Added: Code Of Canon Law (IntraText Edition)

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This site makes the Code Of Canon Law accessible to all: "the concordances, word lists and statistics are extraordinarily powerful tools to enhance your reading and deepen your understanding of the text."

It has been added under the 'References' category in the sidebar.

Read why they have earned an Excellent (Green) fidelity rating from CatholicCulture.org, and what its one little weakness is.
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Added: Conrad W. Baars, M.D.

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Conrad W. Baars, M.D., has been added under the 'Miscellaneous' category in the sidebar.

This site "describes the psychiatric work of Conrad Baars and Anne Terruwe on the nature of man based on Thomas Aquinas' Summa Theologica.

"[T]heir approach...involves treating people by guiding them in learning to love and receive love, thus healing all negative behavior."

"One of the most exciting things about this website is the Catholic approach to healing..."

Whether you are a therapist, are someone suffering from Emotional Deprivation Disorder, or know someone who is, this site has helpful information, and various discussion lists.

Read why they have earned an Excellent (Green) fidelity rating from CatholicCulture.org.
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Added: Catholic Fidelity

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Catholic Fidelity is a comprehensive site that includes audio and video files, presentations, other free downloadables, devotions. Although this site provides the standard information, it's topics also include the Inquisition, Galileo, the Crusades, Eschatology, Economics, Pope Pius XII, Church Fathers, Philosophy, and much more.

It has been added to the 'Apologetics and Evangelizing' category in the sidebar. For quick accessibility, select pages are also added to the categories below.

To 'Catholic Bible Study and Other Courses' - The Kingdom of God in Scripture (Dr. Scott Hahn.

To 'Early Church' - Church Fathers (info., timelines, etc.), and Early Church Fathers (entire volume).

Read why this site has earned an Excellent (Green) Fidelity rating from CatholicCulture.org.
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Added: Chastity, Abstinence & Dating

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Chastity, Abstinence & Dating is a helpful site featuring "a large section of thoughts on chastity, resources for teaching chastity, and Scripture references. This site is a good resource on an important issue for our families and children."

This site is added under the 'Men, Women, Families' category in the sidebar.

Read why this site has earned an Excellent (Green) fidelity rating from CatholicCulture.org.

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Added: CatholicBrides.com

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Located in the beautiful Niagara Region, of Ontario, Canada, CatholicBrides.com is the "only company approved by the Conference of Catholic Bishops, in both Canada and the United States, to produce wedding ceremony programs containing the Roman Catholic Rite of Marriage."

They are added in the "Men, Women, Families' category in the sidebar.

Read why they earned an Excellent (Green) fidelity rating from CatholicCulture.org.
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Added: Catholic Treasury

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This site is one of my favourites. It has information on prayers, what Catholics believe, the saints, and the Holy Family. But what makes it shine is it's library of Catholic Spiritual Classics that can be read online, one chapter at a time. From St. Catherine of Siena's The Dialogue, to St. Francis de Sales' Treatise On the Love of God; from St. Augustine to St. John of the Cross--25 in all.

Catholic Treasury is added under the 'Books' category in the sidebar.

Read why they have earned an Excellent (Green) fidelity rating from CatholicCulture.org.
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The Canon Of Scripture: Did The Catholic Church Add Things To The Bible?

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"No! In fact, the opposite is true: Protestant reformers rejected some parts of the Bible."

 To find out why Catholic Bibles are bigger, read the rest of the article.
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Archbishop Fulton Sheen On Angels

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The Media Reporting That The Media Misreports

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The excerpt below is from National Review Online, a non-Catholic site. The author is not a Catholic.

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The Pope Plays It Right
By Johan Goldberg
November, 24, 2010

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Over the weekend, the media misreported that Benedict had renounced the Roman Catholic Church's longstanding "policy" against condom use. I put "policy" in quotes because the media have a tendency to portray all church positions as if they were like rules for trash pickup: easily changed or abandoned upon papal or bureaucratic whim. That's not how it works.

What Benedict said in a book-length interview is that in certain circumstances using a condom would be less bad than not using one. To use Benedict's example, a male prostitute with HIV would be acting more responsibly, more morally, if he wore a condom while plying his trade than if he didn't.

