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The Faith & Culture links

a selection of Catholic and other Links

The following recommended links are listed as a resource for our readers. Links are carefully selected, but in the nature of things we cannot review every aspect of each site, so that all recommendations must be regarded as provisional. If any of our readers notices a broken link, or inappropriate content, please be so good as to inform us and we will revise our information.

For Christian apologetics (explanations, defence) see our Christianity Q&A section.

For the G.K. Chesterton Institute for Faith & Culture, go to http://academic.shu.edu/chesterton/index.htm.

We also recommend sites by two of our web-masters:
The Veil by Tom Davidson, devoted to the Christian mysteries.

For Catholic Studies in Scotland, see
University of Aberdeen — Divinity and Religious Studies

Supersites

Biblical Evidence for Catholicism
THE outstanding Catholic apologetics site on the internet – totally biblical, totally (though by no means narrowly) Catholic – produced by Dave Armstrong.

Catholicity
A vast array of miscellaneous resources, books (some free!) and links.

The Catholic Community
'Our mission is to do the mission of the Church, that is, to make the Lord Jesus known and loved. To do this we call on the spiritual resources of the Roman Catholic Church. The more we are able to deepen our faith and live out our faith in the practical daily happening, the more our mission to bring about the Kingdom of God comes to fruition.'

Catholic Educator's Resource Center
"The purpose of The Catholic Educator's Resource Center is to identify existing resources and to develop new resources which effectively communicate the power and beauty of Catholic faith and culture and to make these resources readily available for Catholic educators. Such resources should reflect criteria of interpretation consistent with the Catholic faith and the social and moral teachings of the Church."

Catholic.net
Catholic.net is the new, successor site to the Catholic Information Center on the Internet (CICI), one of the pioneering Catholic web sites since its inception in 1995. In the new Catholic.net, you'll find everything you've come to expect from CICI – access to leading Catholic magazines and newspapers, papal encyclicals, Church documents, helpful devotional services – all in a new, smartly-designed and streamlined format.

Catolicos.org
The ultimate Catholic Links site, available in both Spanish and English, Catolicos .org offers a truly exhaustive set of links not only to Western Catholic sites but to Byzantine, Melkite, Maronite, Syrian, Russian and Ukrainian Catholic sites.

Christendom Awake!
Dedicated to Aidan Nichols' important book of the same name, Christendom Awake is an excellent site produced by Mark Alder and Donal Foley to promote the re-Christianisation of society and culture. Includes a number of articles by Aidan Nichols which are otherwise difficult to obtain. This site is particularly recommended because of its close links with our own. It contains numerous articles by writers closely associated with the Centre for Faith & Culture.

Cybermonk's CatholicNet
For the Church the new world of cyberspace is a summons to the great adventure of using its potential to proclaim the Gospel message. This challenge is at the heart of what it means to follow the Lord's command to "put out into the deep."
(Luke 5:4)

ewtn.com
Mother Angelica's 'Eternal Word TV Network', which includes a range of broadcast services and an extensive library of documents and texts.

New Advent
The 'Catholic Encyclopedia' online – an indispensable resource!

TCR News
The dynamic restoration of those good elements which have been lost in Catholic Church, due to an erroneous 'spirit of Vatican II' and its rejection of the actual documents and teachings of the Council as found in its 'letter' or texts, will come from the top down, and not from the bottom up. And so it is that lay journalistic efforts like TCR's carry on, always looking to Rome and our Holy Father for the real Restoration and implementation of the letter of the last Council to finally begin while we, meanwhile, 'confess' the Faith (Rom 10:9) to a world longing for meaning and salvation.'

Theology Library
Theology Library at Spring Hill College – a massive collection of over 8000 links.

Institutions

Blackfriars Hall, Oxford
Blackfriars is a Permanent Private Hall of the University of Oxford run by the English Dominican Friars, offering both men and women access to the wide range of undergraduate and postgraduate degree courses in the university, as well as a centre which welcomes visiting students from overseas and provides ordination courses in philosophy, theology and pastoral practice.

C.S. Lewis Foundation
Christians from all walks of life, including most especially those called to serve as professors on our mainstream university and college campuses, cannot engage secular culture in healthy debate and dialogue unless they themselves are adequately prepared and supported.... In an effort to both challenge and feed the thousands of often isolated, alienated, and weary Christian faculty serving within the world of higher education, as well as the church at large, the C. S. Lewis Foundation offers a variety of programs and opportunities designed to both enlighten the mind and minister to the spirit.

CAFOD
'CAFOD is a major British charity that has been fighting third world poverty since 1962. We believe that all human beings have a right to dignity and respect and that the world's resources are a gift to be shared by all men and women, whatever their race, nationality or religion.'

The Caroline Chisholm Library
The Caroline Chisholm Library is a theological lending and reference library with its main branch situated in the central business district of Melbourne. Its two branches between them contain over 26,000 volumes of Catholic and Christian literature, specialising in Church History, Hibernica, patristics, hagiography, spirituality and mysticism. There are substantial volumes of works by John Henry Newman, Thomas Aquinas, G.K.Chesterton, Jacques Maritain and Etienne Gilson, among others. There are also substantial holdings on the subject of prayer and our selection of Carmelita is extensive. The library also subscribes to a wide range of Catholic and other Christian periodicals. In addition, each branch hosts its own series of lectures, generally on topics related to the collection in some way.

Casa Balthasar
The goal of the Lubac-Balthasar-Speyr Association is to make known (especially among young adults) the unitary figure and work of Henri de Lubac, Hans Urs von Balthasar, and Adrienne von Speyr, and to promote the study of these authors and a personal following of Christ in a life coherent with the Gospel message.

The Catherine of Siena Institute
The Catherine of Siena Institute is a program of the Western Dominican Province dedicated to equipping parishes for the formation of lay Catholics for their mission in the world. At the Catherine of Siena Institute, we provide innovative programs, resources, and leadership training that are faithful to Church teaching and will enable your parish to become a dynamic center of lay formation and mission. Our web site also offers resources to assist you in fulfilling your personal mission.

Catholic Agency for Support of Evangelisation
The Catholic Agency for Support of Evangelisation: a new agency with an interest in faith and culture, created by the Bishops Conference on England and Wales in April 2004

Catholic Marriage Centre
This Centre is a Christian residential Centre, open to Christian couples of all denominations, who are seeking wholeness in their marriage through teaching, counselling and healing prayer. We offer a variety of courses to suit all needs: including marriage preparation, enrichment and the healing of broken marriages. These are run by Tony and Betty Dady, a married couple, qualified in Christian counselling and spiritual direction. This is the only residential Centre of its kind in the United Kingdom.

