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Catholic Answers P.O. Box 17490, San Diego, CA 92177 Inquiries: 619-541-1131 | U.S. Orders: 888-291-8000 Elsewhere: 619-541-1131 | Fax: 619-541-1154
Catholic Answers is the largest Catholic apologetics and evangelization organization in North America. They are lay people devoting our full-time efforts to promoting the Catholic faith through books, booklets, tracts, This Rock magazine, tapes, and television and radio appearances. Some have been Catholics, some have returned to the Catholic faith after having lapsed in our practice of it, and some are converts from other faiths. Staff apologists answer questions about the faith and give parish seminars.
The Catholic Evangelization Training Center CETC) Association of the New Covenant 10620 Livingston Drive Northglenn, Colorado 80234 Telephone: (303) 451-8677 Fax: (303) 438-9556 http://www.catholicevangelizationweb.org/cetc.html
The Sisters of the New Covenant founded the Catholic Evangelization Training Center, located in the Archdiocese of Denver, in 1983. The Catholic Evangelization Training Center is a center that strives to be a resource for parishes throughout the U.S., Canada and abroad. Our purpose is to provide the skills and tools that will empower Catholic Christians to share their faith in Jesus Christ with others. Faith comes from hearing the Good News of Jesus Christ and it can be heard only if we are willing to share it. Our goal is to help one another build such a vibrant, living faith in Jesus Christ that we cannot but share him with others. Sharing our faith in God leads to an increased vibrant, living faith within ourselves that literally affects every area of our lives: family, others, the world we live and work in, and much, much more.
Catholics United for the Faith International Headquarters 827 North Fourth Street Steubenville, OH 43952 800-MY-FAITH 800-693-2484
Catholics United for the Faith (CUF) is an international lay apostolate, building on the only sure foundation for happiness and renewal of the family and society: the teachings of Jesus Christ and His Church. Founded by H. Lyman Stebbins in 1968 to support, defend, and advance the efforts of the teaching Church, CUF has helped tens of thousands of people discover and strengthen their Catholic faith.
Knights of Columbus Supreme Council Office 1 Columbus Plaza New Haven, Connecticut 06510-3326
The Knights of Columbus is a Catholic men's fraternal benefit society that was formed to render financial aid to members and their families. Mutual aid and assistance are offered to sick, disabled and needy members and their families. Social and intellectual fellowship is promoted among members and their families through educational, charitable, religious, social welfare, war relief and public relief works.
Catholic Information Service (CIS)The Catholic Information Service (CIS) is an evangelization program of the Knights of Columbus. Booklets on critical Catholic moral and doctrinal issues are published regularly and distributed widely. CIS publications faithfully adhere to the teaching authority of the Catholic Church.
Legion of Mary P.O. Box 220412 Chantilly, VA 20153 http://www.legionofmary.org/lom.html
The Legion of Mary is the largest apostolic organization of lay people in the Catholic Church, with well over 3 million active members in almost every country of the world. It has been active in the United States since 1931, has been approved by the last 6 Popes, and was endorsed by the Second Vatican Council. The main purpose of the Legion of Mary is to give glory to God through the sanctification of its members.
Miles Jesu (Militant Sons Daughters of the Immaculate Heart of Our Lady of the Epiphany).
P.O. Box
267989
Miles Jesu (Latin for "Soldier of Jesus") is a form of consecrated life in the Catholic Church for the laity, known as an Ecclesial Family of Consecrated Life, whose purpose is "to instill Catholic ideals and goals in the world to further the Kingdom of Christ, making Him the Center of all human life". The Holy Father himself is consistently promoting such forms of consecrated life as something especially inspired by the Holy Spirit for the needs of our times. 2004 marks the 40th Anniversary of Miles Jesu. Both clerics and laypersons share in the duties of governing according to the responsibilities assigned to them, and the apostolate focuses on the demands of the new evangelization
Paulist National Catholic Evangelization Association 3031 Fourth Street, NE Washington, DC 20017-1102 Contact: Mr. Chris Farrell Phone: 202-832-5022 Program Manager Fax: 202-269-0209 E-mail: cfarell@pncea.com
In 1977 the Paulist Fathers established the Paulist National Catholic Evangelization Association (PNCEA) in Washington, DC. Founder and first director Rev. Alvin A. Illig, CSP, encouraged active Catholics to invite those with no church family to join the Catholic family of believers and also to invite inactive Catholics to return to the Church. Today PNCEA is a national leader in Catholic evangelization, developing contemporary programs and materials for parish, diocesan and national outreach efforts. Rev. Kenneth Boyack, CSP, serves as the director.
