Catholic Information

Busted Halo
http://www.bustedhalo.com/
Resources directed toward 20 to 30 year old Catholics

Catholic Information Center
http://www.catholic.net/
A well-maintained site that includes teachings of the Church, links to Catholic news sources and forums for discussion of Catholic issues

Pope Benedict's "Deus Caritas Est" (God is Love)
http://www.vatican.va/holy_father/benedict_xvi/encyclicals/documents/hf_ben-xvi_enc_20051225_deus-caritas-est_en.html

The Diocese of Lansing
http://www.rc.net/lansing/
The home page for the Roman Catholic Diocese of Lansing

Faith Magazine
http://www.faithmag.com/

Igantian Spirituality
http://ignatianspirituality.com/
Good resource for information and practical application of Ignatian Spirituality in daily living.

Online Spirituality Resources
http://www.creighton.edu/CollaborativeMinistry/online-spty.html
Creighton University's Spirituality Resources

RCNet
http://www.rc.net/
The Catholic internet service in Michigan

Today's Readings
http://www.usccb.org/nab/today.shtml

United States Conference of Catholic Bishops
http://www.usccb.org/

The Vatican
http://www.vatican.va/

Godspy Magazine
http://www.godspy.com
A web magazine that is oriented toward the average person. You do not need to be a religious insider or theologian to benefit.

American Catholic
http://www.americancatholic.org
This site is sponsored by Franciscan Communications St. Anthony Press

National Catholic Reporter
http://www.natcath.org
This is the online format for the National Catholic Reporter.

United States Bishops Catholic Communication Campaign in SPANISH
http://www.usccb.org/ccc/tcc.shtml
This site is a resource of Catholic information in SPANISH audio format

Catholic Social Justice Resources

Catholic Relief Services (CRS) -- Campus Connection
http://campus.crs.org/site/PageServer?pagename=campus_homepage
Worldwide Catholic Social Justice opportunities for college students and others

Catholic Social Justice Resources
http://www.creighton.edu/CollaborativeMinistry/justice-links.html

Daily Prayer and Meditation

Sacred Space
http://www.sacredspace.ie/

Pray as you go
http://www.pray-as-you-go.org/

Resource for Various Prayers
http://www.keepingitcatholic.org/missal.html
Resource for traditional prayers and intercessions.

3 Minute Daily Retreat
http://www.loyolapress.com/3-minute-retreats-daily-online-prayer.htm
Jesuit resource for making a 3 minute "daily retreat" in front of your computer.

Video reflections on Today's Gospel.
http://www.usccb.org/video/reflections.shtml
Daily Gospel reflections in video format. There is much more available on this site than just the reflections.

Fr. Gabriel Richard Lecture Series

Is Bioethics Stupid?
http://stmarystudentparish.org/podcast/podcast.php
Podcast: Fr. Myles Sheehan S. J., M.D., Professor of Medicine at Loyola University Health Systems spoke and answered questions on medical/ethical issues that surface in the context of modern health care practices.

Religious Identiy in a Pluralistic World: Liberal, Conservative or Just Catholic
http://stmarystudentparish.org/podcast/podcast.php
Podcast of Paul Bauman, the editor of Commonweal Magazine, speaking on this topic

Student Oriented Resources

National Catholic Student Coalition
http://www.catholicstudent.org

Teenage Student Site
http://www.lifeteen.com
Teen focused sie that translates church teaching into "teen talk." There is also a Q&A section with pastoral advice that is honest and frank.

Vocations Information

General information
www.visionguide.org
Wide range of information about many forms of dedicated Christian service.

General Information
www.vocacioncatolica.com
Vocational information in Spanish

Diocese of Lansing Information
http://home.catholicweb.com/vocationsdioceseoflansing/index.cfm/
Diocesan vocations site

Dominican Information
www.adriansisters.org
Vocational information for the Adrian Domincan Sisters

Dominican Information
www.grdominicans.org
Vocational Information for the Grand Rapids Dominican Sisters

Dominican Information
www.sparkill.org
Vocational Information for the Sparkill Dominican Sisters

Dominican Information
www.op.org/oxford
Vocational Information for the Oxford Dominican Sisters

Jesuit Information
www.thinkjesuit.org
Vocational Information for the Jesuit Order

Helpful Links for Marriage & Pre-Marriage

Marriage Enrichment & Pre-marriage Information
www.foryourmarriage.org
A resource of information for those already married or approaching marriage. This site contains a range of information addressing ways of cultivating a deeper relationship.

Natural Family Planning Resources
http://www.dioceseoflansing.org/nfp/index.html
A diocesan resource of information and events supporting Natural Family Planning