The St. Anselm Institute for Catholic Thought seeks to promote a Catholic intellectual presence and community at the University of Virginia, to make the richness of the Catholic tradition of thought and action available for public consideration by all, and to contribute to Catholic intellectual and cultural life in Virginia and the United States.

The Cresset, a journal of commentary on literature, the arts, and public affairs, explores ideas and trends in contemporary culture from a perspective grounded in the Lutheran tradition of scholarship, freedom, and faith while informed by the wisdom of the broader Christian community.

Edited by Stephen J. Harris and Bryon L. Grigsby
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This collection arose out of a discussion between Julia Bolton Holloway and R.A. Ross on Med-Rel, a list dedicated to the study of medieval religion. During the discussion, list members articulated a pressing need to address some prevalent misconceptions about the Middle Ages before a more general audience. This electronic book is the result.
In its diversity, the following collection reveals a very important facet of medieval study. Often, the Middle Ages, which arguably comprise about 1100 years, are (if I may use the plural again) considered by those just introduced to the field as one homogeneous, temporal and cultural lump. But as the variety of subjects addressed here implies, the Middle Ages were no simpler a time than our own. We hope that this collection can serve to introduce that variety and to orient interested readers towards more detailed studies.
Each contribution is brief, and some are linked to longer studies. All contributors recommend books for further reading. A number of essays have yet to be posted, so Misconceptions is always growing. If you would like to contribute an essay, please contact me at miscon@bede.net. Be sure to check back occasionally (command-D to bookmark). I am joined by my co-editor Bryon Grigsby in saying that it has been a privilege to compile this collection. We hope we have done the contributions justice, and apologize beforehand for any errors. We owe large debts of thanks. But there are so many people to thank that we can only ask leave to be grateful to all. All contributions are copyrighted to their respective authors. So, as the Venerable Bede said, "Lege Feliciter!"

Stephen J. Harris
University of Massachusetts

Bryon L. Grigsby
Centenary College

copyright 2001-2003

Please pardon our Dust…the bulk of the symbol dictionary should be posted by the end of the month. If there is something in particular you would like to see first, please let me know here. This IS the original, authentic Visual Glossary of Religious Symbols published in 2001 and formerly hosted by About.com. This site will be the permanent home for the glossary, and we will continue the regular additions and updates.

Professor: Deeana Klepper
Course Description: The Bible was of such importance to medieval Europeans that scarcely any aspect of life remained untouched by its influence. Turning to primary source readings as well as modern scholarship, this course will consider the place of Sacred Scripture in medieval European religion and culture. Subjects to explore will include: varieties of Biblical exegesis; learned and lay interaction with the text; issues of control and dissent, including the emergence of vernacular (non-Latin) Bibles and vernacular theology in Latin Christendom; Christian, Jewish and Muslim debate; and Biblical motifs and imagery in literature, drama, art, and political thought.

An Electronic Journal of Early Modern Hispanic Literatures and Culture
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Laberinto, published annually, is a peer-edited interactive electronic journal dedicated to theoretical and/or cross-disciplinary readings of Spanish and Spanish-American texts from the early modern period
(1450-1750), particularly those studies able to utilize the unique multimedia opportunities offered by website publication, including the use of images, of audio or video segments, and of hypertext links. The journal will also enable readers to respond to articles with their own multimedia commentaries, which will then become part of each issue. Laberinto seeks through electronic publication to promote scholarly inquiry and to facilitate dialogue among Hispanists and other students of these literatures.

Congratulations, Captain. You are approaching the Planet of Dinosaurs.
But first, welcome to the rather shabby galaxy of
Michael Delahoyde
Clinical Associate Professor of English
Washington State University

An interdisciplinary course exploring a range of topics relating to love, sexual politics, and human relationships--from the antagonisms of male and female in the drama of ancient Athens to the confusions or transformations of gender portrayed on the Hollywood screen today.

An Academic and Professional Web Resource for
American Literature
History of Technology
Shakespeare
Media & Communications
Semiotics
Classical Rhetoric
Lyric Poetry and Drama
and the Literature and Philosophy of True Love

(with information and links to Whitman, Thoreau, Sappho, Plato, McLuhan, Eco, Aristotle, Barthes, Magritte, and more. . . .)

Associate Professor
English Department, College of Liberal Arts
California Polytechnic State University

Father John C. McCloskey is a priest of the Prelature of Opus Dei and a research Fellow at the Faith and Reason Institute. Father John's articles and reviews have been published in major Catholic and secular periodicals, including Catholic World Report, Crisis Magazine, The Wall Street Journal, National Catholic Register, Washington Times, the New York Times, and ACEPRENSA. Fr. John puts together a list of one hundred essential Catholic books for your library.

