Fall Cleaning 2010

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Last updated December 7, 2010.

I finally had some time to update the site. Any changes due to this 'fall cleaning' are listed in this post. A separate post will deal with any new additions. Your feedback is always welcome--contact information is at the bottom of the page. 

Catholic Gift Ideas Widget

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New Symbols In Sidebar Link Lists

I'm going through all the links in the sidebar just to double-check their loyalty to the teachings of Christ and His Church. (I'm checking them against the site reviews at CatholicCulture.org.)

+  means the site has a strong fidelity (Green) rating
-   means the site has a Caution (Yellow) rating
*  means the site has not been reviewed by CatholicCulture.org

Sites With Caution (Yellow) Rating But Retained

New Advent: As CatholicCulture.org explains, "This site is truly one of the best Catholic resources on the web, marred only by the Google search engine which brings up morally offensive ads." (Emphasis mine.)

Vulgate (latinvulgate.com): As CatholicCulture.org explains, "The site receives a caution in fidelity because of the Google Ads.

Catholic News Agency (CNA): Their rating is only due to their Google Ads.

Deletions

From: the Apologetics and Evangelizing list in the sidebar - Scripture Catholic

Reason: its Caution (Yellow) fidelity rating; it is not faithful to Christ's Church in all aspects, therefore has the potential to lead astray those who are not yet well formed in their faith; there are many other Catholic sites that are fully loyal to the Church and Magisterium that have excellent resources.
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From: the Bible and Related list in the sidebar - Douay-Rheims Bible Online (www.drbo.org)

Reason: its Caution (Yellow) fidelity rating; there are many other Catholic sites that are fully loyal to the Church and Magisterium that have excellent resources.
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From: the Blogs list in the sidebar - The Catholic Young Woman (former site) (http://amaidenswreath.blogspot.com/).

Reason: the site is now redirecting to their new site which is provided in our sidebar.
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From: the Books list in the sidebar - His Mercy (free Catholic eBooks) (www.hismercy.ca)

Reason: the site is no longer available.
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From: the Catholic Bible Study And Other Courses list in the sidebar - Commentary on Daily Reading (sacredspace.ie/livingspace)

Reason: the site's Caution (Yellow) fidelity rating due, in part, as CatholicCulture.org explains, to "A nine day novena which only has one Catholic prayer--the rest being pagan prayers." (C.f. Matthew 7:15 - a wolf in sheep's clothing.)
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From: the Catholic Bible Study And Other Courses list in the sidebar - TCW Bible Study (http://woman.catholicexchange.com/category/bible-study/)

Reason: broken link - can't find any longer at catholicexchange.com
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From: the Catholic E-cards list in the sidebar - Sacred Space (E-cards)

Reason: the site's Caution (Yellow) fidelity rating due, in part, as CatholicCulture.org explains, to "A nine day novena which only has one Catholic prayer--the rest being pagan prayers." (C.f. Matthew 7:15 - a wolf in sheep's clothing.)
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From: the Catholic Media and Reviews list in the sidebar - Choral Treasure (www.choraltreasure.org)

Reason: they are no longer online. (They did not have enough people supporting them through donations to pay to keep the Web site going.)
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From: the Devotions list in the sidebar - Sacred Space (daily prayers) (sacredspace.ie)

Reason: the site's Caution (Yellow) fidelity rating due, in part, as CatholicCulture.org explains, to "A nine day novena which only has one Catholic prayer--the rest being pagan prayers." (C.f. Matthew 7:15 - a wolf in sheep's clothing.)
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From: the Devotions list in the sidebar - Universalis (Liturgy of the Hours) (www.universalis.com)

Reason: the site's Caution (Yellow) fidelity rating, which as CatholicCulture.org explains, is due to its links--to dissenters, New Age/Centering Prayer, Freemasonry, etc. (C.f. Matthew 7:15 - a wolf in sheep's clothing.)
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From: the Men, Women, Families list in the sidebar - Today's Catholic Woman (woman.catholicexchange.com)

Reason: the site has replaced this channel with Feminine Genius: Authentic Catholic Womanhood, which is what I have done in the sidebar.
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Update: December 7, 2010
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From: the Fun Stuff list in the sidebar - Crosswords and puzzles (play online)

Reason: no longer available.
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From: the Fun Stuff list in the sidebar - Great Saints colouring book (free)

Reason: no longer available.
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From: the Fun Stuff list in the sidebar - Great Moments in Catholic History (online quiz)

Reason: no longer available
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