Catholic Studies Program (The University of St. Thomas)
The Department of Catholic Studies offers undergraduate students an interdisciplinary set of courses designed to immerse them in the Catholic intellectual tradition in its fullness. Through this program, the broad and diverse expressions of Catholic culture come alive for students. While grounded in Catholic philosophy and theology, the Program engages students with the imaginative and sacramental expressions of Catholic life in literature, the arts, social systems, and personal experience. Its interdisciplinary dimension and range of electives give students insight into the Church's dynamic interaction with and interpenetration of cultures, tradition, and intellectual life throughout history.

Catholic Union of Great Britain
The Catholic Union of Great Britain is an association of the Catholic laity in England, Wales and Scotland. Its purpose is to promote Christian standpoint in public affairs,: through the intervention of its members who belong to the two Houses of Parliament, and through the formation of expert opinions which are presented to Government as Submissions.

Center for Catholic Studies (Seton Hall University)
The Center for Catholic Studies at Seton Hall University is dedicated to dialogue between the Catholic tradition and all areas of contemporary culture. Besides running programs and seminars on faith and culture for faculty, students and the wider public, it also includes the Seton Hall Institute on Work which seeks to study and to positively influence efforts to humanize the worlds of economics and work. The center also includes the Chesterton Institute with its prestigious Chesterton Review.

The Center for Religious Humanism
The Center for Religious Humanism is a non-profit organization dedicated to fostering a deeper engagement between faith and culture. In a time that is overshadowed by the politicization of everyday life, where the 'culture wars' pit ideologues from Left and Right against one another, there is an urgent need to restore the tradition of religious humanism. The center publishes Image: A Journal of the Arts & religion.

The Centre for Cultural Renewal
The Centre for Cultural Renewal (formerly Centre for Renewal in Public Policy) is an independent, not-for-profit, charitable organization that helps Canadians and their leaders shape a vision of civil society. To this end, we focus on the important and often complex connections between public policy, culture, moral discourse and religious belief, and produce discussion papers, forums and lectures on key issues affecting Canadian society, public policy and culture.

The Centre of Theology and Philosophy
At the University of Nottingham – the new home of Radical Orthodoxy.

Council for Research in Values & Philosophy
'The goal of the Council for Research in Values and Philosophy (CRVP) is to promote philosophical team research that draws upon the cultural resources of the peoples of the world and applies them for human progress in these times.

The Inch House Irish Studies Centre

The International Academy of Philosophy
Having as its motto 'To love all truth and to love it in everything', the IAP is dedicated to the spiritual and intellectual renewal of the West through 'true philosophy' – particularly phenomenological realism and personalism – amounting to 'a modern and dynamic form of Philosophia Perennis'.

International Centre of Newman Friends
The International Centre of Newman Friends was founded in 1975 by The Spiritual Family The Work and is present in Italy (Rome), England (Littlemore, Oxford), Austria (Bregenz) and Hungary (Budapest). It seeks to make the life, spirituality and thought of John Henry Cardinal Newman known, to promote the study and veneration of Newman as a shining example for Christian life, scholarship and holiness. It offers centres of authentic faith, with a special ecumenical commitment inspired by Newman and by the Second Vatican Council.

International Centre for Newman Studies
An Academic Research Centre of University College Dublin in Partnership with the Newman Foundation of Ireland.

The International Institute for Culture
The International Institute for Culture is a non-profit educational and research center which seeks to promote international understanding through cultural means. Started in 1989 in response to the Holy Father's call for the re-evangelization of culture, the International Institute for Culture (IIC) is engaged in international conferences, language and cultural programs, lectures series, educational seminars, art exhibits and musical performances which reflect the rich cultural heritage of the Catholic Church and which may serve to bring people to the Person of Jesus Christ.

The International Theological Institute
The International Theological Institute for Studies on Marriage and the Family, established by the will of Pope John Paul II, is a Papal Institute for the study of Catholic theology as a unified whole. Within that whole, particular attention is devoted to the theme of marriage and the family. The ITI operates a joint programme with the Centre for Faith & Culture in Oxford.

The John Paul II Institute for Marriage and Family
The John Paul II Institute for Marriage and Family opened in July 2001 under the auspices of the Melbourne Archdiocese. The Minister for Education and Training (Victoria) recently accredited the Institute as a higher education provider authorized to conduct its several graduate diploma and degree courses. The Institute works in close collaboration with the worldwide Pontifical Institute and hopes soon to be fully integrated into it as a 'session'. From its inception it has also enjoyed a collaborative arrangement with the University of Notre Dame, Perth.

The John Paul II Institute for Studies on Marriage and Family
A longtime philosopher-friend of Karol Wojtyla once said that Wojtyla had always been occupied with understanding the human person in terms of love. The mission of the Pontifical John Paul II Institute, in a profound sense, begins here, in this abiding conviction of the Holy Father that love reveals the meaning of the person and, through the person, of all 'flesh' the whole of creation (cf. Familiaris consortio, 11; Redemptor hominis, 10; Dominum et vivificantem, 50).

The Linacre Centre
The Linacre Centre exists to promote understanding of Catholic teaching on abortion, assisted conception, advance directives, contraception, euthanasia, genetic engineering and other issues in biomedical ethics. Much of the Church's teaching on these topics coincides with what was once widely recognised as the tradition of common morality which is the moral basis of just legislation and the fundamental ethical framework for the practice of medicine.

Lumen Christi Insitute
The Lumen Christi Institute promotes intellectual (including scientific) work in so far as this relates to Catholic civilisation.

Maryvale Institute
Maryvale Institute specialises in part-time and distance learning courses in Theology, Religious Education and Catechesis. Focusing especially on adults – teachers, catechists, lay people, religious and clergy – this Institute is the first in the United Kingdom to offer courses in Catholic Theology on the Open University model with short residential schools.

Ogilvie Institute
The Ogilvie Institute is a new foundation of the Catholic Diocese of Aberdeen that will specialise in part-time and distance-learning courses of religious education and formation, catechesis and theology for adults, initially at least in the Diocese of Aberdeen and neighbouring dioceses in Scotland.

St Paul Center for Biblical Theology
Scott Hahn's site providing courses and resources to promote 'reading the Bible from the Heart of the Church'.