Welcome to The Center for Christian Ethics online. Our mission is to offer thoughtful reflection and reliable guidance to church members in engaging the ethical dimensions of today's world.
The Center's innovative free quarterly publication, Christian Reflection: A Series in Faith and Ethics, weaves short articles, inspirational pieces, book reviews, and Christian art together with new worship materials and hymns on an important ethical theme. Every issue of Christian Reflection is accompanied by free online study guides for personal or small group study.
Navigate this site with the links on the left of this page. You may learn more 'about us' at the Center, locate issues of Christian Reflection, and access our Ethics Library of free materials.

Based on Fr. John McCloskey's Catholic Lifetime Reading Plan

CriticaLink is a web-based resource designed to encourage students to explore the territory shared by literary criticism, literary theory, and philosophy. CriticaLink provides
* reading guides for some of the texts that have made significant
* contributions to contemporary literary theory;
* exercises to build skills in literary-critical analysis;
* information on the lives of principal philosophers and theorists;
* historical backgrounds for developments in philosophy and literary theory;
* discussion questions;
* recommendations for further reading.

Speculum, published quarterly since 1926, was the first scholarly journal in North America devoted exclusively to the Middle Ages. It is open to contributions in all fields studying the Middle Ages, a period ranging from 500 to 1500. The journal’s primary emphasis is on Western Europe, but Arabic, Byzantine, Hebrew, and Slavic studies are also included. Articles may be submitted on any medieval topic; all disciplines, methodologies, and approaches are welcome, with articles on interdisciplinary topics especially encouraged. The language of publication is English.

Dumbarton Oaks Research Library and Collection, in Washington, DC, is an institute of Harvard University dedicated to supporting scholarship internationally in Byzantine, Garden and Landscape, and Pre-Columbian studies through fellowships, meetings, exhibitions, and publications. Located in Georgetown and bequeathed by Robert Woods Bliss and Mildred Barnes Bliss, Dumbarton Oaks welcomes scholars to consult its books, images, and objects, and the public to visit its garden, museum, and music room for lectures and concerts.

Associate Professor of Religion and History
Chair, Department of Religion
Boston University
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I earned my Ph.D. in medieval European history from Northwestern University and have appointments in both Religion and History at Boston University. My research and teaching focus on medieval and early modern European religious history, the Bible and biblical interpretation in medieval culture, the social contexts of mysticism, Christian-Jewish relations and other cross-cultural religious encounters, gender in religious history, and the history of science.

The Roots and Branches of Arts and Culture

n Annotated Bibliography of Printed and Online Primary Sources for the Middle Ages
Created by the Center for Medieval Studies, Fordham University
Edited by Maryanne Kowaleski, Fordham University
Assistant Editor Morgan Kay, Fordham University
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This database provides a searchable bibliography of texts - from private letters, wills, and household accounts to literary works, philosophical treatises, chronicles, court proceedings, church records, and a host of other documents - that were written in the Middle Ages and are now available in printed or online editions and translations. The aim is to provide annotated entries that include information on the genre, contents, archival reference and original language of the text, as well as whether the publication includes a translation, introduction, appendices, glossary, and index. Where appropriate, the bibliography also includes hyperlinks to sources that are online.
Begun in Summer 2003, this database was designed to record details about printed and online primary sources that can shed light on the history, literature, culture, and religion of the middle ages. In Phase I, we are focusing on primary sources that have been translated into English and are accessible in most college libraries or online. The database is currently weighted towards primary sources relating to England, France, and Ireland, but we are now adding more materials for other European countries. The primary sources included here date primarily from the period between roughly 300 and 1500, although there are sources that date from before and after these years.

I'm a Catholic Priest in the Archdiocese of New Orleans. Here I’ve been chronicling various interests including the Catholic faith, photography, south Louisiana, and my everlasting struggles with web design, fitness and the culinary arts; amongst other things.

IGNITUM TODAY provides Catholic perspectives on every topic that matters to young adults--life, religion, relationships, and fun.

Dappled Things is a literary magazine dedicated to providing a space for emerging writers to engage the literary world from a Catholic perspective. The magazine is committed to quality writing that takes advantage of the religious, theological, philosophical, artistic, cultural, and literary heritage of the Catholic Church in order to inform and enrich contemporary literary culture.