The pontiff understands that not all harms are equal. Assault is wrong, for instance, but assault with a deadly weapon is more wrong than assault with a non-deadly one. Recognizing and limiting the harm you do can be the "first step in the direction of a moralization, a first act of responsibility in developing anew an awareness of the fact that not everything is permissible."

Now, I'm not on the same page as the Vatican on all matters of sexuality, never mind theology. But I respect the Church's position. And, given the core assumptions of Catholic moral thought, I think Benedict's reasoning is sound.

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It's a tired trope for Church critics to glibly suggest that the Vatican has the blood of millions on its hands because it doesn't back condom distribution, particularly in Africa. That is as absurd as it is unprovable. The Church's opposition to corruption, ethnic violence, and murder are just as pronounced and resolute, and yet such maladies persist in Africa as well. Are we to believe that African male prostitutes...were simply following Church doctrine when they declined to use condoms?

Meanwhile, the Church does perhaps more than any other institution to aid the sick and feed the hungry in Africa, something you certainly can't say about many of [her] critics....

As for the Church's prreferred approach--abstinence until marriage--it may be impractical in most parts of the world, as the critics claim. But it would undeniably save more lives than condom use if put into practice. What seems to offend many isn't the efficacy of the solution but the suggestion that such values have any place in the modern world.

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Read the entire article here.
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It's good to see that there are still some people in the media who do not do their reporting through an agenda.
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Added: Catholic Spiritual Direction

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"The purpose of this site is to provide Magisterium-faithful resources for spiritual growth in contrast to other sites that often provide materials heavily influenced by new age and non-Christian spiritualities." Whether you are thinking about getting spiritual direction, or already have a spiritual director, this site has much helpful information.

Catholic Spiritual Direction is added in the 'Miscellaneous' category in the sidebar.

Read why they have earned an Excellent (Green) fidelity rating from CatholicCulture.org.
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Added: Catholic Portal

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Although designed for our brothers and sisters in South Africa, Catholic Portal is also "interesting for others who want to become more familiar with the situation faced by Catholics there."

The site has been added to the category 'Catholicism Around The World' in the sidebar.

Read why they have earned an Excellent (Green) fidelity rating from CatholicCulture.org.

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Added: Free E-cards From 'Catholic Moms'

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Free e-cards from Catholic Moms. Although we are all called to spread the truth Christ gave us, we are not all called to do this in the same way. Catholic e-cards are a wonderful way to show loved ones we are thinking about them, whether in their times of sorrow or joy, or just to keep in touch. And they are a non-confrontational way to subtly evangelize!

This site has been added in the sidebar under the category 'Catholic E-cards'. 

Read why this site has earned an Excellent (green) fidelity rating from CatholicCulture.org.
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Added: The Catholic Liturgical Library

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The Catholic Liturgical Library has been added under the 'Reference Sites' category in the sidebar.

This site "features historical and current information about the liturgies of the Latin rite of the...Church. ....this includes the missal of 1970 (Novus Ordo) and the missal of 1962 (Tridentine)." It also has a forum, articles on how to "get more out of and put more into the Mass," and much more.

Read why this site has earned an Excellent (Green) fidelity rating from CatholicCulture.org.

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Added: Catholic Insight

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Catholic Insight, a Canadian news magazine "that deals with various topics such as bioethics, politics, and many issues concerning the Church and her teachings," has been added to the sidebar in the category 'Catholic News Services'.

Read why it has earned an Excellent (Green) fidelity rating from CatholicCulture.org.
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Added: Catholic Heirarchy

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Catholic Heirarchy is added to the 'Reference Sites' category in the sidebar.

This site "provides basic information about current and historical bishops." Catholic statistics by country is one of the topics also covered.

Read why they have earned an Excellent (Green) fidelity rating by CatholicCulture.org.
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Added: 3 Catholic Quizzes

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The following quizzes have been added under the category 'Fun Stuff' in the sidebar (formerly "Crafts And Activities For Catholic Kids," but in the interests of space/length of sidebar information, I've consolidated stuff for kids with stuff for kids of all ages. I hope this is helpful.)
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Catholic Quiz: What is the Rosary's third Glorious Mystery? What three items did the Ark of the Covenant contain? The Bible condemns all tradition. True or False? Take this fun biblical quiz to find out the answers to these and 38 other questions!