The Salesian Centre for Faith & Culture
The interdisciplinary mission of the Salesian Center is to promote the interaction of faith and culture, in a mutually beneficial engagement, through academic initiatives that focus on the authentic integration of social concerns and gospel values, an integration which has been embodied in the lives of St. Francis de Sales and St. Jane de Chantal and continues to be expressed in the tradition of Christian Humanism.

Society of St Catherine of Siena
The Society of St. Catherine of Siena is committed to the renewal of the intellectual apostolate in the Roman Catholic Church and has an association with the English Province of the Order of Preachers.

The Society of Catholic Social Scientists
The purpose of this organization is to bring Catholic scholars, professors, teachers, researchers, practitioners, writers, and others in the social sciences and related disciplines into association to produce objective knowledge and analysis about the political, social, and economic orders which can assist the Catholic Church in fulfilling her various apostolic efforts, and which can bring the Church's social and other teaching and the Natural Law to bear on addressing the challenges and problems of modern culture.

Sophia Institute
Sophia Institute, together with The Catholic Reader describes itself as 'your one-stop source for resources to help bring about a renaissance in Catholic life and the revival of Western culture!'

The Virgil Michel Center
The Virgil Michel Center is a developing project of the Bethlehem Community in North Dakota, inspired by Virgil Michel, Hans Urs von Balthasar, Adrienne von Speyr, and others. Its work is spiritual education, along with liturgical and economic renewal as part of a deep evangelization of culture.

The Von Hugel Institute
The website for the Von Hugel Institute in Cambridge, dedicated to research in the applications of Catholic social teaching to global justice and peace issues.

The Washington Arts Group
The WAG connects art to the needs of communities locally (in Washington, DC) and internationally through a range of activities based within the Judeo-Christian tradition.

The Popes

Papal encyclicals
Official Vatican site

Blogs

Daniel Mitsui
David Clayton
Debra Murphy
Dwight Longenecker
Evangelical Catholicism
Hermeneutic of Continuity
Light on Dark Water
New Liturgical Movement
Nouvelle Theologie
Vultus Christi (Fr Mark Daniel Kirby)

Journals & Magazines

The Chesterton Review
'The quarterly journal of the G. K. Chesterton Institute. It was founded in 1974 to promote a critical interest in all aspects of the life, ideas and influence of G. K. Chesterton. It is published three times a year including a double issue on a special theme. Previous double issues have included: David Jones, C. S. Lewis; Cardinal Manning; George Bernanos; Hilaire Belloc; Maurice Baring; Christopher Dawson; George Grant; Karl Kraus and Aurel Kolnai; The Modernist Crisis; Detective Fiction; Japanese Christian Writers; Ethics and Economics in Post-Communist Europe; South Africa and the Political Imagination.'

Communio
Commmunio is at the centre of theological renewal in 'creative fidelity' to the Church. It stands for the advancement of theology in continuity with Vatican II, for the continuing dialogue of all believers of past and present 'as if all were simultaneously in the circle'. Part of the purpose of Communio has been to try to overcome the polarization between 'modernists' and 'traditionalists' in the Church, by offering a central forum where there may be both reconciliation and creativity. Communio is part of an international family of Catholic theological periodicals spanning twelve languages – making a unique contribution to contemporary theological understanding and inter-communication.'

Ignatius Insight
InatiusInsight.com and the Insight Scoop weblog are online resources of Ignatius Press and are meant to assist readers who wish to learn more about the Catholic Church and her teachings, beliefs, practices, and history.

Caelum et Terra
Website of the sadly defunct journal of the same name which 'created a group of Catholics self-identified as 'Caelum Et Terra' types, who continue the dialogue begun by the editors of the journal. This dialogue goes on in the list created by Catholic Worker Robert Waldrop and in occasional newsletters. ... As most of the discussion goes on these days by word of mouth, we feel it appropriate to title it The Conversation'.

The Chesterton Review:
Edited by Ian Boyd, the Review is devoted to exploring the life and work of one of the twentieth century's most original thinkers – G.K. Chesterton. Past issues have also explored the work of writers like C.S. Lewis, Christopher Dawson, Charles Dickens, and George Grant, who share something of the Chestertonian romance with "orthodoxy." Elegantly produced, the Chesterton Review is one of the most prestigious literary and cultural quarterlies published today. For the UK distributor, go to Continuum Journals.

Gilbert! Magazine
Gilbert! Magazine is focused on the G.K. Chesterton approach to today's issues, questions, and interests. We feature the widest possible variety of presentations and interpretations of Chesterton (short of deviltry).

Godspy
A brilliant on-line cultural and current-affairs magazine inspired by the likes of Georges Bernanos, Graham Greene, Walker Percy and Flannery O'Connor.

Image: A Journal of the Arts and Religion
Image, one of America's leading literary and arts quarterlies, explores the relationship between Judeo-Christian faith and art through contemporary fiction, poetry, painting, sculpture, architecture, film, music, and dance. Each issue also features interviews, memoirs, and essays.

Inside the Vatican
'This is the web site of the world's most well-informed and comprehensive monthly magazine on what is going on 'Inside The Vatican', at the heart of the Roman Catholic Church. Produced by journalists and scholars with many decades of experience reporting from Rome, 'Inside The Vatican' attempts to 'think with the Church' (sentire cum ecclesia) but is not an official Church publication. This magazine is Catholic but editorially independent of any faction or interest group, in or outside of the Church.'

Katarxis
Contemporary new traditional architecture and urbanism.

Kephas
A French-language equivalent of Second Spring.

Letter and Spirit
Published by Scott Hahn's St Paul Center for Biblical Theology. A journal that unites the best contemporary biblical scholarship with a Catholic commitment to patristic traditions of typlogical/allegorical methods of exegesis.

Logos
'Logos: A Journal of Catholic Thought and Culture is an interdisciplinary quarterly committed to exploring the beauty, truth, and vitality of Christianity, particularly as it is rooted in and shaped by Catholicism. We seek a readership that extends beyond the academy, and welcome submissions in literature, philosophy, theology, the natural and social sciences, art, music, public policy, and the professions.'

The New Pantagruel
The New Pantagruel is a quarterly electronic journal run by a cadre of intemperate but friendly Catholics and Protestants who have seen other electronic journals run by Christians, and thought that while they might not be able to do better, they could certainly do no worse. The New Pantagruel does not have a doctrinal statement such as is typical for publications of this sort because its creators haven't managed to agree on one. They do have an idea of what they're about though, and if interested, you can read about it in the introduction to The New Pantagruel.