Middle Ages - A Free Educational Resource! Author & Referencing Information

Catholic Campus Ministry at Texas A&M

Fortified with vitamin BXVI. Not a substitute for regular mass attendance. Side effects may include mackerel snapping.
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I started writing The Crescat in the fall of 2006, shortly after my conversion, with the sole intent of using the format for apologetics to answer my family’s questions regarding my new found faith. It sort of worked with 3 family members reverting back to our ancestral faith but it turns out, my blog had nothing to do with that. I dragged them to mass and gave them rosaries and that seemed to do the trick.
Seeing that there was nothing I could write that would be more influential than actual actions, like prayer and mass attendance, I made The Crescat a Catholic humor blog offering myself up as penance for my obvious arrogance and spiritual pride- as if my blog and writings could take credit for the conversion of sinners.
Since then, my writings have ranged from politics, relationships, parenting, the arts, satire and good old fashioned self depricating humor. In a constant battle against myself and cynicism I am forced to find the humor and beauty in all situations. It was either this or start smoking again.
What is a “Crescat”? It is Latin for “thrive” or “flourish”. I first encountered the word in the stain glass images that dominate Belmont Abbey in North Carolina. It’s the slogan for the Benedictine’s of this monastery. You can find “Crescat” scrolled at the bottom of large oak trees in their glass windows. Since Benedictines take the unique vow of stability the oak tree symbolizes this in their hearty deep roots. Therefore, Crescat becomes a command for them… take root and thrive, flourish in faith!
And it is from that which I drew the name of this blog, and from that in which you are now exposed to my crescatological musings- a schizophrenic hodge-podge about parenting, lip stick, Nathan Fillion, domesticity, Downton Abbey, chickens, girly blather, Catholicism, political rantings, and art all usually composed during fits of insomnia around 2am.

Es una ONG de la cultura y su misión es movilizar y encauzar al voluntariado cultural

Formación e información desde una perspectiva católica.
Seas quien seas, eres bienvenido a nuestro sitio. Seas ateo, agnóstico, de otro credo, seas indiferente, seas incrédulo, seas un hermano en la fe… Deseamos que encuentres en nuestras páginas materiales que te puedan ser útiles para tu vida diaria.

Mariología.org "surge como una manifestación más del afán apostólico, de cristianos de varias nacionalidades, en un intento por hacer presente en el mundo el Evangelio de Jesucristo. Queriendo ser fieles a las enseñanzas de la Iglesia Católica vienen empleando, desde el año 1997, los medios para informar sobre diversos temas referentes al Catolicismo.
Bien conscientes de que nada sin la Gracia divina es posible en esta empresa, nos encomendamos a la Madre de Dios, Nuestra Madre, para que nos guíe como a hijos en el camino que hemos emprendido para una mayor gloria de Dios.
Catolicos.org agradece, en fin, las oraciones por este trabajo de permanente actualización, así como las sugerencias que puedan mejorarlo.

This blog by Elena Maria Vidal, author of the novels Trianon and Madame Royale, features "reflections on politics, history, art, music, books, morals, manners, and matters of faith," all from a solidly Catholic perspective.

Fr. Roderick's weekly podcast "The Break", with movie and tv reviews, geek news and faith questions.
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Three-time winner of the 'Best Religious Podcast of the Year' award at the People's Choice Podcast Awards. A fun and informative mix of entertainment, new media and new evangelization hosted by Fr. Roderick.

The Best Catholic People, Products, and Organizations in Ten Categories

Seul site indépendant spécialisé en musique religieuse en France, Culture & Religion vous propose depuis 2007 un large choix de CD et partitions de tous types de musique chrétienne. Nous vous proposons également une sélection de livres destinés notamment à l'éveil à la foi des enfants...

They met at the University of Notre Dame. Now these "Catholic Nerds" share their thoughts on Catholic culture, spiritual life and other musings (or "moosings" as the case may be) with the rest of the world.

A Journal for the Study of Tradition, Place, and 'Things Divine'
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ANAMNESIS is an interdisciplinary, peer-reviewed, academic journal dedicated to the study of Tradition, Place, and ‘Things Divine.’ [The] journal will strive to avoid ideological commitments and, instead, be open to diverse scholarship relating to our major themes.
Tradition signals the importance of custom and our relation to the past. In this sense, it can be a guide to human conduct and a constituent of rationality.
Place is an existential category, like the human body, that connotes focus on the limits of human scale, the value of human attachment to historical community and locality, and the value of human connection to nature and the land. Issues of agrarian values, decentralization, localism, and other such concerns are themes that the journal hopes to explore.
’Things Divine’  is Cicero’s phrase, and it is part of his famous claim that “wisdom” entails “knowledge of things divine and human.” The expression is intended to encompass a broad swath of meanings. On the one hand, it connotes openness to theological and philosophical inquiry into what is thought to be ultimate and unconditioned; and so we welcome exploration of topics related to Logos, natural law theory, and other such themes. On the other hand, we are also open to the mythos view of culture—i.e., that many basic truths about reality, which people experience, are often expressed in myths.
With respect to possible thinkers whose work might fit well with the journal’s concerns, they are legion. Here are just a few: Hans-Georg Gadamer, Charles Taylor, Edmund Burke, Stanely Hauerwas, T.S. Eliot, Wendell Berry, Richard Weaver, Rene Girard, Lord Acton, Alasdair MacIntyre, Christopher Lasch, Leo Strauss, Allen Tate, John Randolph of Roanoke, David Hume, James Fenimore Cooper, Robert Nisbet, Alexis de Tocqueville, Eric Voegelin, John Taylor of Caroline, and Michael Oakeshott. This list is far from exhaustive, and many other fine thinkers from across the ideological spectrum could be included and will be welcomed.

