We intend to update this page to provide several helpful links to facilitate your access to major sources of information about the Church as well as sites dealing with Evangelization, Prayer, and Social Justice.  If you have a site to recommend please email it to jmurphy@dioogdensburg.org.  Thank you.

Information

United States Catholic Conference

www.usccb.org

This is the official website of the U.S. Catholic Bishops.  It offers links to every U.S. diocese as well as the Sunday liturgy readings and movie reviews.  Current news releases and official statements of the U.S. Bishops are offered.  This is an excellent research site.

The New York State Catholic Conference

www.nyscatholicconference.org 

This site is a source of information on the positions of the New York State Bishops and the Church regarding pressing public policy issues of the day.

The Vatican

www.vatican.va 

This is the official website of the Holy See.  It offers news and substantial information.

The Catholic Encyclopedia 

www.newadvent.org/cathen 

The Catholic Encyclopedia gives users information on the entire cycle of Catholic interests, action and doctrine.  An excellent resource. 

The Catholic News Agency

www.catholicnewsagency.com

CNA provides up to date information on the Church and issues of interest and concern to Catholics.  Its Resources and Documents sections are fine resources for those who are searching for the texts of materials of practical use to Catholics or documents of the Church.

Zenit

http://www.zenit.org./english/

The goal of Zenit is to provide objective coverage of events, documents, and issues emanating from or concerning the Catholic Church.

Catholic Online

www.catholic.org

A premiere Catholic site offering a wealth of information including daily news briefs provided by Catholic News Service of Washington, D.C.

The National Catholic Bioethics Center
 
www.ncbcenter.org

The NCBC works closely with Bishops and Priests as a bioethical resource, offering insights and documentation from a sound Catholic perspective on many issues in bioethics.  Resources at their website will be helpful to people seeking counsel on complex issues related to the medical care of their loved ones as well as to those who are seeking a more complete understanding of the ethical teaching of the Church on the issues the Center treats.

ActiveParishioner.com

www.ActiveParishioner.com

Maintained by a former Associate Director at the USCCB, this website offers information about books and other resources that are available to help Catholics integrate their faith into daily life.  A variety of links is also offered.  A calendar of events involving Catholic offices and institutions is included.  A listing of Bishops’ conferences around the world is given.

Evangelization

www.pncea.org

The Paulist National Catholic Evangelization Association offers user-friendly resources to help Catholics bring the Good News of Jesus Christ to inactive Catholics and those with no Church family.

www.homefaith.com

This website by Claretian Publications gives busy parents ways to pass on their faith to their children.  It also includes a weekly Monday morning e-mail meditation for parents.

www.oncecatholic.org

This site reaches out particularly to Catholics who no longer practice or who are not sure about their Catholicism.

Online Prayer

www.usccb.org/nab

This site offers the scriptures of the day according to the Lectionary of the Church.  It offers easy links to prayer sites and scripture sources.

www.sacredspace.ie/

This site originating in Ireland offers a daily meditation for Catholic believers.  It is intended to guide people through a short meditation proper to the day while a person follows the process at his or her computer.  This is well adapted to busy individuals with today's needs.

www.praythenews.com

The Carmelite Sisters of Indianapolis focus on a different news item each week and invite the viewer to pray the news through a series of reflections.

www.creighton.edu/collaborativeministry/online.html

This site from the Jesuits at Creighton University gives reflections on daily liturgy readings, and a 34 week online Ignatian retreat.

Social Justice

Catholic Advocacy Network

www.nyscatholicconference.org

The NYS Catholic Conference maintains the Catholic Advocacy Network through which members can make their ideas known to elected officials on a variety of issues with substantial social implications for our society.  The link to the network is easy through the NYSCC site.

www.networklobby.org

Network, a national Catholic Social Justice Lobby, educates, lobbies and organizes to influence the formation of federal legislation to promote economic and social justice.

www.osjspm.org

This site offered by the Archdiocese of St. Paul-Minneapolis's Office for Social Justice is a useful social justice resource for Catholic education and parish social justice commission