Oasis
Oasis is the website of the journal founded by Cardinal Angelo Scola, Patriarch of Venice, in association with his Studium Generale Marcianum, whose purpose is partly to meet the cultural thirst of Christians living in Muslim countries, and to favour an organic theological-cultural exchange and communion between Christians and others in Europe and the Middle East, the Far East and Africa. It is hoped that the journal will also help the baptized living in traditionally Christian countries to meet with Muslims and people of other faiths who now live among them in much greater numbers than previously.

The Other Journal
The Other Journal is an online publication seeking to understand the intersection of theology and culture.

St Austin Review
A fellow faith and culture magazine edited by Joseph Pearce and published from Ave Maria University

The Tablet
The leading Catholic weekly in the UK.

Touchstone
Touchstone 'is a Christian journal, conservative in doctrine and eclectic in content, with editors and readers from each of the three great divisions of Christendom-Protestant, Roman Catholic, and Orthodox. The mission of the journal and of its publisher, the Fellowship of St. James, is to provide a place where Christians of various backgrounds can speak with one another on the basis of shared belief in the fundamental doctrines of the faith as revealed in Holy Scripture and summarized in the ancient creeds of the Church'.

Traces
The Communio & Liberation International Magazine.

The University Concourse
'The University Concourse is an independent journal of opinion published by alumni of Franciscan University (of Steubenville, USA) for members and friends of FUS and Catholic colleges linked to her by a shared commitment to the life of the mind and the re-evangelization of culture in the new millenium. It is designed to encourage fruitful discourse among university men and women. The views expressed in this journal do not necessarily represent those of the editors, nor those of the faculty, staff or administrators of the various institutions at which it is distributed.'

Publishers

Ignatius Press
Ignatius Press publish a wide range of books of a theological and spiritual character, including a wide selection of works by Hans Urs von Balthasar, Henri de Lubac and Cardinal Josef Ratzinger. They are also in the midst of producing a multi-volume 'Collected Works' of G.K. Chesterton, as well as a number of journals and magazines, CD-Roms, and educational & catechetical material.

Ignatius Press books are distributed in the UK by Family Publications

Ad Solem
An international publisher focusing issues related to faith and culture.

Eerdmans
Founded in 1911 and still independently owned, Eerdmans Publishing Company has long been known for publishing a wide range of religious books, from academic works in theology, biblical studies, religious history, and reference to popular titles in spirituality, social and cultural criticism, and literature.

Bethlehem Books
Bethlehem Books is a small, home grown publishing company dedicated to restoring to children and families a treasury of wholesome, character-building literature (available in the UK from FamilyPublications). Bethlehem Books is the work of the Bethlehem Community in North Dakota, which has also recently started a cultural project called the The Virgil Michel Center.

St Vladimir's Seminary Press
St Vladimir's Seminary Press are the leading publishers of Orthodox books in the USA, and their selection includes studies of iconography and Catholic-Orthodox relations. SVS Press also offer a good range of high quality icon-prints, CD's and videos.

Cistercian Publications
Cistercian Publications specialise in monastic culture, and, in addition to contemporary studies, offer a wide range of scholarly English translations of mediaeval monastic (especially Cistercian) literature.

Catholic Univeristy of America Press
The website of a major Catholic academic publisher

Catholic Truth Society
'The Catholic Truth Society works to develop and disseminate as widely as possible completely reliable publications about the faith, teaching and life of the Catholic Church. It is motivated by a love of Christ, a deep belief in the profound hope he brings to modern man, a love of and fidelity to the Church, and the desire to communicate these treasures both to the faithful and all other enquirers by way of inexpensive and accessible English language publications.'

IHS Press
'IHS Press was launched in September of last year to bring back into print the classics of last century on the Social Teachings of the Catholic Church. IHS Press titles are sure to appeal to the Catholic reader who wants to know more about the wealth of information buried in the Church's Social Doctrine. And our titles are bound to be a welcome and refreshing change for any socially-conscious reader who, in a search for a humane solution to modern social problems, is looking for a break from worn-out theories.'

Inkling Books
Publishers of books of interest to all admirers of Tolkien, Chesterton, and like-minded authors.

World Wisdom Books
An interfaith publisher with a perennialist perspective influenced by Frithjof Schuon. They also have a nice collection of free screen savers and wallpaper showing scenes from nature and variety of religious shrines.

Walking Tree Publishers
Are you fascinated by Middle-earth? Do you wish for a greater understanding of Tolkien's place in literature, his sources, his motivations, his beliefs; those who inspired him and those he inspired, the languages and the world he created and the reactions he provoked? The Walking Tree Publishers collect and publish essays, papers and monographs from a broad range of different authors covering an equally diverse palette of topics, ranging from linguistics to theology.

Idylls Press
Idylls Press is a small, independent publishing company seeking to publish the catholic (and Catholic) imagination in all its forms – primarily fiction, but also nonfiction and poetry; literary works which in some way explore "the mystery of things" through the medium of words, story, image, and the artifacts of human culture.

Booksellers

Family Publications
Family Publications stock and excellent range of Catholic books, ranging from the academic to the popular, and, in addition, will order anything from the extensive list of publishers with whom they have dealings. The service is helpful, friendly and quick.

John Bevan
John Bevan is the leading UK bookseller of second-hand and antiquarian items relating to the Catholic Church, and his stock can be viewed online or in his excellently produced print-version catalogue.

St Philip's Books
St Philip's Books is a bookshop specializing in secondhand, antiquarian and new Catholic books, located at 82 St Aldates, Oxford, OX1 1RA (near the Catholic chaplaincy). The opening hours are 10-5, Monday to Saturday. Catalogues sent worldwide.

Rosley Books
Run by Ian Blakemore, Rosley Books specialises in items by the Inklings.

Liturgical

Association for Latin Liturgy
The aims of the Association for Latin Liturgy are 'to promote understanding of the theological, pastoral and spiritual qualities of the liturgy in Latin; to preserve the sacredness and dignity of the Roman rite; to secure, for the present and future generations, the Church's unique inheritance of liturgical music'.

Catholic Liturgical Library
The Catholic Liturgical Library for Church documents and articles relating to public worship is 'dedicated to providing accurate historical and current information about the liturgies of the Latin (Roman) rite of the Catholic Church. Currently this includes the missal of 1970 (Novus Ordo) and the missal of 1962 (Tridentine)'.