We are sociologists as well as Christians. Here we share our observations and research and reflect on its meaning for Christian faith and practice.

My name is Halden Doerge.
I am a teacher and theologian at the church and intentional community named Church of the Servant King in Portland, Oregon.
I blog about theology, the Bible, the church, and culture.

"What is urgent is the evangelization of a world that not only does not know the basic aspects of Christian dogma, but in great part has lost even the memory of the cultural elements of Christianity." Pope John Paul II
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We adhere to the explicit mandate of Jesus Christ: "Freely you have received. Freely give." (St. Matthew 10.8)
The Boston Catholic Journal© is a completely free online publication affiliated with no other organization or publication, and is dedicated solely to promoting a deeper understanding of the Faith of the Holy Roman Catholic Church, fidelity to the Supreme Pontiff whose See is in Rome, and to the authentic Magisterium of the Church. No one receives any income or money from this site. Our staff is unpaid and contributes its own time, money, and materials to sustain it.
To Mary Immaculate, Mother of God, we entrust this publication.
All articles contained in the Journal are original, or are published with permission from their respective authors or publishers.
Contributors to the Boston Catholic Journal are both Religious and lay and the message is the same, yesterday, today, and always: the Holy Gospel, authentically presented through the Magisterium of the Holy Roman Catholic Church to whose judgment we defer in all matters, in all things, and at all times.
The Journal neither solicits, nor will accept, any advertisements or material contributions of any kind.
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The Boston Catholic Journal is an online collection of "reflections on life lived authentically in Christ." Though no information is provided regarding the authorship of the articles offered here, or the sponsorship of the site, the content provided speaks volumes on the quality of both. The articles cover a wide variety of topics and are all well-written and thought-provoking. In addition to the articles on general topics, there are also a number of interesting special features, such as Letters from Nuns, Poetry, or Thoughts in Passing. All of these make this site worth an extended visit.

Not always happy but always happy to be Catholic.

Billing itself as a "lighthearted exploration of various prominent and obscure Catholic topics," Catholic Stuff You Should Know is an eclectic blend of history, doctrine, biography, and current events.
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Started in January 2010 members of The Companions of Christ responded to a letter from Pope Benedict on world day of communications to evangelize the digital Contentent. Thus the J10 initiative began. The rest will go down in digital history, yup...

Research Center for Liturgy, Faculty of Theology, Fu Jen Catholic University

Tom has been a full-time freelance writer and editor since 1991, publishing 3 books and more than 1,500 features, articles, and reviews in consumer, specialty, and academic publications.
Although he writes about literature, history, and religion, much of his career has been spent as a technology journalist, covering both interactive entertainment and emerging technology for dozens of magazines and newspapers. He has been a columnist for Computer Gaming World, T3: Tomorrow’s Technology Today, Game Players PC Entertainment, Cemetery Dance Magazine, PC Ace, and Computer Life. He’s written the Game Theory column for Maximum PC for 14 years, and is currently Editor-at-Large of Games Magazine. His work has appeared in The Star-Ledger, PC Magazine, Faith & Family, Atlantic City, Mercator’s World, The Thomas Wolfe Review, Fortean Times, Shaman’s Drum, BookPage, AudioFile, Mystery Scene, Armchair Detective, and many other newspapers, anthologies, magazines, and journals, as well as on websites like Gamespot, CNet, IGN, DVDReview, and many others.

Every year, the About.com Readers' Choice Awards recognize the best products, people, organizations, and services in a wide range of categories, from technology to hobbies to parenting to religion. In 2012, the About.com Catholicism GuideSite will participate in the Readers' Choice Awards for the second time, offering awards in ten categories: Best Catholic Book of 2010, Best Catholic Website, Best Catholic Blog, Best Catholic Podcast, Best Catholic iOS App, Best Catholic Radio Show, Best Catholic Newspaper, Best Catholic Magazine, Best Catholic to Follow on Twitter, and Best Catholic Facebook Page. Learn more about the 2012 Catholicism Readers' Choice Awards, and find out about the finalists and the winners in each category.

All you wish to know of the Mother of Jesus from the world's largest archive of printed info on Mary. The Marian Library/International Marian Research Institute.

La Compañía de Jesús es una Orden Religiosa de la Iglesia Católica. Fundada por San Ignacio de Loyola en 1540, está hoy extendida por 127 países en los que casi 18.000 jesuitas trabajan por la evangelización del mundo, en defensa de la fe y la promoción de la justicia, en permanente diálogo cultural e interreligioso. De ellos hay 1.300 en España que se distribuyen en cinco provincias (ver en España).
Los ejercicios espirituales de San Ignacio de Loyola son la fuente de la espiritualidad ignaciana, que guía a los jesuitas en su búsqueda de trabajar al servicio de la misión de Cristo en el mundo de hoy.
El actual superior General de los jesuitas es el Padre Adolfo Nicolás.

