LINKS

Look below for links to:

   1. Catholic websites

   2. Documents

   3. Other Christian, ecumenical, and secular environmental sites  

1. Catholic Websites

	When Eternal Word Television Network (EWTN) was launched on August 15, 1981, many felt there would be little demand for a Catholic network. Now, in its 24th year, EWTN has become the largest religious media network in the world, transmitting programming 24 hours a day to more than 105 million homes in 110 countries and 16 territories on more than 3,400 cable systems, wireless cable, Direct Broadcast Satellite (DBS), low power TV and individual satellite users.
	If you have ever prayed to see young Catholic women once again flocking to the religious life, your prayers have been answered.  The number of Dominican Sisters of Mary, Mother of the Eucharist, has multiplied 1,300 percent in the seven years since their founding.  Visit www.sistersofmary.org to learn more!
	Catholic Relief Services (CRS) serves the poor in over seventy countries.  CRS fosters projects that will enhance sustainability and have a positive net impact on the environment.
	The Catholic League is the USA’s largest Catholic civil rights organization.  Founded in 1973 by the late Father Virgil C. Blum, S.J., the Catholic League defends the right of Catholics – lay and clergy alike – to participate in American public life without defamation or discrimination.
	The National Silent No More Awareness Campaign is an effort to make the public aware of the devastation abortion brings to women, men, and their families. The emotional and physical pain of abortion will no longer be shrouded in secrecy and silence, but rather exposed and healed. This effort is a key to making abortion unthinkable, and persuading society that women deserve better than abortion.  In addition, according to the Roman Catholic Church, respect for life and for the dignity of the human person extends also to the rest of creation.
	www.newadvent.org:   This is a ‘Catholic Supersite’: it gives you access to many useful resources around the world. You can find here, for example, The Catholic Encyclopedia, the Catechism, the writings of the Church Fathers and various Catholic news services.
	www.catholic.net:   And here is another Supersite, particularly well designed and easy to use.
	www.udayton.edu/mary/:   Probably the best site on the Blessed Virgin Mary.
	www.chesterton.org/:    This is a fun site about G. K. Chesterton, one of the great Christian writers.  Explore!
	www.zenit.org/english/:    This news service will keep you in touch with what is happening in the Catholic Church as a whole, and what the Pope is doing and saying.
	http://www.catholic.com:   Another essential site.
	http://www.scborromeo.org/ccc.htm:  The catechism search engine.
	http://www.dwightlongenecker.com:  Dwight Longenecker’s excellent site.
	http://www.mark-shea.com/index.html:  Mark Shea's entertaining and informative site.
	http://www.peterkreeft.com/home.htm:    Peter Kreeft's seminal site
	The Catholic Migrant Farmworker Network (CMFN) is a national organization dedicated to pastoral ministry with migrant and seasonal farmworkers. Founded in 1986, the Network operates with the support and collaboration of the Office for the Pastoral Care of Migrants and Refugees of the U.S. Catholic Conference.  CMFN works to bring the pastoral presence of the Church to thousands of migrant farmworkers throughout our country.
	MaterCare International is an association of health professionals dedicated to improving the lives and health of mothers and their unborn children throughout the world, through new initiatives of service, training, and research, in accordance with the contemporary teaching contained in the Encyclical Evangelium Vitae (the Gospel of Life).
	Mary's Gardens was founded in 1951 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania to research the hundreds of flowers named in medieval times as symbols of the life, mysteries and privileges of the Blessed Virgin Mary, Mother of Jesus - as recorded by botanists, folklorists and lexicographers; and to assist in the planting of "Mary Gardens" today.
	Visit the Web site of The Couple to Couple League, the largest provider of Natural Family Planning services within the US.
	Priests for Life is an officially approved association of Catholic Clergy who give special emphasis to the pro-life teachings of the Church.  They offer ongoing assistance to the clergy in addressing the topics of abortion and euthanasia, and training and resources to the entire pro-life movement.
	Saint John's Arboretum celebrates and preserves the unique beauty and richness of God's creation in Central Minnesota and fosters the Benedictine tradition of land stewardship, education, and environmental respect.
	Kateri On-Line is a virtual shrine and museum dedicated to Blessed Kateri Tekakwitha, patroness of ecology.
	Catholic Network of Volunteer Service (CNVS), challenged by the message of the Gospel, promotes and assists member programs serving in the United States and throughout the world.  CNVS is a resource for people who are discerning a call to volunteer service, are in service, or have returned from service.  The site includes environmental volunteer opportunities.
	The goal of The Mary Page is to present information about the Mother of Jesus and to lead people to a loving knowledge of her who is the first and most holy of the faithful. Learning more about Mary, we develop a fuller knowledge of Christ who is the fulfillment of human existence.
	Find news, opinion, and hope for a post-modern world at Traditional Catholic Reflections and Reports, TCRNews.com.
	CatholicCulture.org provides some of the best Catholic resources available on the internet, including its own database of Catholic documents.