The Liturgical Institute
'In September 2001, The Liturgical Institute at the University of Saint Mary of the Lake/Mundelein Seminary, outside Chicago, a new academic, publishing, and research institution serving the English-speaking world, will begin training men and women to serve as diocesan and parish liturgy directors, to teach liturgy at secondary and university or seminary levels, and to advance the musical, artistic, and architectural dimensions of Catholic worship.'

Liturgy and the Arts
An interdisciplinary forum for the study of the liturgy, arts, architecture, theology, and philosophy in the Roman Catholic tradition. While ecumenical and broad-minded, it is specifically intended to be of service to the magisterial vision of the Holy Liturgy, in conformance with the authentic vision of the Second Vatican Council.

Liturgy of the Hours
This Liturgy of the Hours web site offers daily printouts of Morning, Evening and Night Prayer. Its purpose is to facilitate community prayer in Catholic and other Christian churches and families.

musicforliturgy.org
A resource of music free of charge for the glory of God, for any non-commercial use in parishes, prayer-groups, schools, camps, etc. for Holy Mass, devotions, prayer services, education, evangelisation etc. For these purposes, the music and words may be reproduced and distributed free of charge.

The New Liturgical Movement
A weblog Dedicated to promoting the New Liturgical Movement called for by His Holiness, Pope Benedict XVI in all the sacred arts and in the unity of legitimate liturgical diversity.

The Society for Catholic Liturgy
The Society for Catholic Liturgy is a scholarly organization founded by Monsignor Francis Mannion, generally in support of 'recatholicizing' the liturgy according to the true spirit and letter of Vatican 2.

New Feminism and Pro Life

The New Feminism

The Catholic Family and Human Rights Institute
The Catholic Family and Human Rights Institute (C-FAM) is a non-profit organization. It is designed to serve the needs of United Nations delegates, extra-governmental and non-governmental organizations, missions and consulates. C-FAM intends to fulfill an educational need to inform the public at large regarding family and human rights issues.

David Alton
David Alton is an officer of the all-party Parliamentary Pro-Life group. He has consistently opposed human cloning, eugenics, coercive population polices, abortion, destructive experiments on human embryos and euthanasia. He believes we need to be 'pro woman and pro child; not just opposed to things but positively pro life at every stage of human development.'

Couple to Couple League
'Couples worldwide are choosing natural family planning for its healthful and marriage building qualities, as well as its usefulness to plan or postpone pregnancy. A prime concern to many is the use of a moral method to plan a family.

Life Issues: Abortion, Contraception, and Euthanasia
A comprehensive guide to these and related issues offering a strong defence of the teaching of the Magisterium.

Natural Family Planning Information Site
Natural Family Planning (NFP) is quite simply using the natural signs of human fertility to understand the natural fertility cycle of a woman, and then using that understanding to plan a family. In creating and using this understanding, it develops a couple's respect for fertility, and for each other, as they grow in knowledge of each other and of the gift of fertility.

Population Research Institute
Founded in 1989, Population Research Institute is a non-profit research and educational organization dedicated to objectively presenting the truth about population-related issues.

The ProLife Alliance
'The ProLife Alliance is Europe's first Pro-Life Political Party. We seek to ensure the right to life of all, the most basic and fundamental human right. To obtain this right, we will use only peaceful and democratic means. We are totally opposed to any form of violent protest.'

The Society for the Protection of Unborn Children
The primary aim of SPUC is 'to affirm, defend and promote the existence and value of human life from the moment of conception, and to defend and protect human life generally'.

StandUpGirl
A place where girls share the truth about their unexpected pregnancies.

Religious Orders

St Cecilia's Abbey
A beautiful site produced for the Benedictine nuns of St Cecilia's.

Christ in the Desert
The website of the famous Christ in the Desert monastery in the US.

The Desert Foundation
Whether you live in the Sahara or San Francisco, the Mojave or Moscow, the Gobi or Galway Bay – it doesn't matter. You do not have to experience the geographical desert. The call of the desert is God's call to the intimate depths of every human heart. As we hear through the prophet Hosea, "I will lead you into the desert, and there I will speak to your heart" (Hosea 2:14).

English Dominicans
The website of the English Dominicans, incorporating their new internet preaching initiative.

Farnborough Abbey
The website of the Benedictine monks of Farnborough – complete with sound-effects and virtual-reality tour.

Monastery of Chevotogne
The monastery of Chevetogne, in the countryside of the Belgian Ardennes, is an international, Benedictine monastery, devoted to the unity of Christians. Being a centre of prayer, the community daily practices the liturgies of both the West and the orthodox East. Its aim is to understand as deeply as possible the Christian soul of the West and the East, beyond all limits of confession.

Stanbrook Abbey
The website of the Benedictine nuns of the famous Stanbrook Abbey.

Communities

The Community of St John
'The members of the Community of Saint John want to live the evangelical counsels rooted in the three covenants revealed in the Gospel of Saint John: The Covenant with Jesus in the Eucharist, the source of unity between silent adoration and the liturgical office. This liturgy seeks to be as close as possible to the monastic liturgy, but its celebration is lightened because of the demands of the apostolic life and so that more time be given to silent prayer. The Covenant with Mary, mother and guardian of the growth of faith, hope, and love, and, as such, the divine milieu of the contemplative life. This covenant with Mary – 'the disciple took her into his home' (Jn. 19:27) – is the foundation of the unity of fraternal charity lived in communal life. The Covenant with Peter in the person of the Holy Father; a covenant of filial obedience to the successor of Peter and to the Bishops, in order to live faithfully and profoundly by the Church's living Tradition.'

Emmaus UK
'Emmaus is an international, secular organisation working in over 44 countries. Emmaus UK represents the Federation of Emmaus at a national and international level and deals with all enquires regarding the Federation and the development of Emmaus in the UK. Emmaus Communities and Groups are dedicated to the principle of 'Helping Homeless People Help Themselves.'

Maranatha Community
A growing ecumenical movement whose aim is to help Christians be more effective in the places they live, work and worship

The Oratory of St Philip Neri
The official Oratorian website

The Spiritual Family of The Work
The web-site of the Spiritual Family of the Work, a Family of Consecrated Life founded by Mother Julia Verhaeghe (1910-1997) in Belgium, and best known in Oxford for looking after the Newman Library and Retreat Centre at Littlemore.