Center for Catholic Studies | Department of Cultural and Religious Studies, CUHK

成立背景
香港中文大學向以促進中西文化溝通為己任，自宗教研究成立之初，已開設與天主教研究有關之課程。
在2005年，承蒙天主教香港教區慷慨捐贈，在大學之文化及宗教研究系設立天主教研究中心，以進一步發展天主教研究。

成立目的
* 促進與天主教相關的學術研究；
* 培訓天主教研究學者；
* 加強世界各地天主教學者間的學術交流；
* 推廣對天主教文化的認識。

在北京的东、西老城区内集中座落着北京五大天主教百年老堂。北京智洁圣艺文化有限公司就选址在这里。以销售、研发、订制天主教、基督新教、东正教类工艺品的文化类公司。公司创办于2010年，由天主教教友自由发起。以教会文化本地化为宗旨，来做福传益人的工作。
让更多的中国人了解基督文化，让更多的世界人了解中国文化。

北京智洁圣艺文化有限公司是一家由天主教教友自发成立的实体公司，公司主要以基督文化本地化为创立宗旨，致力于设计、制作具有中国元素的教会文化商品及建立相关市场。
智洁圣艺基督文化工艺品店成立于2010年8月，座落于北京市中心，西四繁华商业街，毗邻北京几大天主教堂和基督教堂，交通便利，是面向社会传播福音的前沿窗口。
在此基础上2011年8月成立了北京智洁圣艺文化有限公司，以商业化模式运营。旨在教会工艺品研发、批零，教会艺术家宣传推广，教会文化活动组织，教堂神职用品装饰设计四个方面有序发展。
教会工艺品的研发力图借鉴国外的教会工艺品，以基督文化思想为根本，以中国多种多样的传统手工艺为表现形式，将教会工艺品融入教友生活的方方面面。
教会艺术家的平台搭建，旨在艺术福传为方式。协助推广教内的职业艺术家，发现教内的艺术爱好者，建立教内的艺术品市场，有了本地化的艺术家，才能有本地化的教会艺术。
教会文化活动组织是为协助教会艺术团体的交流和传播，组织展览展示、演出活动。搭建教会和社会文化市场的平台。让更多的社会人士认识和了解基督文化和教会艺术。
教堂神职用品设计包含教堂内部装饰、教堂文化建设、神职人员神品设计制作三个方面。以神学思想为基础，做出具有本地特点、时代特点的教会产品。
我们是天主的工具，是教会与社会的桥梁，在天主圣神的指引下，在教会神长和教友的帮助和支持下，我们以自己的微小力量为基督思想的福传，为教会本地化艺术的普及贡献一份力量。
我们的宗旨：
让更多的中国人了解基督文化，让更多的世界人了解中国文化。

Regnum Christi is an apostolic movement which shares the charism of the Legionaries of Christ. It includes lay men and women, as well as deacons and priests.

Saint Luke Productions is dedicated to evangelizing and renewing the culture through theater and the media.
Our mission is accomplished through the touring of live professional dramas, and the production and distribution of feature films and DVDs through our media division, Luke Films. Our productions are based on historical, scriptural, and modern day stories that inspire audiences to a deeper desire for the Truth of Jesus Christ. We also are committed to the education and encouragement of artists and young people who share our vision: through internships, workshops and employment in our office and production company. These opportunities include acting, theatrical lighting and sound, touring, cinematography, and film and sound editing. In accord with the teachings of John Paul II and the Second Vatican Council, we believe that a renewal of the culture depends upon a renewal of family life. Our organization has been established within the context of family, and with the purpose of encouraging a respect for the family, both in our productions and in our work environment.
By bringing the lives of the Saints to modern audiences, Saint Luke Productions fosters vocations and actively participates in the “New Evangelization” of our culture. We see the fruits when traveling throughout the country touring with our live dramas, and through the response to our films and DVDs. Although we are Catholic in our vision, we have witnessed how these stories have touched and changed the lives of people of all faiths. It is humbling to experience this for we know it is God, not Saint Luke Productions, who touches souls. Please pray for our mission, that we can continue to produce new dramas that spread the Faith.

Personal Transformation and Spiritual Development Resources: Spirituality & Practice

Several thousand articles on the Culture of Life; Jerry Novotny, O.M.I.
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Dear Friends,
There are crucial issues that face us today: abortion, aids, bioethics, birth control, when life begins, population concerns, post-abortion healing, etc. But far too often our public debates are long on emotion and short on clear thinking. Along the way, respect for the dignity of human life gets lost in the rhetoric. Our purpose is to promote a “Culture of Life” in which human freedom will find its authentic meaning by joining forces with truth, life and love. This culture “needs new lifestyles which will show respect for the dignity of every individual, especially the weakest, and which will recognize the value of human sexuality in the development of the person.” (Evangelium Vitae)
This website hopes to help change the present situation by providing clear thinking about these most crucial issues. The project was started on September 1st, 2000. We are blessed by the support of serious scholars and good people who are donating their writings. We hope that Oblates and interested visitors will feel inspired to contribute their own well–reasoned writings and research papers.