Know Your Saints Quiz: What saint "performed circus acts" to get the children to listen to his sermons? Which saint was an Italian farm girl and one of 13 children? Which saint raised four people from the dead before he himself died? Which saint would often levitate while saying Mass? This fun quiz will test your knowledge of 20 saints!

Catholic Life Quiz: Do you spend more time watching TV than reading the Bible, Catechism, and praying the Rosary? Do you quickly notice the faults of others but put off working on your own? Is your personal opinion on religious ideas more important than what Jesus teaches through His Catholic Church? Do you have any blessed objects in your home? Take this fun, eye-opening quiz.
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The site, Catholic Bible 101, has an Excellent (Green) fidelity rating from CatholicCulture.org.
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Added: Catholic Bible 101

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This vast site, Catholic Bible 101, is added under the 'Apologetics and Evangelization' category in the sidebar.

Topics this site covers include Interesting Bible Facts, Jesus Prophecies, What To Say To Atheists, The Power Of The Mass, Why We Suffer, Overcoming Pornography,  Early Church Fathers, Freemasons, and on and on and on....

Read the review of their Excellent (Green) fidelity rating at CatholicCulture.org.
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Added: Boston Catholic Journal

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The Boston Catholic Journal has been added in our sidebar under the 'Info. On Catholicism' category.

This site is an online collection of "reflections on life lived authentically in Christ." Topics include Catholic Symbolism, What Is The Mass: A Primer For Clueless Catholics, sacred art, poetry, many free articles, audio files, prayers in English and Latin, and more.

Read why they have earned an Excellent (Green) fidelity rating from CatholicCulture.org.

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Added: Catholic First

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Catholic First is added to the category 'Reference Sites' in the sidebar.

This site has so many categories of information--a searchable Douay-Rheims Bible; the Catechism; Catholic Classics, from Dostoevsky, to Chesterton, to the saints; Vatican II documents; traditional prayers and devotions; and the complete volumes of the Church Fathers (and more).

Read their Excellent (Green) fidelity review from CatholicCulture.org.
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Added: Catholic Ex-Jehovah's Witnesses

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Catholic Ex-Jehovah's Witnesses is added in the 'Apologetics & Evangelizing' category in the sidebar.

As well as including many conversion stories, this site aims to "provide apologetic resources to Catholics who would like to dialogue more effectively with their Jehovah's Witness friends and relatives, as well as door-to-door visitors."

Read why the site earned an Excellent (Green) fidelity rating from CatholicCulture.org.
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Added: Catholic Conservation

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Catholic Conservation is added in the 'Miscellaneous' category in the sidebar.

This site promotes "ecology, environmental justice, and the stewardship of Creation" using the teachings and beliefs of the Catholic Church, and explains "how the Green movement has become entangled with the New Age movement and paganism."

Also included on this site is information about the patroness of ecology--Blessed Kateri Tekakwitha, the patron of ecology--St. Francis of Assisi, and population.

Read the review for their Excellent (Green) fidelity rating from CatholicCulture.org.

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Added: David MacDonald (Catholic Bridge)

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David MacDonald is a Canadian musician, singer, actor whose spiritual journey took him through the New Age Movement before coming home to the Catholic Church. As well as his conversion story, his Web site, Catholic Bridge, has information on why New Age practices like yoga are not compatible with our Christian faith.

This has been added to the category 'Converts & Reverts' in the sidebar.

Read why this site earned an Excellent (Green) fidelity rating from CatholicCulture.org.

Note: Just a heads up: although Catholic Culture mentioned another site having a link to the Protestant (Calvin College) Christian Classics Ethereal Library (CCEL), they seem to have missed that Mr. MacDonald not only links to them but puts the link under 'General Catholic Stuff.' Oops! MacDonald's site is one of the larger ones, so it's understandable how this one little thing may have been missed.
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Added: Catholic Canada

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Catholic Canada is added in the 'Catholic News Services' category in the sidebar.

"...by Father Sehl, a Catholic priest" "loyal to the Magisterium," "who claims to have the best collection of Canadian Roman Catholic resources." This site has so much more than just news!

Read why this site has earned an Excellent (Green) fidelity rating with CatholicCulture.org, (and what their one little warning is).
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Added: Biblical Evidence For Catholicism

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Biblical Evidence For Catholicism is a large site by Catholic convert Dave Armstrong. The many topics he covers include theology, apologetics, the early Church, anti-Catholicism, and G.K. Chesterton.

