ALEXIAN BROTHERS HELPFUL WEBSITE LINKS
AMERICA - A weekly magazine founded by the Jesuits in 1909 and is being published by America Press, Inc. The Board of Directors of America are the 10 Jesuit Provincials and the President of the Jesuit Conference in the US.
CATHOLIC RESOURCES FOR BIBLE, LITURGY, ART AND THEOLOGY - A website created and managed by Fr. Felix Just, SJ, containing helpful resources for a variety of materials, especially of biblical and liturgical studies. Recommended not just for scholars, teachers, students, pastors, but also for believers, seekers, and discerners that is open to the Ignatian Spirituality. The website contain his writings and photographs,as well as those of his friends and students. The website has a lot of collections of links to other websites.
HUMAN DEVELOPMENT - Human Development Magazine is published for people involved in the work of fostering the growth of others. This includes persons involved in religious leadership and formation, spiritual direction, pastoral care and education, including parents, teachers, coaches, students or others interested in the development of the whole person.The Editor-in-Chief is now Reverend William A. Barry, S.J., Ph.D. who is a Catholic priest, author, spiritual director, and lecturer. Formerly on faculty at Weston Jesuit School of Theology, he is also co-director of the Jesuit tertianship program in the New England Province of the Society of Jesus. He lives at Campion Center in Weston, Massachusetts.
List of Religious Congregations in the US - A list of Men and Women Religious in the United States taken from the National Religious Vocations Conference Membership. The link identifies the collaborating members of NRVC, including its diocesan membership.
- The Community of St. John is a religious community founded by a French Dominican, Fr. Marie Dominique Philippe, in 1975. The Brothers and Sisters have chosen to live in a contemplative spirit in the service of the Church. They consecrate their lives to God through silent prayer in common, a search for truth, and fraternal charity. Sent into the world in the footsteps of Christ, the Brothers' life also implies an apostolic work: preaching, teaching, working with the poor...Click their community name to visit their website.
- Oblate Sisters of Providence - The Oblate Sisters is the first congregation of women religious of African descent in the world. This community was founded in 1829 in Baltimore, MD, by Haitian refugee named Elizabeth Clarissse Lange and Sulpician priest named Rev. James Hector Joubert. At that time the congregations's purpose was to educate children of color. Their works currently include religious education, pastoral assistance, community outreach and care of abandoned girls. They are found in New York, Maryland, Florida, Costa Rica, where they strive to meet the daily needs of the poor and the marginalized.
NCCV - National Coalition for Catholic Vocations - An organization of religious vocation directors that promotes Catholic Church Vocations. They provide helpful resources for vocation awareness, ministry, education and discernment.
NRVC -National Religious Vocations Conference - The National Religious Vocation Conference is a professional organization of men and women committed to vocation awareness, invitation, and discernment to consecrated life as brothers, sisters, and priests. It offers a great network of resources that helps members grow and develop personally and professionally in their vocation ministries.
NCR - National Catholic Reporter - a national publication whose mission is to "inform and inspire a just and peaceful world, serving as a platform for discussion of church, society, and global community." They have interesting pages for discussion boards commended for sharing conversations that freely quotes from the catechism, NCRcafe.org. Visit their interesting sites like homily, i.e., Bishop Gumbleton discussion on politicians and holy communion suggesting "Don't excommunicate. Communicatem," Becoming popular are their online column hosted by Clarissa Pincola Estes, author of Women Who Run With Wolves and podcasts with Tom Fox. Particularly recommended is the podcasts on enneagram by Sr. Suzanne Zuercher, September 1`9, 2008 issue, Vol 44. No.28 .
RBC - Religious Brothers Conference - The Religious Brothers Conference (RBC) is a service organization in the Catholic Church. The Mission of the RBC is to promote an awareness of and the calling of Brothers in the Church and society. We encourage all Brothers to live the Gospel message in a prophetic way, respecting the charism and tradition of their particular institute. The Religious Brothers Conference promotes the identity and vocation of Brothers, acts as a professional and ministerial resource to its members and offers continuing educational and spiritual growth program and material
RELIGIOUS FORMATION CONFERENCE - The RFC serves Roman Catholic Institutes of women and religious with programs and services for those in the many aspects of formation, those in initial formation/incorporation and all who are engaged in ongoing formation.
Vatican's Official Website in English
VISION - Catholic Religious Vocation Network - A publication that helps vocation discerners discover their life's calling, whether they are interested in consecrated life, ie., as becoming a nun, brother, priest, or monk or simply looking for ways to deepen your faith through volunteer and service opportunities
