Global Catholic Network
Global Catholic Network:encyclical of Pope Gregory Xvi: Propagation of the Faith
An 1840 letter/Encyclical from the Pope to Catholic leaders encouraging them to continue spreading the Catholic faith despite "them" (revolutionary and liberal hinderances).
New Advent
Catholic Encyclopedia: Baptismal Font
A history of the Baptismal font. This article includes archaeological information as well as canon law and praxis. This article is written with a Catholic perspective. Please note that "The Catholic Encyclopedia" is a historic reference...
New Advent
Catholic Encyclopedia: Deacons
This article looks at the origins, history and liturgical role of the deacon in the Roman Catholic Church. This site includes links to sites with related information. Please note that ?The Catholic Encyclopedia? is a historic reference...
New Advent
Catholic Encyclopedia: The Nature and Attributes of God
This site takes an in depth look at God through the Catholic Church. It explains God in various ways. Please note that ?The Catholic Encyclopedia? is a historic reference source and should be viewed in the context of resource material...
New Advent
Catholic Encyclopedia: Deaconesses
This article takes a look at the possibility that women served in the role of deacon in the early Church. Please note that ?The Catholic Encyclopedia? is a historic reference source and should be viewed in the context of resource...
New Advent
Catholic Encyclopedia: Priest
This article takes a look at the nature and background of priests in the Roman Catholic tradition. Please note that ?The Catholic Encyclopedia? is a historic reference source and should be viewed in the context of resource material dated...
Other
Catechism: The Pope
This site contains the American Translation of the Roman Catholic Catechism. It contains the exact phrase which explains the Official Church's beliefs in the Pope.
New Advent
Catholic Encyclopedia: Devotion to the Passion of Jesus Christ
Explains the traditional Catholic devotion to the Passion of Jesus Christ, which is celebrated in solemnity on Good Friday. Please note that ?The Catholic Encyclopedia? is a historic reference source and should be viewed in the context...
New Advent
Catholic Encyclopedia: Way of the Cross
Explains a traditional Catholic devotional - the Way or Stations of the Cross - one way the faithful remember what happened to Jesus on Good Friday. Please note that ?The Catholic Encyclopedia? is a historic reference source and should...
Global Catholic Network
Global Catholic Network: Saint Bede Confessor, Doctor of the Church
Biography of St. Bede, followed by the preface to the "Ecclesiastical History of England" and another excerpt in modern English.
Virtual Museum of Canada
Virtual Museum of Canada: Community Stories: A Prairie Mountain Promenade
The Prairie Mountain Regional Museum is a group of historic buildings that portray the history of southwestern Manitoba. You'll find here a one-room school, a Ukrainian Catholic church and an Anglican church, a police museum, settler...
Other
Catholic Answers: Confirmation
Find a list of quotations about the sacrament of confirmation compiled from the work of Church Fathers and early Christian writers.
Yale University
Yale University: Woman Under Monasticism
Several chapters from a text published in 1963. This site is a scholarly study of the life of women in a medieval convent.
New Advent
Catholic Encyclopedia: Protestant Episcopal Church in the Usa
This website gives an excellent historical account of the birth and evolution of the Protestant Episcopal Church; from the days preceding The Revolution, during its enactment, and after The Revolution. This site also contains information...
New Advent
Catholic Encyclopedia: John Knox
This website, rom the Catholic Encyclopedia, describes the life and history of the Scottish preacher, John Knox. Includes his early life at Edinburgh, his geneology, and his ecclesiastical rise to prominence as a reformer. Knox was a...
Kansas State
Kansas State University: Medieval Christian Scholasticism
This site presents the aims and methods of Medieval Christian Scholasticism, describing how the philosophy was influenced by Thomas Aquinas and then presenting a brief history of the term.
University of Missouri
Famous Trials: The Trial of Martin Luther
Martin Luther was the impetus for the Reformation that would set the scene for religious wars for years to come. With his list of 95 Theses, Martin Luther argued against many Catholic practices of his day including indulgences. Study his...