The Spiritual Life Institute
The Spiritual Life Institute is a religious community founded in 1960 by Willaim McNamara OCD. The men and women of the community live a life of contemplative solitude according to the Carmelite ideal, and offer hermitage space to people who want to 'taste and see'. They are a remarkable, hospitable and altogether delightful group. Based in America at Crestone, Colorado, they also have Hill Hermitage in Skreen, where they are reviving an authentic Celtic spirituality.

Key Figures

The American Chesterton Society
A good Chesterton site with details about the Society's 'Gilbert!' magazine. For more on Chesterton, go to our own Chesterton Institute pages.

Hans Urs von Balthasar
An excellent introduction to von Balthasar, produced by Roderick Vonhögen, a Dutch priest from the Archdiocese of Utrecht (The Netherlands), offering information about von Balthasar's life and work, and an opportunity to join the discussion about von Balthasar's theology in our Discussion Forum.

Hans Urs von Balthasar: A Sketch
A presentation of the life, influences, writings, and legacy of one of this century's greatest Catholic theologians by S. Joel Garver.

Centre di Studi Hans Urs von Balthasar
The Hans Urs von Balthasar Center of Studies was created by the founder of the Faculty of Theology of Lugano, Msgr. Eugenio Corecco, in February of 1993 with the intention of promoting knowledge of the thought of von Balthasar, an inspiring character of the theology taught at the Faculty. The Center intends to foster Balthasarian research through a descriptive approach and through in-depth study, including critical judgement, in order to show its relevance and the fecundity of his thought, both philosophical and theological.

Centre for Barth Studies
The website of the Centre for Barth Studies at Princeton. Karl Barth (1886-1968), the Swiss Reformed professor and pastor, was once described by Pope Pius XII as the most important theologian since Thomas Aquinas, and was a major influence on Hans Urs von Balthasar.

Christopher Dawson Archives
This website is dedicated to the life and work of Christopher Henry Dawson (1889-1970), the great British sociologist and historian of culture.

inklings-gesellschaft
Owen Barfield: Visions and Revisions: A Conference at Leipzig University, co-organized with the Inklings Gesellschaft. 19-21 May 2006.

Ronald Knox Society
In spite of tremendous academic and literary achievements, Mgsr. Knox is best known and loved as a preacher. He delivered sermons from the most famous pulpits in England, was frequently heard on the radio and travelled all over the country to give retreats. Msgr.Knox's profound knowledge of Scripture, elegant style, poignant wit, and tender heart make his sermons still relevant and enjoyable today.

The C S Lewis Society of California
The C.S. Lewis Society of California is an educational and cultural organization of people interested in events, publications, and other developments that advance deeper understanding of the life, works, and ideas of C. S. Lewis and others who address the enduring philosophical, cultural, historical, literary, theological, social, and economic issues of mankind.

Henri de Lubac
Another excellent page devoted to a 'Communio' theologian, this time Henri de Lubac. The author, Robert Gotcher, writes: 'This page is a work in progress connected with the writing of my doctoral dissertation at Marquette University in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, U.S.A.. I will be adding information on the various topics indicated in the following months. My goal is to provide a comprehensive source of information on Cardinal de Lubac'.

Newman Reader
'The purpose of Newman Reader is to make the written works of Cardinal Newman available in as complete and accessible a manner as resources allow. To this end, the site provides three types of content: Written works themselves; Guides to the works such as indexes, lists and reading suggestions; Biographical information to supplement and provide perspective for the works.'

International Centre for Newman Studies
An Academic Research Centre of University College Dublin in Partnership with the Newman Foundation of Ireland.

Karl Rahner Society Home Page
Website of the Karl Rahner Society at Marquette University. Rahner remains one of the favourite theologians of John Paul II and Cardinal Ratzinger.

The Cardinal Ratzinger Fan Club
'As Grand Inquisitor for Mother Rome, Ratzinger keeps himself busy in service to the Truth: correcting theological error, silencing dissenting theologians (like Hans Kung), and stomping down heresy wherever it may rear its ugly head – and, consequently, has received somewhat of a notorious reputation among the liberal media and 'enlightened' intellegentsia of pseudo-Catholic universities.'

The Pope Benedict XVI Fan Club
Sister site for the above.

Cardinal Schonborn
Cardinal Schönborn has gained international prominence for his work as Director of the Catechism of the Catholic Church (1994) the greatest single reference work on Catholic doctrine today. He continues to distinguish himself by his leadership of the Austrian Church, his dedication to the "re-evangelization" of Europe, and his commitment to the renewal of higher education in Europe and the United States.

Philosophy

Catholic Social Justice & Philosophy Website
'On this website you will find a multitude of documents, articles, and information relating to all areas of social justice, ranging from groups such as the Catholic Workers to articles on political theory' (special emphasis on Dorothy Day).

The Franciscan archive
Br. Alexis Bugnolo's site offers a resource on St. Francis and Franciscanism. Here you can read part of Peter Lombard's Book of Sentences and Bonaventure's corresponding Commentaries, parts 1 and 2 of Scotus' prologue to his Ordinatio, as well as links to their other works.

Hugh McDonald
Hugh McDonald's amusing exploration of the philosophies of St Thomas, Marshall McLuhan and G.K. Chesterton.

Joseph E Barrett
A comprehensive overview of Aristotelian and Thomistic philosophy (scholasticism) by Joseph E. Barrett.

Mary Midgley
Dedicated to the philosophical writings of the sensible and ever-readable Mary Midgley

Morris Institute
A site created by roving philosopher Tom Morris, formerly of the University of Notre Dame.

Mountain Lake
A search for the meaning of life – Watch your step!

Nottingham University
The Centre of Theology and Philosophy at Nottingham University, a home for Radical Orthodoxy

Radical Academy
The Radical Academy site contains a multitude of resources for the study of 'the commonsense philosophy of Classical Realism', including some useful Timelines.

History

This Sceptred Isle
The BBC introduction to English history, 'This Sceptred Isle'

In Search of Shakespeare
In Search of Shakespeare(and a lot else) from the BBC History homepage

Internet History Sourcebooks Project
The Internet History Sourcebooks are collections of public domain and copy-permitted historical texts presented cleanly (without advertising or excessive layout) for educational use from the Internet History Project at Fordham University edited by Paul Halsall

Church History in the Light of the Saints
Online edition of a classic from 1945

Cambridge History of English and American Literature
Online edition of the 18-volume encyclopedia

Christopher Dawson
Archives dedicated to the great catholic historian, Christopher Dawson.