The Thomas More Centre has been publishing AD2000 since April 1988. It was begun by B.A. Santamaria for reasons which he describes in the first editorial, An Act of Folly or an Act of Faith?
150 issues later, in August 2001, the raison d'etre of AD2000 was restated by Michael Gilchrist in his article After 14 years, why does AD2000 continue? Michael concludes:
" ...the strengthening of orthodoxy through John Paul II's leadership, the leadership of new bishops, the rise of new movements in the Church and the consolidation of a determined laity are what constitute the beginning of a revival.
AD2000 is committed to continuing its modest role in helping reconstruct and consolidate a new culture of life and orthodox Christian faith in Australia."

Welcome to my website! Maybe you've come here from Our Lady of the Rosary parish website, or through a link on one of my Catholic radio shows. Maybe we've met through one of my public speaking events. Maybe you've read one of my articles, or connected here through my blog or one of the many websites for which I write. However you've come in, you'll find that this website draws together and provides links to my various projects.
I've written sixteen books, and many articles on the Catholic faith, and before I was a Catholic priest, I started a business training and personal development concept called Ordinary Hero. If you're interested in viewing my books just click on that page. Some of my articles are archived here, and you can learn about my other work through this site.
Thanks for dropping by. Feel free to explore the site and let me know if you would like to use any articles or information you find here. If you've benefited from my work, or have any comments or criticism, I'd love to hear from you. If you'd like me to address your organization or would like more information, please be in touch through the contact page.
Thanks again for visiting and God bless you,
Fr. Dwight Longenecker

Standing on My Head is the blog and podcast of Fr. Dwight Longenecker, a married Catholic priest and father of four and author of ten books on Christian apologetics. Mennonite by birth, Father Longenecker graduated from Bob Jones University and was ordained as an Anglican priest before converting to Catholicism.
Three words: Father Longenecker's Homilies. Everything else is icing.
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Welcome to Standing on My Head! I'm a former Evangelical, then an Anglican priest, now a Catholic priest. If you want to learn more about me click on the "Bio" tab in the header.The header tabs also contain my archived articles, with my conversion stories and writings on Catholic apologetics. You can have a look at the books I've written and purchase them online by using the "Browse Books" tab in the header.You can also use the drop down menu to contact me by email, book me for a speaking engagement, learn about our new Finding Faith Outreach and learn out about the topics I speak on, the retreats I lead. Visit my website for more of my archived articles, and learn more about my various outreach projects. My blog is part of my ministry and I have a wife and kids to support as well as run a busy parish.

Crisis has conceived its mission around the Holy Father’s insights.  Each day, Crisis will remind countless Catholics of their heritage, give them the confidence to defend the common good, a just society, the teachings the Church, the family, the dignity of work and the sanctity of life. Our authors hope to help the new laity (and clerical readers) form both their intellect and their spirituality in a scholarly, but accessible, way.
Crisis will analyze, discuss, and propose—from a variety of prudential positions— sane solutions to social and economic problems. We hope not merely to arm our readers with the arguments necessary for navigating the ideological (and theological) minefields of the day, but to do so by proceeding into the temporal order with charity and humility. There is seldom a single Catholic solution to the challenges that beset us.
We hope that the staff of Crisis continue to display all the doggedness and the fidelity of the original editorial architects and contributors of this magazine. Our Catholic Faith and our society demand no less.
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Crisis Magazine is owned and operated by Sophia Institute of Bedford, New Hampshire. Sophia Institute is the publishing division of the Thomas More College of Liberal Arts (New Hampshire) and Holy Spirit College (Atlanta).

ChinaSource serves the international faith-based community by identifying critical issues, formulating strategies, convening resources and evaluating results for the promotion of responsible and effective service in China.

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The Journal for the Renewal of Religion and Theology ( JRRT ) has ceased publication for the time being. JRRT has been published online as an 'Open Acess' journal and continues to be freely accessed by readers and contributors free of charge. Papers are not currently being accepted. Papers, articles and essays already submitted and published conform to the academic guidelines set out in 'submissions'. Papers have been subjected to peer-review before publication. Pertinent articles, essays and reviews have also been published.

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Material has been published that explores the widest field of religion and theology - especially aspects that might not have normally received focus. JRRT deals with mainstream Western religions and spirituality, along with Eastern and Middle Eastern religious streams. There has also been the possibility for submissions dealing with indigenous religious culture along with new areas of religious development, and other religious and theological expressions that might not normally be addressed in mainstream studies.
JRRT encourages diversity along with rigorous thinking and research aimed at both established and emerging phenomena in the religious and theological fields. The diverse membership of the editorial board endeavours to be an expression of the focus and scope of JRRT.