Find out why this site is has earned an Excellent (Green) fidelity rating from CatholicCulture.org.

The site is added in our sidebar under the 'Apologetics and Evangelizing' category.

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Added: beginningCatholic.com

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Accept No Substitutes: Catholic Orthodoxy

When learning about the...Catholic Church, it's important to get orthodox information. Here, "orthodox" means the same as "faithful and accurate." 
.....Faith is serious business. Especially your own faith: this is about your life, remember? 
.....And faith is about the truth. Really. With a capital 'T', as in "The Truth." At least, that's what Jesus said: "I am the way, and the truth, and the life" (John 14:6). 
.....So, would you want to make a decision about your faith based on something...less than the truth

In today's culture, it's hard to navigate through all the chaos of religious teaching--even in our Catholic Church! It is no secret that far too many are not well-formed in their faith, in part due to poor catechesis over the last several decades, but also due to the wolves in sheep's clothing (Mt. 7:15) parading around as 'Catholics' yet teaching a different gospel (Gal. 1:6-12). To be orthodox is simply to humbly accept (and promote) the teachings of God through His Catholic Church. All His teachings.

Do you know what three questions to ask to find out if a person is loyal to the teachings of Christ through His Church? Do you know why the small things matter? Get the answers here.

This site was created by a catechist who is a convert to the Catholic Church. It is aimed at anyone inquiring about the Church, in RCIA, or just wanting to know more about their faith.

See why beginningCatholic.com has an Excellent (Green) fidelity rating from CatholicCulture.org.

The site is added in our sidebar links under 'Catholic Bible Study And Other Courses.'
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Added: Carmelite Monks

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"...joy and peace abound in a manly, agrarian way of life."

These Carmelite Monks are the ones of 'Mystic Monk Coffee' fame. Their spirituality is true to the authentic Carmelite contemplative tradition: they will not lead you astray via Centering Prayer--aka Transcendental Meditation! Their site includes explanations on Spiritual Fatherhood, the Holy Habit, A Day In The Life, and more. And we mustn't forget links to their gift shop!

This site has been added to our new 'Orders' category in the sidebar.

Find out why they have earned an Excellent (Green) fidelity rating at CatholicCulture.org.
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Added: The Cardinals Of The Holy Roman Church

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This interesting site, The Cardinals Of The Holy Roman Church,  has been added under the 'Reference Sites' category in the sidebar. The site lists the cardinals from the second century to the present century, and provides other pertinent information.

See why they have earned an Excellent (Green) fidelity rating from CatholicCulture.org.
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Added: Cardinal Mindszenty Foundation

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Another addition to the new category 'Catholicism Around The World' is the Cardinal Mindszenty Foundation. Their Web site describes them as "a worldwide educational organization which provides reliable information on the secular attacks on faith and family values; persecutions and abuses of human rights around the globe; and upholds the authentic teaching of the Catholic Church."

Read the review of their Excellent (Green) fidelity rating at CatholicCulture.org.
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Added: Capuchin Friars Province of St. Augustine

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A new category, 'Orders,' has been added to the sidebar.

Under this category has been added Capuchin Friars Province of St. Augustine.

CatholicCulture.org says of them, "This website is refreshing in that it shows how an order that is faithful to the Magisterium of the Church can promote true holiness." The friars also welcome prayer requests.

Read the review of their Excellent (Green) fidelity rating.
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Added: The Cardinal Kung Foundation

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Another new category has been added to the sidebar: Catholicism Around The World.

Added under this category is The Cardinal Kung Foundation, which provides "information about the persecution of the Roman Catholic Church in Communist China."

The site's Excellent (Green) fidelity rating can be read at CatholicCulture.org.

Please keep our brothers and sisters in China in your prayers.
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Books Excluded From The Bible By The Early Church Fathers

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Added: Blue Army Of Our Lady Of Fatima

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The Blue Army Of Our Lady Of Fatima is an international apostolate devoted to spreading the message of Fatima.

Find out why the site has earned an Excellent (Green) fidelity rating from CatholicCulture.org.

They have been added to our sidebar links.
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The Invisible Church?

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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

The category has been changed again. Refresh the page to change the selections this dynamic widget shows. 

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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