Movements & Networks

Project 2030
Project2030 aims to bring young Catholics together to meet and develop friendships with fellow Catholics around the UK and Ireland through various social and faith activities

Faith Movement
'The Faith movement is a group of priests, religious and lay Catholics drawn together by a shared vision of Christ as 'Lord of the cosmos and of history' (Catechism of the Catholic Church, 668) and Lord of the individual mind and heart. Since the movement was formed in 1972, we have worked to foster the Catholic faith and spiritual life of many people, especially through youth events and various publications.'

Communione e Liberazione (Communion and Liberation)
'The aim of life in Communion and Liberation is to propose the presence of Christ as the only true response to the deepest needs of human life in every moment of history. In the person who encounters and adheres to the presence of Christ there is generated a movement of conversion and witness, which tends to leave its mark on the environment in which he or she lives (family, work, school, neighborhood, society, etc.).' Includes links to the magazine Traces.

The Focolare Movement
'While taking its inspiration from Christian principles', the spirituality of the Focolare Movement also 'highlights values commonly shared by other faiths and cultures. It has generated a new lifestyle which responds to the widespread need for a life of authenticity. It contributes towards peace and unity in the world: prejudices crumble, the seeds of truth and love contained in various cultures and religions are seen as reciprocal enrichment, new horizons open up in the field of politics, economics, art and culture'.

The Franciscan Friars of the Renewal
The Franciscan Friars of the Renewal, led by Fr Benedict Groeschel, have rediscovered and reinterpreted for our own age the authentic mission of St Francis in the spirit of the tradition of Capuchin Franciscans.

Madonna House
What does the Gospel of Jesus Christ look like, when it is lived out on a daily basis? One answer would be the Madonna House community. In the spirit of Catherine de Hieck Doherty, this family of Catholic laymen, women and priests strives to incarnate the teachings of Jesus Christ, by forming a community of love.'

The National Association of Catholic Families
'We are Catholic families who try to give one another mutual, moral, spiritual and social support in a culture which is now at war with our values. This we do by linking committed Catholic families locally, nationally and internationally but always with the simple intention of mutual support. We are answering the Holy Father Pope John Paul's call for families to be what they are.'

Houston Catholic Worker
A publication of the Casa Juan Diego. 'Casa Juan Diego was founded in 1980, following the Catholic Workermodel of Dorothy Day and Peter Maurin, to serve immigrants and refugees. Casa Juan Diego publishes a newspaper, the Houston Catholic Worker, to share the stories of the immigrants and refugees and the values of the Catholic Worker movement.'

Movement for Christian Democracy
'The Movement for Christian Democracy is a Movement of Christian Democratic orientation which seeks to change the political culture in Britain. It exists to promote Biblically-based and Christ-inspired policies. The Movement implements its aims irrespective of party or denomination.'

The Gospel and Our Culture Network
Founded by Lesslie Newbigin, 'The Gospel and our Culture Network aims to stimulate and assist the Church's witness in and to Western culture, with a view to transforming the basic premises of that culture in the light of the reality of Jesus Christ.'

The Community of Sant'Egidio
The Community of Sant'Egidio began in Rome in 1968, in the period following the Second Vatican Council. Today it is a movement of lay people and has more than 40,000 members, dedicated to evangelisation and charity, in Rome, Italy and in more than 60 countries throughout the world.

Radiant Light
Radiant Light is a movement within the Roman Catholic Church. It seeks to encourage people to grow in holiness by believing and living the Catholic faith in its fullness. It was founded by Elizabeth Wang, at the request of Christ, and its mission is inspired by the teachings, images, and spirituality he has given her in prayer. Christ is 'the radiant light of God's glory' (Heb 1:3).

Science & Ecology

Christian Ecology Link
'CEL is a multi denominational UK Christian movement for people concerned about the Environment.'

Institute for Theological Encounter with Science & Technology
'We are an organization committed to ongoing dialog among contemporary thinkers, assessing developments in science and technology for their theological implications and to apply religious values to scientific processes.'

Access Research Network
'Access Research Network is a non-profit organization dedicated to providing accessible information on science, technology and society.' It is a website for the 'intelligent design' movement, which questions the excessive claims made for the theory of evolution by natural selection. Non-Catholic.

Catholic Conservation Centre
Our mission is to promote ecology, environmental justice, and the stewardship of creation in light of Scripture and Roman Catholic Tradition. Our website features a collection of writings and documentation about ecology and environmental justice from a variety of Roman Catholic sources.

Living Earth
It's not the planet that faces a crisis – it's us. If we are to secure a vibrant living earth for future generations, we need to act now. People from all walks of life need to become more involved in resolving environmental issues. Living Earth Foundation creates the possibilities for this to happen by helping to turn ideas into action.

Metanexus
The Metanexus Institute advances research, education and outreach on the constructive engagement of science and religion. We seek to create an enduring intellectual and social movement by collaborating with persons and communities from diverse religious traditions and scientific disciplines.

Hubble Site
Home of the Hubble space telescope.

Arthur Young
The scientific and metaphysical ideas of Arthur M. Young (d. 1995), inventor of the Bell Helicopter and the 'theory of process.

Catholic Concern for Animals
Catholic Concern for Animals is concerned with the plight of animals and with the Christian Church, particularly the Roman Catholic, in its theology and practice in relation to animal creation. It is educational, in research and study, and it raises awareness of the authentic, pro-animal, Christian tradition.

Institute for the Study of Nature
This site asks, what makes a natural thing be what it is, and do what it does?

John Paul II Institute for Theology and Environmental Studies
The John Paul II Institute for Theology & Environmental Studies is dedicated to studying, communicating, promoting, and developing Pope John Paul II’s legacy concerning ecological responsibility and environmental awareness.

Inter-Faith

Jewish Roots of Eastern Christian Mysticism
The interdisciplinary seminar on the Jewish Roots of Eastern Christian Mysticism is designed as the internet version of an ongoing research seminar of graduate students at the department of theology of Marquette University (Milwaukee, USA). The seminar is directed by Alexander Golitzin, a professor of eastern Christian theology (Marquette University). The seminar started in March 2002 as an attempt to investigate Jewish mystical traditions in the eastern Christian theological and liturgical texts. It was thought that the seminar would help initiate and inspire the discussion about the Jewish influences on eastern Christian mysticism among a broader audience.

Ibn Arabi Society
The site of the Ibn Arabi Society, for those who want a Sufi (mystical, metaphysical) perspective on Islam. Contains an interesting article on Jesus from a Sufi perspective.