You've reached the website of Mark P. Shea, as fun as the fun stuff found on my blog site, Catholic and Enjoying It!. Both this site and my blog are dedicated to the glory of the Blessed Trinity, the honor of Our Lady, the spread of the Catholic Faith, the works of mercy among all persons of good will, the dignity of the human person, and to all things good, joyous, beautiful and tasty. Here you will be able to
* Read my Sheavings;
* Get handy summaries of my current talks (there are always more coming) and find details about how to book me as a speaker;
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All my work is offered with the prayer that Jesus Christ will be honored, that you will gain some benefit, and that we will all have a bit of fun.

If you encounter a link that does not work, please contact me so that I can quickly get the link fixed. At the top of each section are my top recommended sites marked by two asterisks (**).

Human Life International
Pro-Life Missionaries to the World
Pro-Life: Following the teaching of the Catholic Church, we defend life from the moment of conception until natural death for every human being.
Missionaries to the World: Our Catholic teachers and trainers work with those of all faiths and cultures all around the globe. We bring the Gospel of Life to places where the culture of death is only beginning to encroach on what are always, naturally, pro-life societies; or where it has already taken root. In many countries, HLI and its affiliates are the pro-life movement.
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The mission of HLI is to create effective opposition to the culture of death around the world. With affiliates and associates in over 100 countries, Human Life International is the largest international pro-life organization in the world.

Now on Public Television nationwide. Check the latest TV schedule. Watch on EWTN in November. The beauty & truth of CATHOLICISM with Fr. Robert Barron. It's the Story of the Whole World. It's Your Story!

Word On Fire Catholic Ministries is a nonprofit global media organization which supports Catholic evangelical preaching, particularly the work of Father Robert Barron, and reaches millions of people to draw them into or back to the Catholic faith.
By evangelical is meant the bold proclamation of Jesus Christ as the source of conversion and new life. By Catholic is meant that this ministry utilizes the tremendous resources of the Roman Catholic tradition—art, architecture, poetry, philosophy, theology, and the lives of the saints in order to explain and interpret the event of Jesus Christ.
It is the hope of Word On Fire Catholic Ministries that this outreach will draw people into the body of Christ, which is the Church, and thereby give them access to all the gifts that Jesus wants His people to enjoy.
Word On Fire Catholic Ministries places an emphasis and urgency on the use of contemporary forms of media and innovative communication technologies.
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Father Robert Barron is an acclaimed author, speaker, and theologian. He is the Francis Cardinal George Professor of Faith and Culture at Mundelein Seminary near Chicago and also is the founder of Word On Fire (www.WordOnFire.org).
Fr. Barron is the creator and host of CATHOLICISM, a groundbreaking ten-part documentary series and study program about the Catholic faith. He is a passionate student of art, architecture, music and history, which he calls upon throughout his global travels in the making of the documentary.
Word On Fire programs are broadcast regularly on WGN America, Relevant Radio, CatholicTV, EWTN, the popular Word on Fire YouTube Channel, and the Word on Fire website, which offers daily blogs, articles, commentaries, and over ten years of weekly sermon podcasts. In 2010, Father Barron was the first priest to have a national show on a secular television network since the 1950s.

I'm a 25-year-old Catholic bibliophile who writes on theology, technology, social-justice, and books. By day I'm a mechanical engineer, and by night I'm a lego-building, spitup-cleaning, bedsheet-tucking Dad and Husband.

Chicago's Premier PBS station.
WTTW's mission is to provide unique, relevant and valued content and services that enrich, engage and educate diverse communities in Chicago and around the world.
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This site was originated by Mark Alder to support the launch of a book by Fr. Aidan Nichols called Christendom Awake.

Against The Grain is the personal blog of Christopher Blosser - web designer and all around maintenance guy for the original Cardinal Ratzinger Fan Club (Now Pope Benedict XVI).

The mission of Sophia Institute shall be to nurture the spiritual, moral, and cultural life of souls and to spread the Gospel of Christ in conformity with the teachings of the magisterium of the Roman Catholic Church.
Sophia Institute shall accomplish its mission chiefly by the use of printed media and works of art but also through cultural projects, charitable activities, information services, conferences, and other means from time to time deemed appropriate by the Board of Trustees.

By virtue of its Statute, Vatican Radio is the broadcasting station of the Holy See, legally based in the Vatican City State. It is a mean of communication and evangelization created to serve the Pope’s Ministry. It was established by Guglielmo Marconi and inaugurated by Pius XI (Radio message Qui arcano Dei) on February 12th 1931.

The main task of Vatican Radio is to proclaim the Christian message freely, faithfully and efficiently and keeping the centre of Catholicism in contact with the different countries of the world by:

- diffusing the voice and the teachings of the Roman Pontiff;
- informing about the activities of the Holy See;
- giving information about the life and the activities of the Catholic Church in the world;
- helping the faithful to evaluate today’s problems in the light of the Teachings of the Church.

