The official Vatican website here. This includes Church documents, saint biographies, news updates on the pope's messages and much more. This can be a helpful research tool.
The United States Conference of Catholic Bishops website here. This includes reflections for the liturgical season, the readings of the day, documents on specific Church teachings and news on the Church in America and much more. Also a great resource for research.
The Diocese of Rockford website is linked here. This includes information on things happening throughout our diocese.
The Diocese of Rockford Vocation Page is here. This includes helpful info from our Vocations Director, Father Romke, for those men who are curious about vocations to the diocesan priesthood or religious life and for those women curious about vocations to religious life.
Here is a website for the Consecrated Major Superiors of Women Religious. It includes the names of many of the women's religious orders in the U.S. and also a brief description of their life, contact information, and a link to each community's website.
Here is a website for the Consecrated Major Superiors of Men religious. It includes the names of many of the men's religious orders in the U.S. and also a brief description of their life, contact information, and a link to each community's website.
This is Jason and Crystalina Evert's website on how to discover God's will and be holy in relationships, especially in dating. In a word, how to live out the virtue of chastity. They have a TON of great stuff here, check it out!
Here is the YouTube Channel of Bishop Robert Barron, founder of Word on Fire Ministries. Bishop's videos cover a wide variety of Catholic topics and offers insightful answers to common tough questions.
The St. Paul Center of Biblical Theoogy founded by Dr. Scott Hahn is linked here. It provides an "educational institute that promotes life-transforming Scripture study in the Catholic tradition."
Peter Kreeft, Ph.D., is a professor, convert and renown Catholic apologist and philosopher. This link leads to several of his articles on a wide variety
of popular theological subjects.
Magis Center of Reason and Faith, founded by Father Spitzer is linked here. The Magis Center is dedicated to "Explaining the harmony among Faith, Physics and Philosophy."
The Patron Saints index, here, is searchable by name or topic. This site contains information on more than 6,000 saints.
The Catholic Encyclopedia, here, contains information on Church history on a variety of topics. Another good research tool.
Catholic Answers Catholic Encylcopedia organized by topic here. A complete, comprehensive site that will be helpful for class and beyond.
Humanum, linked here. Founded in 2015 following a gathering of leaders representing the world's religions at the Vatican, Humanum's mission is to explore,
understand, and appreciate global issues of human ecology. Viewed through the lens of digital media and conferences, this will include exploring
the human condition, social environments and the natural world. This cultural exchange will highlight the inherent truth, goodness and beauty
underlying the global human experience.