Catholic Match
CatholicSingles.com
Catholic and Single (Catholic News Agency)
Compass/Vocation Discernment (Religious Congregations in England and Wales)
DivorcedCatholic.com
4-Marks.com Social Network for Catholics
National Catholic Singles Conference
Nextwave Faithful (Family Life Center International)
Online Recovery Seminars by Earnie Larsen
RevolutionofLove.com
Single Unexpectedly (single women over 30)
Vocation.com (Legionnaires of Christ)
• Selected Articles
Being Single in the Church (Our Sunday Visitor)
BustedHalo's Guide to Online Catholic Dating Services
Can Catholics Find Their Soul Mates in Cyberspace?
Catholic and Single
Clearing Up Annulment Misconceptions (Our Sunday Visitor)
Do You Have a Vocation?
Eucharist--A Compass for (Single) Life
Healing After Divorce (Everyday Catholic)
Hope and Healing for Divorced Catholics (Catholic Match)
Irreverently Yours: A Message from Generation X
Is Being Single Really a Vocation? (BustedHalo)
Is the Single Life a Vocation? (Our Sunday Visitor)
The Nonvowed Form of the Lay State in the Life of the Church
Questions to Ask About Faith-based Divorce Recovery Programs
Seven Things Catholics Should Know About Divorce (St. Anthony Messenger)
Spirituality After Divorce
Ten Annulment Myths (Our Sunday Visitor)
Unmarried and Unashamed (Everyday Catholic)
What Faith Means to Your Relationship (BustedHalo)
Why Can't the Church and Young Singles Hook up?
Single Life as a Vocation
What Catholics Should Know About Divorce
Four Resources to Turn To After a Divorce
How to Rebuild After Divorce
• Official Resources
Catechism of the Catholic Church
Declaration on Certain Questions Concerning Sexual Ethics (Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith, 1975)
Letter to the Bishops of the Catholic Church on the Pastoral Care of Homosexual Persons(Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith, 1986)
Considerations Regarding Proposals to Give Legal Recognition to Unions Between Homosexual Persons (Congregations for the Doctrine of the Faith, 2003)
Always Our Children--A Pastoral Message to Parents of Homosexual Children (U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops, 1997)
Between Man and Woman: Questions and Answers About Marriage and Same-Sex Unions(United States Conference of Catholic Bishops, 2003)
Ministry to Persons with a Homosexual Inclination (U.S. Conference of Bishops, 2006)
Pastoral Ministry to Young People with Same-Sex Attraction (Canadian Conference of Catholic Bishops, 2011)
Catholic Bishops' Statement--God Is On Your Side.(Tyler Clementi Foundation)
• Other Resources
Acceptance (Australia)
James Alison
Bondings 2.0
Fortunate Families
Gay and Lesbian Outreach (Archdiocese of Chicago)
Catholic Association for Gay and Lesbian Ministry
Courage Apostolate (Officially recognized Catholic Ministry to Persons with Same Sex Attraction)
Eve Tushnet's Blog
Helping Gay Christians Experience God's Extravagent Love
Journeys Scripture REflections for LGBTQ People
LGBT Initiative
LGBT Catholics Westminster
Ministry with Lesbian and Gay Catholics (Archdiocese of Los Angeles)
Outreach Website (America Media)
Outreach Sunday Gospel Reflections (America Media)
Prayer for Pride Month (Catholic Health Association)
Praying Eucharistically
A Queer Calling Blog
Queer Theology
Spiritual Friendship Blog
Steve Gershom Blog
Tabbard Inn podcast
Theology Library (Springhill College)
The Third Way (video/Blackstone Films)
Tyler Clementi Foundation
U.S. Catholic Archive
• Selected Articles
What the Church Teaches About Homosexuality (Fr. Paul Check)
An Alternative History of Gay Liberation (Eve Tushnet)
Building a Bridge--The Catholic Church and the LGBTQ Community [video]. (Jesuits of Canada)
Church's Teaching on Homosexuality Is Less Than Two Centuries Old (The Tablet)
Coming Home to Catholicism and to Self (Human Rights Campaign)
Courage and the Cross (Fr. Paul Check)
First Steps for the Queer Catholic (Queering the Church)
Five Myths About Catholic Teaching (Diocese of Toledo)
Five Things Catholic Parents Should Know If Their Child Comes Out (Outreach)
Five Things Every Catholic Parish Should Know (Outreach)
