CATHOLIC INFORMATION LINKS

Reverend Joe Brando, Pastor

 



St. Jude Catholic Church

930 Ashland Terrace
Chattanooga, TN 37415
Office: (423) 870-2386
 
 

 

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Associated Catholic Charities of East Tennessee See Diocese of Knoxville
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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."
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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 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.
City of Chattanooga Access portal for all city government departments
Chattanooga Net General information about the city of Chattanooga. This is a commercial site, not the official City home page.
Chattanooga Room in the Inn The mission of Chattanooga Room in the Inn is to empower homeless women and children to become self-sufficient by offering a temporary home while providing programs and services necessary to meet their goals.
Chattanoogans for Life a group of volunteers dedicated to promoting a culture of life by educating our communities: causing a change of hearts and minds. Fidelity to the Gospel and Natural Law calls us to uphold the sanctity of all human life from conception to it's natural death.
Child Care 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.
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Diocese of Knoxville Our home diocese. Links to other diocesean organizations and news about happenings in Ease Tennessee.
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. This link should take you to the Diocesean Webpage for the E.T.C.
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Faithful Citizen Forming Consciences for Faithful Citizenship: A Call to Political Responsibility from the Bishops of the United States.
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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The Abby of Our Lady of Gethsemani (Trappists)

(Or see "Trappist" below.)
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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Hamilton County Clerk's Office Access most (Chattanooga area) County government services, including on-line automobile license renewals.
Links to most other local governments can be found here.
(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
Situated in a peaceful setting in northeast Washington, DC, the Pope John Paul II Cultural Center offers an environment in which to explore one's own faith and learn about the role of faith in the new millennium. Using interactive and multimedia technologies, the Cultural Center artfully creates a memorable experience for people of all faiths.
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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.
Medjugorje Messages The home page of the organization that promotes and propagates the messages believed to be given by Our Lady at Medjugorje.
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.
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.
Project Rachel Project Rachel reaches out to all women and men hurting emotionally and spiritually after involvement with abortion. This ministry helps heal your wounded relationships with yourself, your child and God. Extending God's compassion, unconditional love, and forgiveness, Project Rachel offers hope and peace.
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Spiritual Adoption Program Archdiocese of Baltimore's Spiritual Adoption Program
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.
Seniors Search A generally helpful listing of links to programs of benefit to Seniors.
Serra Club, Chattanooga The Chattanooga Chapter of Serra International. A group of Catholic men and women who foster and affirm vocations to the ministerial priesthood and vowed religious life in the United States, and through this ministry further our members' common Catholic faith and spirituality.
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Tennessee,
State Government
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.
Trappists
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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U.S. Bishops' Pro-Life Activities We proclaim that human life is a precious gift from God; that each person who receives this gift has responsibilities toward God, self and others; and that society, through its laws and social institutions, must protect and nurture human life at every stage of its existence.
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Veterans' Benefits Admin. Information on benefits for U.S. military veterans, links to other Veterans Affairs '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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