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Associated
Catholic Charities of East Tennessee |
Hosted
by Knoxville's Mercy Hospital, this is the information
and contacts page for several Catholic Charities in our
area, including Catholic Charities of Chattanooga. |
| AlaPadre
Catholic Information Links |
Very
extensive, searchable, indexed, link list(s) of Catholic
Internet resources. |
| ALL
GOVERNMENT LINK |
This is an official
Federal Government site, created by the President's Management
Council, in an effort to help everyone find everything
about any governmental agency or activity. WOW! What
a task - but it is a good place to start a search for
Federal, State, or local government sites. |
| Adore
Christ For Peace - 2000 |
Home page of The
Missionaries of the Blessed Sacrament, which see, below
(click on link at left.) |
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| Bishops,
National Conference of Catholic |
The
National Conference of Catholic Bishops' Website. The
Movie reviews are HERE |
| (St.)
Bernard Prep |
St. Bernard Preparatory
is a Catholic boarding school in Cullman, Alabama. "Alabama's
only Catholic boarding school, where we teach high school
students to excel in college classrooms." |
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| Calendar
of Feasts and Solemnities |
Excellent Universal
Calendar for Catholic feasts and solemnities. Fully searchable,
prints month, year, or day at your option. This is a
personal site by a very talented couple. |
| Catholic
Calendar Rosary Page |
An interesting
approach to the "on line Rosary" by the same
folks who maintain the Catholic Calendar pages. If you
visit, tell them "Thanks" for their untiring
efforts and great work on the Internet! |
| Catholic
Information Network |
Information and
links to hundreds of Catholic resources - a good starting
point for anyone seeking information about the Church
and her teachings. |
| Catholic
Book Publishers |
Good indexed source
of Catholic books to buy direct from the publisher |
| Catholic
Information Center |
A broad source
of Catholic data and links on the Internet - also has
a great deal of information on, and links to, Catholic
publications. |
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A fascinating
example of Catholic Monastic life in the desert of New
Mexico. Prior Phil says, "This is a group of Benedictine
monks striving to lead a simple life of prayer and love.
They are happy to pray for any intention for you and
will appreciate your prayers for them." A visit
to this Website is highly recommended! / Webmaster |
| Chattanooga
Net |
General information
about the city of Chattanooga. This is a commercial site,
not the official City home page. |
| Child
Care (1) |
This
is the Center for Disease Control (CDC - a U.S. government
agency) Website with information on child care |
| Child
Care (2) |
The "National
Network for Child Care" is part of the Cooperative
Extension program - linking many universities nationwide.
You should be able to find information and links here
on just about every child care issue. |
| Christus
Rex |
A well-developed
site of general information on Catholic matters and many
links to added information. Generally totally trustworthy. |
Cursillo,
Diocese of Knoxville |
Home page of our
dioscesan Cursillo ministry. Explanations, calendar,
and so on are all available here. Bishop Kurtz has this
to say about the Cursillo ministry: "Cursillo is
alive and well in the Diocese of Knoxville! As a Cursillista,
I wholeheartedly endorse the Cursillo Movement in our
diocese." |
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| The
Dominicans (O.P.) |
Home page for
the Dominican Order in the U.S. |
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| East
Tennessee Catholic |
The Diocesean
newspaper for Knoxville. Published semi-monthly. Carries
local, as well as regional and national news of interest
to Catholics. Telephone: (865) 584-3307, fax (865) 584-7285.
Bishop Joseph E. Kurtz, Publisher, April Partin, Editor.
Send
e-mail to etcatholic@ntown.com |
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Faustina, St. |
This humble nun,
once seen as controversial, but finally canonized April
30, 2000, is the Apostle of Divine Mercy. If the
link at left fails, try
this one. |
| Franciscans,
St. John the Baptist Province |
The home page
of the Order of Friars Minor (The Franciscans) nearest
Province. Links to all other Franciscan Web sites. |
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| Go-2
Search Engine |
This is one of
the most effective "search engines" on the
'net. It submits your request to many other search engines
and compiles the results for your further use. CAUTION!
As with any search, you may be directed into "net-borhoods"
that are shoddy, trashy, or even downright evil -- read
and understand the url of any link before you follow
it! |
The
Abby of Our Lady of Gethsemani (Trappists)
(Or see "Trappist" below.)
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Located just south
of Bardstown, Kentucky, this is the place that Thomas
Merton called the "center of the World." Here,
Merton (Fr. Louis in religion) spent most of his life,
and here he wrote a dozen books such as Seven Storey
Mountain. Your Webmaster admits to a personal love
for this place, having made a number of retreats there
in years past. Visit their site and learn more about
these silent men of God. |
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| Holy
Spirit Parish (Soddy Daisy) |
St.
Jude's daughter parish, where many of our parishioners
are (and/or will be) making their new home of worship.
