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Diocese of Fargo
www.FargoDiocese.org
Bishop Samuel J. Aquila

Musica Sacra
http://musicasacra.com/
Download and listen to new liturgical chants and melodies.
Vatican Website
www.vatican.va
Official website of the Holy See, Vatican City.
Apologetics

Catholic Catechism
www.scborromeo.org/ccc/ccc_toc.htm
Excellent searchable text of the Catechism of the Catholic Church.

Crossroads Initiative
www.crossroadsinitiative.com
Upbeat site with catechetical and apologetics resources for RCIA, adult faith formation, and teens.

Catholic Answers
www.catholic.com
Great apologetics site. Answers to challenges to the Catholic faith, both ancient and new.

EWTN
www.ewtn.com
Eternal Word Television Network, founded by Mother Angelica. A leader in Catholic information. 

Catholics United for the Faith
www.cuf.org
An international lay apostolate that supports, defends, and advances the efforts of the Teaching Church. 

Catholic Homeschooling

Catholic Heritage Curricula
www.chcweb.com
Very extensive site — learn a lot about homeschooling. Includes free curricula material.

Seton Home Study School
www.setonhome.org
Founded by Mary Kay Clark, author of Catholic Home Schooling, A Study Guide for Parents.

Regina Coeli Academy
www.reginacoeli.org
Traditional liberal arts for Catholic home educators. Uses live audio and text conferencing.

Catholic Publishers

Ignatius Press
www.ignatius.com
Large collection Catholic books, videos, and CD's.

St. Joseph Communications
www.saintjoe.com
Large collection of Catholic CDs, DVDs, tapes and videos.

Devotions

Padre Pio Devotions
www.padrepiodevotions.org
Devoted entirely to the life and spirituality of St. Pio of Pietrelcina. Good prayers of St. Pio.

Pope John Paul II Eucharistic Adoration Society
www.pjp2ea.org
The purpose of this organization, an outreach of the Archdiocese of Chicago, is the sanctification of persons, families and parish communities through growth in deeper prayer before our Eucharistic Lord.

Eternal Life
www.lifeeternal.org
Books, prayer cards and audio albums, many by Fr. John A. Hardon, S.J., its founder.

The Real Presence
www.therealpresence.org
Promotes adoration and belief in Christ's Real Presence in the Holy Eucharist, with articles by Fr. John A. Hardon, S.J., its founder. Also a downloadable Perpetual Eucharistic Ardoration Manual.

Fr. John A. Hardon, S.J. Media Apostolate
www.fatherhardonmedia.org
The Fr. Hardon Media Apostolate exists to promote the Catholic use of all of the media of social communications such as the printed word, television, radio, cinema, and the Internet. Many Church documents and practical articles.

News

Aleteia
www.aleteia.org
Interactive Q&A site in Rome; large data base of answers about the faith. New:  online on October 31, 2011.

Catholic News Agency
http://www.catholicnewsagency.com/
Global Catholic news.

National Catholic Register
www.ncregister.com
Weekly Catholic newspaper coverning the most current issues in the Church.

Pro-Life

Priests for Life
www.priestsforlife.org
An association of clergy which emphasizes Catholic teaching on prolife topics. Training and resources for priests and the entire pro-life movement.

Vocations
Institute on Religious Life
www.religiouslife.com
Serving men and women religious congregations in the United States, supporting the formation of their members through all stages of life. 

Cloistered Life
CloisteredLife.com
Another site maintained by the Institute on Religious Life, offering information on the cloistered/contemplative life in general and on particular men's and women's communities.


Religious Brotherhood
ReligiousBrotherhood.com
A great new site by the Institute on Religious Life about this particular calling, with answers to questions such as What is a brother? Why become a brother? What is the difference between a brother and a priest? Why aren’t all brothers priests? This site also has a page of links to communities of religious brothers.

CMSWR
www.cmswr.org
Council of Major Superiors of Women Religious. Represents many women's communities in the United States who live according to the mandate of the Catholic Church.

Here I Am Lord Vocations Conferences
www.hereiamlord.net
Find out how you can raise vocation awareness in your parish, school or diocese.  Information packet available.  Regional locations available for Weekend HERE I AM LORD Vocation and Discipleship Confereces for Teens and Young Adults.

LifeWork Press
www.lifeworkpress.com
Promotes books, media resources and other materials that contribute to the discovery of God's call to whatever is one's vocation.

United States Association of Consecrated Virgins
www.consecratedvirgins.org
Consecrated virgins are consecrated by their bishop, and live in the world for the sake of Christ alone.

Vocation Promotion
www.vocationpromotion.com
Helping religious communities promote their charism and community on the internet. Vocation Promotion has provided services for many IRL Affiliates.
 
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