• Catholic Perspective on Women in Society and in the Church

• Living His Life Abundantly® International, Inc. seeks to mend the Christian fabric of today's culture by proclaiming the abundant life in Jesus Christ through all manner of media and communications.

Welcome to CatechismClass.com !

When it comes to the religious education, the spiritual formation, and the moral guidance of our Catholic Youth, The Goldhead Group, Ltd. set out to provide not just a digital road map, but a veritable itinerary for a cyberspace Journey to the Heavenly Father.

Through CatechismClass.com students are provided with a trustworthy and highly integrated:

• K through 12
• Lectionary Driven
• Catechism Based
• Orthodox Catholic
• Fifty weeks a year
• Daily online lessons
• Comprehensive Catholic catechesis

CatechismClass.com also provides:

• Built in accountability
• Freedom to work at home
• Constantly updated links
• Student-centered material
• Goldhead company-generated report cards
• Maximum flexibility for whole families and individual members
• Most efficient and effective way to meet everyone's Catholic responsibilities

A parent or pastor could accept participation in this program as fulfillment of everybody’s (parent’s, pastor’s, pupil’s) Canonical and conscientious responsibilities for the (orthodox) Catholic rearing of young people.

Master´s Degree in Ecology Inspired by Christian Humanism The Regina Apostolorum Pontifical Athenaeum Author: Zenit ROME, OCT. 16, 2002 www.zenit.org.- A master´s degree in environmental sciences is being offered in Rome, inspired by Christian humanism. The degree is offered by the Regina Apostolorum Pontifical Athenaeum in cooperation with the Italian Ministry of the Environment. Program director Antonio Gaspari explained that the course will begin Oct. 25 and will focus on "the anthropocentric and integral conception of human development, in keeping with the best philosophical and theological tradition of the Catholic Church." The master´s is directed at professors, educators, businessmen, public employees, members of ecological organizations, priests, men and women religious, seminarians, leaders of volunteer movements, and to all who wish to study the Church´s social doctrine on environmental topics or work in the field of environmental protection. It is a one-year program, from October to June, divided in six parts, of 40 hours each, adding up to a total of 240 classroom hours. Classes will be held only once a week, for eight hours. The subjects of the six parts are "Anthropological and Theological Foundations"; "Science and Technology"; "Economics and the Environment"; Bioethics and Environmental Problems"; "Law and Jurisprudence"; and "Environment, Information and Media." The program is recognized by Italian universities as well as by pontifical universities. Among the professors in the ecclesial field are Bishop Giampaolo Crepaldi, secretary of the Pontifical Council for Justice and Peace; Bishop Marcelo Sánchez Sorondo, chancellor of the Pontifical Academy for Sciences and of the Pontifical Academy for Social Sciences; and Legionary Father Thomas Williams, dean of theology of Regina Apostolorum. Among the professors in the scientific area are Paolo Vecchia of the Physics Laboratory and member of Italian Higher Council of Health; engineer Paolo Fornaciari, former director of the nuclear section of the ENEL enterprise; and Paolo Sequi, director of the Experimental Institute for Plant Nutrition. To register for the master´s program or to receive more information, send a message to ambiente@upra.org

2. Documents

• Pope John XXIII's prophetic teaching: Pacem in Terris

• The Catholic Church and Stewardship of Creation from the Acton Institute.

• JPIC and OFM Integrity of Creation resources

• A brief history of the Church's environmental teachings by Karl Golser.

• JESUS CHRIST, THE BEARER OF THE WATER OF LIFE: A Christian reflection on the “New Age”

• U.S. National Conference of Catholic Bishops, "Renewing the Earth: An Invitation to Reflection and Action on the Environment in Light of Catholic Social Teaching," Nov. 14, 1991

• The Columbia River Pastoral Letter Project is an extensive, international pastoral letter project launched by seven Catholic bishops of the Northwest USA and Canada.  The letter was issued in January 2001.  This site is well worth a visit!

• Towards a Better Distribution of Land, by the PONTIFICAL COUNCIL FOR JUSTICE AND PEACE.

• Address of Archbishop Agostino Marchetto on the theme, "New Frontiers for Bioethics: the Biotechnologies," about biotechnology and genetically modified organisms (GMO).  November 18, 2000.

