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Resources and Links

Diocesan Resources

Hierarchy

Diocese of Arlington - The official website for the Diocese of Arlington.

Archdiocese of Washington - The official site for the Archdiocese of Washington, DC.

News

Arlington Catholic Herald - The Herald is a print and Internet medium providing news and commentary on the Diocese of Arlington.

Schools

Office of Catholic Schools, Diocese of Arlington – The official website for Catholic schools within the Diocese of Arlington.  From this webpage you can find links to all Diocesan preschools, elementary schools and high schools.

Diocesan Social Justice

Catholic Charities - Operated by the Diocese of Arlington and is charged with "implementing the Church’s social mission in relationship to the needs of families, individuals and communities."

Catholic Charities, International - The overseas relief and development agency of the U.S. Catholic Community.

Christ House - Provides "shelter to the homeless, food to the hungry and clothing to those in need." It is operated by Catholic Charities of the Diocese of Arlington and is located in Alexandria.

Community Resources

Carpenter's Shelter - Provides shelter to the homeless. Blessed Sacrament has agreed to help Carpenter's Shelter open an overflow hypothermia shelter over the cold winter months for Saturday nights.

Mary's House - Provides shelter to women in crisis pregnancies, a program administered by Saint Anthony of Padua Parish in Falls Church.

City of Alexandria - The official government web site of the City of Alexandria, Virginia. Write or petition locally elected officials through electronic or traditional media.

Basilica of National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception - The official website for the Basilica.

Other Catholic Resources

Catholic News and Magazines

EWTN Global Catholic Network - Contains a large collection of Catholic documents and online experts to answer questions about the Faith.

Catholic Culture - Seeks to provide Catholic and other interested readers with all the news that affects their Church and their faith.

Domestic-Church.com - An on-line magazine for Catholic families seeking to bring the life of the Church into their homes and their daily lives. Domestic-Church.Com is working to promote a Catholic culture in every family that will lead to the transformation of society and a truly Catholic culture in the world.

Catholic References

Nazareth Resource Library  - Brings quality Christian literature to the world wide web with an emphasis on Scripture, apologetics, and theology.

Catholic Internet Portals

CatholiCity - An Internet Service of the Mary Foundation providing a home page for authentic Catholic organizations and business.

Apologetics

Aedificatio: On the Solid Basis and Beauty of Catholic Belief - Coordinates the most accessible and complete apologetic websites for a number of subjects. It also offers unique resources such as the passage-by-passage defense of Scripture and a subject directory of Papal Documents.

Liturgy and Tradition

Catholic Liturgical Library - Features original material as well as some excellent articles and it is solidly Catholic. The bookstore (which is hosted by amazon.com) only offers truly Catholic titles.

Catholic Heritage Cirricula - Provides useful information for parents trying to educate their children in the Catholic faith.

Devotions and Adoration

Daily ReadingsThe US Catholic Conference of Bishops page for daily readings.  Includes the audio version of the reading and a video reflection.

Lord, Teach Us How to Pray - Contains prayers as well as insights to prayer for everyday, special occasions, illness, etc.

Adore Christ for Peace - A comprehensive website on Eucharistic Adoration, the Trinity, Eucharist, and the Jubilee 2000.

The Passion of Jesus - This site offers nine Scriptural meditations on the Passion of Christ with commentaries.

Evangelization

Cardinal Kung Foundation - Dedicated to promoting the Roman Catholic Church in China, now under persecution, through increased prayers, financial support and other appropriate projects.

Mary

Blue Army of Our Lady of Fatima - Features information about the Blue Army Shrine of the Immaculate Heart of Mary, pilgrimages, the rosary crusade, SOUL Magazine, First Saturday Devotion, the apparitions of Our Lady of Fatima, and information about the three children, Jacinta, Francisco, and Lucia, to whom Our Lady appeared.

Charity

Catholic Extensions - A charitable arm of mercy reaching out to the poor, those devastated by natural disasters, those who desire but cannot find their way to medical attention, those who yearn for education, and those who pray for missions and chapels in areas where no formal house of worship is available.

Pro-Life and Religious Rights

The Ultimate Pro-Life Resource List - Although completely consistent with Catholic teaching, this is not a "Catholic" site per se, in that it does not provide Catholic theological teaching on abortion. Links to other websites are available on this site also.

Catholic League for Religious and Civil Rights - The nation's largest Catholic civil rights organization. This site offers and archive on their publications, annual reports on anti-Catholicism, press releases, back issues of The Catalyst, events and laerts, a page on Pius XII and the Holocaust, and a list of books and videos available for purchase.

Project Rachel - Operated by the Family Life Office of the Diocese of Arlington and provides counseling services to women who have had abortions in their life.

Other Catholic Organizations

Congregation of Marians of the Immaculate Conception - Provides information about the Congregation of Marians, Sr. Faustina and the Divine Mercy Message and who's mission is to strive earnestly with the Church so that all may attain salvation

Franciscan Friars of the Renewal - The official web site of the Community of the Franciscan Friars of the Renewal.