Vatican Radio gives advice and cooperation to Dioceses or Bishops’ Conferences in the field of radio broadcasting sector.

Vatican Radio has also the institutional task to record, amplify, and distribute the sound of all the official Vatican activities of the Holy Father and to exercise and protect, in an exclusive way, the copyright and intellectual property rights over the voice recordings of the Roman Pontiffs.

Fr. Federico Lombardi S.I. is the Director General of Vatican Radio since November 5th, 2005.

天主教亞洲真理電台隸屬亞洲主教團協會，透過短波調頻向亞洲各地區廣播。電台於一九六九年在菲律賓總部開始中文廣播，九一年在台灣成立中文節目組，後改稱中文節目部，負責製作宗教及靈修節目。

譚有，畢業於香港中文大學（中文系學士）及建道神學院（道學碩士）
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「俄巴底」（Obadiah）是誰？甚麼又是「俄巴底行動」（Obadiah's Mission）？

讀過《聖經．列王紀上》的人，都一定不會忘記先知以利亞，並他在迦密山上與四百五十巴力先知「鬥法」的精采故事。卻少有人留意，在以利亞的「成功」背後，有著許多個默默耕耘的「俄巴底」……。

就在以色列王亞哈執政的時候（公元前九世紀），國勢甚強，信仰上卻一塌胡塗，「巴力崇拜」充斥朝野，【迦南人相信的巴力（Baal）是太陽神，並掌管風雨。古代社會掌管陽光雨水的，就等同今天最多人拜的財神。】忠於耶和華的先知橫遭殺害：

暗利的兒子亞哈行耶和華眼中看為惡的事，比他以前的列王更甚，犯了尼八的兒子耶羅波安所犯的罪；他還以為輕，又娶了西頓王謁巴力的女兒耶洗別為妻，去事奉敬拜巴力，在撒馬利亞建造巴力的廟，在廟裏為巴力築壇。亞哈又做亞舍拉，他所行的惹耶和華－－以色列神的怒氣，比他以前的以色列諸王更甚。（王上 16:30-33）

俄巴底雖是亞哈臣宰，卻暗地裏效忠上帝，冒死保護耶和華的先知：

俄巴底甚是敬畏耶和華，耶洗別殺耶和華眾先知的時候，俄巴底將一百個先知藏了，每五十人藏在一個洞裏，拿餅和水供養他們。（王上 18:3-4）

這位俄巴底本身不是先知，沒說過一個預言，更沒著過一本先知書，卻為耶和華保存了一百位先知。筆者這個稱為「俄巴底行動網」的網站，也願效法前賢，在這末世教會瘖弱、異端猖獗、惡人當道的時候，透過對聖經真道的持守與宣揚，為上帝的國存留一點「餘裔」。成事與否全憑上帝旨意，甚至怎樣謂之「成事」，也必須由祂定奪。我們可作的，就只有像俄巴底一樣－－敬畏耶和華。

後來，在西乃山上，上帝對先知以利亞說：

但我在以色列人中為自己留下七千人，是未曾向巴力屈膝的。（王上19:18）

上文提到的俄巴底只收藏了一百位先知，據此可知，當其時必定尚有許多個不知名的「俄巴底」，同樣敬畏上帝，冒死收藏、供養耶和華的眾先知，以至達七千人之多。當然，若不是耶和華先「收藏」俄巴底，俄巴底早就死在耶洗別和亞哈的毒手下了。成就萬事的仍是全能的上帝，所求於我們的只有忠心。

筆者不自量力，也願盡一點心力，請你為我禱告。還有更重要的，是你若查考聖經，或就教與屬靈長輩後，仍相信本網站基本可靠，請轉介給其他人，借此網絡互相守望。在此末世，說不定這區區網站也可以成為收藏先知的「山洞」，而你也可以成為一個「俄巴底」哩！

U.S. Catholic is the most award-winning religious general-interest magazine in the United States
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A forum for lay Catholics reviewing the intersection of U.S. cultural and political life and the Catholic faith. Monthly magazine.

The World Youth Alliance is a global coalition of young people committed to promoting the dignity of the person and building solidarity among youth from developed and developing nations.

To strengthen culture, faith and spirit in Catholic organizations for the new evangelization.

A non-profit Internet service dedicated to issues of culture, life, and family. It was launched in September 1997. LifeSiteNews Daily News reports and information pages are used by numerous organizations and publications, educators, professionals and political, religious and life and family organization leaders and grassroots people across North America and internationally.

Our magazine's mission is to interpret and influence the direction of contemporary culture from the perspective of the Catholic tradition and other informed conservative viewpoints. Back issues online.

To study, live, and spread the Catholic Faith in our business, professional, and personal lives.
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In the love of our Lord Jesus Christ, His Church and His Vicar on earth, Legatus is an international organization of practicing Catholic laymen and laywomen, comprised of CEOs, Presidents, Managing Partners and Business Owners, with their spouses, from the business community and professional enterprises.