Gays and Lesbians Beg to Differ (U.S. Catholic)
The Gospels Invite Us to Find Jesus Among LGBTQ People (Outreach)
Growing Up Gay and Catholic (Grotto Network)
Heterosexual and Cisgender Examination of Conscience (Medium)
Homily of Bishop Matthew Clark (1997)
Homosexuality and the Church (Commonweal)
How the Gay Thing Is Good News for the Church (James Alison)
How I Found Community As a Gay Catholic (Michael Tarui)
How I Found My Vocation as a Single Gay Man (Patrick Lehe)
How LGBT Persons Understand the Power and Wisdom of God (audio/James Alison)
How to 'Read the Bible on Homosexuality (Walter Brueggemann)
I'm a Gay Catholic Who Spoke At a Vatican Conference on Love (Outreach)
Is It Ethical to Be Catholic? (James Alison)
LGBTQ Ministry Is for the Good of All. Bryan Massingale. (U.S. CAtholic)
Let's Watch Our Language About Gays and Lesbians (U.S. Catholic)
Letter to a Young Gay Catholic (James Alison)
Mom and Dad, I'm Gay (U.S. Catholic)
Musings on :"Objectively Disordered" and "Intrinsically Disordered" (James Alison)
Pride and Prejudice--Gays & Lesbians and Their Church (U.S. Catholic)
Q&A/Eve Tushnet—On Being Gay and Catholic (Catholic News Agency)
A Queer Catholic Immagination. Eve Tushnet. (Commonweal)
A Queer Conversation (Busted Halo)
A Queer Reading of Genesis 1-2. Emily Reimer-Barry (Catholic Moral Theology)
Sacred Identity of LGBTQ Catholics. Bishop John Dolan (Outreach)
Scriptural Reflections for LGBT Persons (New Ways Ministry)
Spiritual and Emotional Growth (Courage)
Spiritual Insights for LGBT Catholics. James Martin SJ. (YouTube video)
Stages of Grief for Parents of Gay Children (Patheos)
Timeline: Gay Catholics and the Church (U.S. Catholic)
Walking With the LGBTQ Community (St. Anthony Messenger)
What is Queer Theology? (U.S. Catholic/podcast)
What It's Like for Catholic Parents of Gay and Lesbian Children (U.S. Catholic)
What the Church Really Teaches About Homosexuality (America)
What the Church Teaches About Homosexuality (Catholic Update)
What Pope Francis Has Done for LGBTQ Catholics. James Martin SJ (National Catholic Reporter)
Why I Don't Walk Away (Queering the Church)
Why Is the Church So Hung Up on Sex? (Catholics on Call)
• Official Resources
Male and Female He Created Them (Congregation for Catholic Education. 2019)
Pope Francis on pastoral care of trans persons
Statement of Catholic Bishops of England and Wales
Statement of Archbishop Jackels
Created Male and Female--Open Letter of Church Leaders (U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops)
Doctrinal Note on Manipulation of the Human Body (U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops. 2023)
• Other Resources
Outreach
• Selected Articles
Bishops' Note on Transgender care ignores broader Catholic moral tradition. (Jacob Kohlhaas)
Catholic Bioethical Reflections on Gender Disphoria (David Albert Jones)
Coming Home to Catholicism and to Self (Human Rights Campaign)
Church Leaves Trans People in Limbo (Vox)
Church Must Listen to Transgender and Intersex Persons (Michael Lawler and Todd Salzman)
The Church's Teaching on Transgender Issues (OSV News)
Gender Identity and Catholic Anthropology (David Albert Jones)
Gender Ideology and the Catholic Church (Bryan Cross)
Guide to Gender Identity Terms (NPR)
Interview with David Albert Jones (Crux)
Issues Raised by the Vatican Document on Gender Ideology (David Cloutier)
A Response to the Vatican's Gender Theory Document (Fr. James Martin SJ)
1975 Vatican Court Decision Shows an Alternative Way (Jennifer Hasselberger)
Catholic Parents Share Their Emotional Journey (Catholic Leader)
Responding Responsibly As Parents of Transgender Children (National Catholic Reporter)
Supporting Transgender Students (Alverno College)
Transgender and Catholic--A Parent's Perspective. (U.S. Catholic)
Transgender People Show Us That Human Sexuality is Varied and Complex (Charles Bouchard OP)
Trevor Support Center for LGBTQ Youth
The Truth About "Gender Ideology" (Daniel Horan OFM)
Truth and Transgender Lives. (Global Sisters Report)
Vatican document ignores people and the facts (Paul Schutz)
Westminster LGBT+Catholics