Visit the site and give them your support and prayers! |
| (The)
Home Place |
A
delightful, bright home for "at risk" and/or homeless
people who are living with HIV / AIDS. |
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Pope
John Paul II
Cultural Center |
Recently
announced, and not due to open until November 2001, the
Center will offer state-of-the-art interactive experiences
perhaps more similar to what you might find at a fun,
family destination than a formal, scholarly museum. |
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| Knights
of Columbus |
The home
page of the national Knights of Columbus organization |
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| Maryknoll |
The
Catholic Foreign Mission Society of America's Web site
provides information and news about Maryknoll Fathers
and Brothers' work in foreign missions, as well as links
to other resources. |
| Mass
Times |
Travelling
and need to find a nearby Mass? Search here by zipcode,
etc. |
| McGill
University Theology pages |
A Catholic Theology
site at McGill University - useful for research and homework
as well as personal study resources. |
| Medjugorje
Messages |
The home page
of the organization that promotes and propagates the
messages believed to be given by Our Lady at Medjugorje. |
(The)
Monastery of
Christ in the Desert |
Abbot Phillip
says, "This is a group of Benedictine monks who
strive to live a simple life of prayer and love. They
are happy to pray for any intention for you and would
appreciate your prayers for them." You will find
this Website truly inspiring and absolutely fascinating.
Worth a long visit!
/ Webmaster, St. Jude Parish |
| Monastic
Dialog |
(See "Trappist"
also) This is a movement by several monastic orders to
form a continuing dialog with other non-Christian monks
to explore their differences and similarities in an effort
to grow closer in the common worship of the Creator.
Thomas Merton was at the forefront of this movement.
Merton died while attending a meeting of monks working
toward this understanding. |
| Movie
reviews |
The National
Conference of Catholic Bishops' current movie ratings.
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| Missionaries
of the Blessed Sacrament |
Home
page of The Missionaries of the Blessed Sacrament. This
is the organization that sent a representative to speak
to the parish about starting a Perpetual Adoration program.
A good resource for information on Perpetual Adoration. |
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| New
Advent's Catholic Encyclopedia |
A general Catholic
encyclopedia - searchable, indexed. Good for research
and general knowledge. |
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| OnLine
Ministries |
Creighton
University's OnLine Ministries pages - this Jesuit university
offers many ways of converting the Internet to the Holy
Spirit's purposes. |
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| Perpetual
Adoration of the Our Lord in the Blessed Sacrament |
Excellent treatment
of this devotion, with good links to resources and lots
of useful content. (Also see Missionaries
of the Blessed Sacrament in these links.) |
| Peter's
Net |
A broad resource
for Catholic news, and a huge archive of Catholic documents.
Also offers "graded" searchable listing of
Catholic Websites of all kinds (at last count some 1700!)
Seems to be dependable and quite orthodox, but you must
check the rating of sites if you have any concerns about
the material you view. This is part of the Trinity
Communications "empire" that includes ETWN
and more. |
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| Rosary,
perpetual |
The Fatima Network's
Perpetual Rosary Web Site. |
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| St.
Bernard Prep |
St. Bernard Preparatory
is a Catholic boarding school in Cullman, Alabama. "Alabama's
only Catholic boarding school, where we teach high school
students to excel in college classrooms." |
| St.
Francis Net |
A
page in the parish Web site for St. Francis parish in
Dracut, Massachusetts. This is a large list of Catholic
links - tabulated by subject matter - if not as big as
AlaPadre.net, certainly a "runner-up."!
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| St.
Jude Novena |
A
personal Website created by someone who has experienced
the help of our patron. You can post requests for St.
Jude's help or pray the novena online. Also offers St.
Jude items for sale in a "gift shop." |
| Schaaf,
Fr. Valentine, O.F.M. |
A commemorative
site for the first American to be appointed Minister-General
of the Franciscan Order. |
| Seniors
Search |
A generally helpful
listing of links to programs of benefit to Seniors. |
| State
of Tennessee |
The
home page of the Tennessee State Government - access
to all state agencies. Warning: sometimes difficult to
find what you need because of the large number of pages.
"Search" usually ineffective because the index
is saturated with hundreds of documents libraried by
one or two agencies. |
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Trappists
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The
Abbey of Gethsemani, in central Kentucky. Known for their
farm products (Port du Salut cheese, Bourbon Fruitcake)
and Fr. Louis (Thomas Merton.) The Order of Cistercians
of the Strict Observance (OCSO) monks maintain strict
silence, glorifying God in the observance of the Divine
Office with centuries-old Gregorian plainsong. Visit
- learn - buy products, books, records. |
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The Ulster Project |
This
program is dedicated to promoting a peaceful parity of
esteem between Roman Catholics and Protestants in Northern
Ireland, by building tolerance, trust and ongoing positive
relationships among the future leaders of these Christian
traditions. |
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| Veterans'
Benefits Admin. |
Information on
benefits for U.S. military veterans, links to other Veterans'
Administration sites. If yours is a military veteran's
family, you may be able to benefit from one or more programs
funded by your fellow taxpayers. |
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