Sacred Web
The site for a 'journal of tradition and modernity', interesting from the point of view of interfaith dialogue. Non-Catholic.

Center for Catholic-Jewish Studies
The purpose of the Center for Catholic-Jewish Studies is to promote understanding of Catholic and Jewish traditions by offering scholarships, conferences, educational resources, lectures, publications and other related activities. Both Saint Leo University and the American Jewish Committee are firmly committed to a sense of unity between Catholics and Jews and to a combined effort to educate society on their philosophies as related to modern life and public policy.

Jewish-Christian Relations
This site is concerned with issues in the on-going Christian-Jewish dialogue. It is not about conversion or Christian-Jewish messianism. Here are articles, bibliographies and other resources, pages of Christian-Jewish organizations, addresses of and links to institutes and groups involved in the dialogue, statements of churches, joint statements, as well as news, events and reports. Many contributions are also available in German, Spanish, Portuguese and Russian.

SEDOS – Documentation and Research Centre
SEDOS is a forum open to Institutes od Consecrated Life which commit themselves to deepening their understanding of global mission. SEDOS encourages research and disseminates information through its bulletin and website, public conferences, working groups and its annual seminar.

Christ the Eternal Tao
Tries to show the harmony between Catholic Christianity and the ancient Chinese wisdom of Lao Tsu.

Resources for Studying Islam
Information for the study of Islam, religion, Qur'an, hadith, the Sunnah, Shi'ism, Sufism, Islam in the modern world, Muslim women, Islamic art, architecture, music, history, and Arabic.

News

Zenit
'ZENIT is an International News Agency based in Rome. Our mission is to provide objective and professional coverage of events, documents and issues emanating from or concerning the Catholic Church for a worldwide audience, especially the media. Our team consists of independent, professional journalists, translators and information staff who bring you issues and events as they occur. ZENIT's articles are already being reproduced in hundreds of publications throughout the world, as well as numerous radio and TV stations who use our daily and weekly news on a regular basis.'

Catholic Herald
The leading Catholic newspaper in the UK.

www.chiesa
A particularly well-informed site for Catholic news and comment, edited by Sandro Magister from Rome.

TCR News
A Catholic perspective on the news. Traditional Catholic Reflections & Reports; News, Opinion, & Hope for a Post-Modern World.

Marian Sites

University of Dayton 'Mary Page'
A good Marian resource striking a fine balance between the popular and the academic.

The Ecumenical Society of the Blessed Virgin Mary
'The Ecumenical Society of the Blessed Virgin Mary (ESBVM) exists to to advance the study at various levels of the place of the Blessed Virgin Mary in the Church, under Christ, and related theological questions; and in the light of such study to promote ecumenical devotion.'

Theotokos
'Theotokos Catholic website is primarily concerned with promoting the Message of Fatima, but it also looks at Marian apparitions in general and Apparition Discernment in particular.'

Art

Galleries and Collections

University of Michigan
The self-styled 'mother of all art history sites' will direct you to a host of excellent galleries and image collections.

Image Journal
The site for Image Journal and the Center for Religious Humanism created by Greg Wolfe.

Art Renewal
A remarkable collection of images on a site devoted to the recovery of 'technique' in painting.

The Nazareth Studio of the Institute of St Joseph
Icons in the Greek and Russian styles, either originals reproductions.

Paris Web Museum
The Web Museum in Paris is a particularly good source for many great images and brief accounts of the artists.

Vatican Museum
The resources of the Vatican Museum at your fingertips.

Russian Painting
An excellent site for Russian painting right up to the present day, but including classical Icons.

Ad Gloriam Dei
Ad Gloriam Dei Art is a Roman Catholic site dealing in first class original art products, art criticism, and educational material, including articles on art history and symbolism.

Some Favourite Classic Artists and Works:

Vermeer
If you were interested in the article about Vermeer in the first issue of Second Spring, you may like to know that the complete works of this artist are available here.

Tres Riches Heures
The 'Tres Riches Heures' of the Duc de Berry.

Splendours of Christendom
The Splendours of Christendom, again from the 'Christus Rex' supersite.

Fra Angelico
The Fra Angelico image gallery.

Some Contemporary Artists

Sancti Angeli
Icons from the Sancti Angeli Benedictine Skete in Scotland.

Simon Brett
The site of Simon Brett, a leading British wood engraver whose work has appeared in Second Spring.

Anthony Connolly
Anthony Connolly trained at Goldsmith's College. He now lives with his family in Wiltshire. For several years he has exhibited at the Royal Society of Portrait Painters annual exhibition at the Mall Galleries.

James Gillick
The website of one of the leading artists of the younger generation.

Aidan Hart
Aidan, a member of the Orthodox Church, is a professional iconographer who has been working full-time for more than twenty years. His sacred icons are found in church and private collections in over twenty countries.

Daniel Mitsui
Daniel Mitsui is a freelance illustrator concentrating on sacred artwork in the Roman Catholic tradition, being particularly interested in manuscript illumination.

Solrunn Nes
An online gallery of traditional icons painted by the Danish artist Solrunn Nes.

Anthony Visco
The career works of one of Philadelphia's finest artists, Anthony Visco. Visco has dedicated his life to the art of drawing, painting, and sculpture, to the art of disegno. This site will celebrate the ongoing works while giving us a view of completed commissions as well as works in progress.

Roger Wagner
Roger Wagner read English at Lincoln College Oxford before studying under Peter Greenham at the Royal Academy School of Art.

Catholic Architecture

The Institute for Sacred Architecture
The Institute publishes 'Sacred Architecture Journal' and drawing on the expertise of leading architects, theologians, and clergy. important studies on Catholic architecture such as 'Reconquering Sacred Space 2000'.

Theology & Biblical Studies

Online Parallel Bible

Electronic New Testament Educational Resources

St Paul Center for Biblical Theology (Scott Hahn)

Centre of Theology and Philosophy at Nottingham (Radical Orthodoxy)

St Thomas Aquinas: the text of Summa Contra Gentiles
St Thomas Aquinas: the text of the Summa Theologica (Theologiae)

Texts of early Christian writings

Theology Library at Spring Hill College

Celestial Hierarchy
Mystical Theology
Divine Names

Some favourite non-religious sites

The Cloud Appreciation Society

The Friesian School

The Hubble Space Telescope

Marshall McLuhan

Mercatornet.com

Wikipedia – the free world encyclopedia