Why Does Gender Matter. (Simply Catholic)
Articles from the National Catholic Reporter
Catholic Trans Blog
TransCatholic Ministry
Transgender Suicide Hotline
877-565-8860
Trans Lifeline Support
• Official Resources
Catholic Campaign for Human Development
CCHD/PovertyUSA
Catholic Charities USA
Catholic Relief Service
Holy See Mission to the United Nations
Iowa Catholic Conference/Public Policy Statements
Pontifical Council for Justice and Peace
USCCB/Department of Social Development and World Peace
USCCB/A Place at the Table
USCCB/Catholic Campaign Against Global Poverty
USCCB/Catholic Campaign for Peace in the Holy Land
USCCB/Catholic Campaign to End the Death Penalty
USCCB/Climate Change Justice and Health Initiative
USCCB/Catholic Social Teaching
USCCB/Catholic Teaching on Economic Life
USCCB/Environmental Justice Program: Caring for God's Creation
USCCB/Justice for Immigrants
USCCB/Natural Family Planning
USCCB/Guidelines for Political Activity
• Official Documents/Apostolic See
Caritas in Veritate (Benedict XVI, 2009)
Centisimus Annus (John Paul II, 1991)
Compendium of the Social Doctrine of the Church (Pontifical Council for Justice and Peace, 2005)
Evangelium Vitae (John Paul II, 1995)
Familiaris Consortio (John Paul II, 1982)
Guadium et Spes (Second Vatican Council, 1965)
Humanae Vitae (Paul VI, 1968)
Justice in the World (World Synod of Catholic Bishops, 1971)
Laborem Exercens (John Paul II, 1981)
Mater et Magistra (John XXIII, 1961)
Octogesima Adveniens (Paul VI, 1971)
Pacem in Terris (John XXIII, 1963)
Populorum Progressio (Paul VI, 1967)
Quadragesimo Anno (Pius XI, 1931)
Rerum Novarum (Leo XIII, 1891)
Sollicitudo Rei Socialis (John Paul II, 1987)
• Official Documents/U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops
Forming Consciences for Faithful Citizenship (2012)
Global Climate Change: A Plea for Dialogue, Prudence, and the Common Good (2001)
A Good Friday Appeal to End the Death Penalty (1999)
The Harvest of Justice is Sown in Peace (1993)
Living the Gospel of Life (1998)
Living with Faith and Hope After 9/11 (2001)
Pastoral Plan for Pro-Life Activities: A Campaign in Support of Life (2001)
Responsibility, Rehabilitation, and Restoration: A Catholic Perspective on Crime and Criminal Justice (2000)
Sharing Catholic Social Teaching (1999)
Strangers No Longer (2003)
Welcoming the Stranger Among Us: Unity in Diversity (2000)
• Other Resources
Beatitudes Society
Blessed Earth
Bread for the World
Busy Christian's Guide to Catholic Social Teaching
Catholic Peace Fellowship
Catholic Social Teaching (Catholic Charities of St. Paul/Minneapolis)
Catholic Social Teaching Fact Sheets (Jesuit Social Research Institute)
Catholic Social Teaching--Seven Themes (U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops)
Catholic Social Teaching Resources (Loyola Press)
Catholic Social Teaching Resources (Faith Doing Justice)
Catholic Social Thought (Jesuit Social Research Institute)
Catholic Worker Movement
Center for Action and Contemplation
Center for Justice and Peacebuilding (Eastern Mennonite University)
Center of Concern
Commentary on the Compendium of the Social Doctrine of the Church (Catholic Moral Theology)
Community for a Better World
Eighth Day Center for Justice
Faith Doing Justice (Australian Jesuits)
Fellowship of Reconciliation
Franciscan Action Network
Franciscans International
Institute for Peace & Justice
Iowa Interfaith Power and Light
Joan B. Kroc Center for International Peace Studies
John A. Ryan Institute for Catholic Social Thought
Jubilee USA Network
JustPeace
Major Themes of Catholic Social Teaching (Archdiocese of St. Paul)
Maryknoll Office for Global Concerns
Mennonite Peace and Justice Support Network
National Catholic Bioethics Center
National Catholic Rural Life Conference
Network/National Catholic Social Justice Lobby
Notre Dame Center for Ethics and Culture
Pace e Bene Nonviolence Service
Path to Peace Foundation
Paulist Reconciliation Ministries
PaxChristiUSA
Pax Romana/Catholic Movement for Intellectual and Cultural Affairs USA
The Peace Pulpit
Progressio/United Kingdom
Salt of the Earth e-newsletter
Spiritual Literacy in Wartime