• What is Happening to Our Beautiful Land? by the Catholic Bishops Conference of the Philippines (CBCP).

• Learn about St. Francis of Assisi, patron of animals and ecology.

• Read articles about the environment in the magazine Salt of the Earth.

• Ecology and Religion: A Green Christology by Sean McDonagh, SSC, Columban Fathers.

• Read the Catholic position on Adam, Eve, and Evolution, Creation and Genesis, and Creation out of Nothing at Catholic Answers.  

• Read an article from the Catholic Encyclopedia about the Relation of God to the Universe, with information about creation and conservation, including the balance of Divine immanence and transcendence. 

3. Other Christian, Ecumenical, and Secular Environmental Sites

• Education is the first step towards conservation of our land and resources.  The National Association of Conservation Districts (NACD) builds partnerships with leading environmental education organizations. NACD has memoranda of understanding with Project Learning Tree, Project WET and Project WILD, and serves in an advisory position for Project Food, Land and People and the Canon Envirothon. Other partners include the National Environmental Education Advancement Project, the Environmental Education and Training Partnership, National Ag in the Classroom and a variety of universities and colleges.

• The Environmental Literacy Council is dedicated to helping citizens, especially young people, participate wisely in the environmental  arena. An independent, non-profit organization, the Council gives teachers the tools to help students develop environmental literacy: a fundamental understanding of the systems of the world, both living and non-living, along with the analytical skills needed to weigh scientific evidence and policy choices.

• The Committee for a Constructive Tomorrow (CFACT) is a public policy organization focusing on issues of environment and development.

• Ducks Unlimited conserves, restores, and manages wetlands and associated habitats for North America's waterfowl. These habitats also benefit other wildlife and people.

• The mission of the Acton Institute is to promote a free and virtuous society characterized by individual liberty and sustained by religious principles.

• The Population Research Institute is dedicated to stopping human rights abuses committed in the name of family planning, and through research and education to dispelling the myth of overpopulation.

• Living Earth
  It's not the planet that faces a crisis - it's us. If we are to secure a vibrant living earth for future generations, we need to act now. People from all walks of life need to become more involved in resolving environmental issues. Living Earth Foundation creates the possibilities for this to happen by helping to turn ideas into action.

• Abortion is a reflection that society has failed women.  Women deserve better.  Contact Feminists for Life.

• Habitat for Humanity's Environmental Initiative promotes energy-efficient, environmentally friendly construction, encouraging good stewardship of natural resources and raising awareness of the environmental impact of house building. The Environmental Initiative embraces the concept of sustainable building: meeting the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs.

• The mission of Au Sable Institute is the integration of knowledge of the Creation with biblical principles for the purpose of bringing the Christian community and the general public to a better understanding of the Creator and the stewardship of God's Creation.  As an institution of higher education, Au Sable provides college and university level programs in environmental studies, field biology, stewardship ecology, and ecological sustainability for students worldwide.  The institute's community programs reach out to various age groups, from K-12 students in local schools to adults in our local communities.

• Those of you who are interested in the renewal of art after a period in which basic skills were almost lost will want to visit the remarkable Art Renewal Center.

• The Property and Environment Research Center (PERC) is the nation's oldest and largest institute dedicated to original research that brings market principles to resolving environmental problems. Located in Bozeman, Montana, PERC pioneered the approach known as free market environmentalism.

• Creation Stewardship in Central New York is an interfaith group open to any member of any congregation in Central New York who is interested in a faith-based approach to caring for God's creation.  Even if you don't live in Central New York, this site is worth a visit.

• Maureen Gilmer, a popular garden author and Roman Catholic, is very involved in developing a spiritual path of devotion through plants and gardens.  Visit her web site at www.moplants.com .

• Local HARVEST is a directory that encourages people to explore the foods grown close to home, and marketed directly by farmers.  Offers a great interactive map to find local farms and farm markets, as well as a search engine.  Provides information about community supported agriculture (CSA).

Inclusion of a site here does not imply an endorsement of its contents by the Catholic Conservation Center.  Some of the sites listed above have links to the Catholic Conservation Center.  If you are the author of a web page dealing with ecology, environmental justice, and/or the stewardship of creation from a Roman Catholic perspective, send the website address and your e-mail address to billjacobs@catholic.org and we will consider adding a link to your site. 

Please let us know about blind or expired links by e-mail to billjacobs@catholic.org.  Thank you!

The Catholic Conservation Center disclaims liability for any sites to which it provides links on the website and is not responsible for the content of such sites.

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