Sunday Lectionary Readings/Commentary (Maryknoll Office for Global Concerns)
Theology Library/Justice
The Social Relevance of the Gospel (Zenit)
Twenty-Five Questions About Catholic Social Teaching (Archdiocese of St. Paul)
US Catholic articles
What Every Catholic Needs to Know About Catholic Social Teaching (OSV)
What to Do When Justice Seems Illusive (EarthBeat)
• Official Resources
Life4Seekers (Catholic Enquiry Office/Bishops Conference of England and Wales)
Sons and Daughters of the Light: A Pastoral Plan for Ministry with Young Adults(U.S.Conference of Catholic Bishops, 1996)
• Other Resources
Ask Alice About Catholicism (Catholic Religious Vocation Network)
Ask Fr. Joe
Bible on Call/Reflections on the Sunday Gospel (Catholics on Call)
BustedHalo.com
Catholics on Call (Catholic Theological Union/Chicago)
Cedar Valley Theology on Tap
Compass/Vocation Discernment (Religious Congregations in England and Wales)
Envoy Institute (Belmont College)
GodSpy--Faith at the Edge
JesusPhish--Daily Prayer for Young People
Lino at Large Weekly Radio Download for Young Adults
My Generation (U.S. Catholic)http://www.uscatholic.org/blog/2010/09/my-generation-emerging
Online Retreats (Catholics on Call)
Other6.com
Outside the Box/Reflections on the Church and World (Catholics on Call)
Prayer Wall (Upper Room/MethodX)
Phatmass
Sacred Space (Jesuit Communications Centre/Ireland)
Spirituality Types Test (Upper Room/MethodX)
StayGreat/Daily Prayer and Reflection
Summer Conferences for Young Adults (Catholics on Call)
Types of Prayer (Upper Room/MethodX)
Wisdom Ways Center (Sisters of St. Joseph of Carondelet/St. Paul)
US Catholic articles
Young Adult Catholics Blog
Young Voices Blog (National Catholic Reporter)
• Selected Articles
The Church and Young Adults (Catholics on Call)
Discovering Ignatian Spirituality (BustedHalo)
Do I Really Need God Anyway? (Catholics on Call)
Lost and Found--Returning the the Faith (BustedHalo)
Spirituality and Sexuality--Deconstructing Boundaries (SojoNet)
Risking Commitment in the Age of Relativism (Catholics on Call)
A Science Student's Musings on Young Adult Spirituality
Ten Reasons Not to Go to Mass
Tips for Young Adults in Search of Community (U.S. Catholic)
Why Am I Still Catholic? (BustedHalo)
What Catholics Under 30 Are Doing Right
What Should I Do With My Life? (Catholics on Call)
Why Is the Church So Hung Up on Sex? (Catholics on Call)
Young Adult Catholics: Living with Diversity/Survey (CARA, 2000)
Young Adults and the Catholic Church (Catholics on Call)
Young Adults Searching for Community (U.S. Catholic)
• For women or men recovering from an abortion
• Resources
Abortion Recovery International Directory
Entering Canaan/Sisters of Life
Lumina
Pray-Love-Heal
Rachel's Vineyard Ministries
Ramah International
Trad Recovery (Recovery from Catholic Traditionalism)
Victims of Choice
• Articles
How to Reconcile with the Church (BustedHalo)
• For victims of sexual abuse by representatives of the Catholic Church
Committed to Freedom Ministries
Freedom of Mind Center
Healing After Abortion (BustedHalo)
Hope and Healing Ministries
Interfaith Sexual Trauma Institute (St. John's Abbey)
Mary's Hope Workshops
Meadowhaven
One in Six
Questions and Answers About Memories of Childhood Abuse (American Psychological Association)
Road to Recovery
Author Richard Sipe's Website
Survivors Network of Those Abused by Priests
United States Conference of Catholic Bishops
Voice from the Desert
Women Healing
• Articles
Healing with the Help of the Saints (Catholic World Report)
Healing After Spiritual Trauma (Christianity Today podcast)
• For children of priests
Coping International
• For survivors of religious cults and alternative religious movements
Cult Clinic
Exit and Support Network
Family Action Information and Resource
Information Network on Religious Movements
International Cultic Studies Association
Questions and Answers About Religious Cults (Cult Hotline and Clinic)
reFocus
Religious Groups Awareness International Network
Spiritual Abuse Recovery Resources
20 Signs of Trouble in a Religious Group
Wellspring Retreat and Resource Center