PNCEA Programs
Disciples in Mission: An Evangelization Experience
This partnership between PNCEA and dioceses helps parishes implement the U.S. bishop's Go and Make Disciples: A National Plan and Strategy for Catholic Evangelization in the United States. All materials are in both English and Spanish. Training for Diocesan Coordinators is held in Washington DC each September. Six dioceses (Raleigh, NC, Worcester, MA, Nashville, TN, Ogdensburg, NY, Lexington, KY and Covington, KY) are currently in their first year of partnership with PNCEA. Additional dioceses are scheduled to join each year.
Paulist Evangelization Training Institutes PNCEA annually offers Summer Training Institutes to parish and diocesan leaders at St. Paul's College in Washington, D.C., and upon request, presents this program in other regions of the country. Focus for 1997: Creating an Evangelizing Parish.
Project Reach Out 22 State Street Westfield, MA 01085 Fax: (413) 562-3879 Email: iris@bcn.net
Racism continues to be the major barrier to authentic evangelization that is open to and affirming of the Black experience. Project Reach Out focuses on sharing the Good News of Jesus Christ with the churched and unchurched people of the Black Community. Project Reach Out offers promising practices that will empower local and regional leaders to do the work of evangelization as we work together to eradicate the evil of racism in the Church catholic and in society.
Secretariat for Evangelization United States Conference of Catholic Bishops 3211 4th Street, N.E., Washington, DC 20017-1194 (202) 541-3000 http://www.nccbuscc.org/evangelization/
St. Joseph Communications, Inc PO Box 720 W. Covina CA. 91793 1-813-868-3549 (office) 1-813-863-3600 (fax) http://www.saintjoe.com/1440293/p/home.pl
St. Joseph Communications is the largest international Catholic audio and videotape reproduction and distribution company in the country. Their office is in West Covina, California, with distributors in Canada, England, Australia and the Philippines. We specialize in providing Catholic Education on audio and video tape, both private and commercial audio cassette tape duplication services, seminar recording, blank audio cassette tape sales, and audio cassette tape duplication.
Additional Catholic Resources on the Internet
About Catholics aims to inform the general public, Catholic and non-Catholic alike, about the teachings of the Catholic faith. We also provide a place for people to gather in an online community to discuss your faith and life. http://www.aboutcatholics.com/
Website to make known Divine Mercy Sunday as “the Last hope of Salvation” in the words of Our Lord. Everything that is needed to celebrate the Feast of Mercy including resources, Homilies, and a Theology of the Feast in an easy-to-use format.
Apostolate for the Eucharistic Life. To proclaim with the Church the Real Presence of Jesus Christ in the Eucharist through a catechetical and evangelistic outreach of radio programming and written publications which promote a response of faith, reverence, prayer and devotion to Our Lord’s Eucharistic Presence in the Blessed Sacrament. http://www.eucharisticlife.com/
Associação Educacional Esperança e Vida.
http://www.cristianismo.org.br/
Brothers of St. Dismas & The Sisters of St. Mary Magdalene.
http://www.geocities.com/brosofstdismas/
A parish education program of the Western Dominican Province with the mandate of equipping lay Catholics for the New Evangelization proclaimed by the Holy Father.
Catholic Christian Outreach Canada. Catholic Christian Outreach (CCO) is a university student movement dedicated to evangelism. We challenge students to live in the fullness of the Catholic faith, with a strong emphasis on becoming leaders in the renewal of the world.
ChristLife.
Civitas Dei: A Catholic Business Guild. Civitas Dei is a Catholic business guild founded on the Feast Day of St. Francis of Assisi, the Patron Saint of Merchants. Catholics in the field of business offer a unique message of faith to the marketplace. But practicing and maintaining your faith in the modern business environment, while pursuing excellence and success, requires knowledge of one’s faith, courage of one’s convictions, peer support and prayer. It sees work as an expression of your unique ability, as a vocation, a calling. That’s where Civitas Dei can help! http://www.civitasdeiguild.org
Community of Teresian Carmelites. A site, which provides information on the Community of Teresian Carmelites in Worcester, MA. Provides an on-line Prayer Line as well as information on vocations, ministries and a daily message from Carmel. http://www.TeresianCarmelites.org/
A site in Spanish for evangelization, promotion of new ministries and theological and pastoral reflection. Also: Prayer and Solidarity corners, links in Spanish, Discipulos digital magazine.
Crossroads Initiative, is a Catholic apostolate of renewal and evangelization, a ministry of Dr. Marcellino D'Ambrosio, current author of the weekly OSV column "This Liturgy of Ours". http://www.crossroadsinitiative.com/
Crossroads was founded in 1995 in response to the Holy Father's call to the youth of America to help spread the Gospel of Life and to take to the "highways and byways" like the apostles. http://www.crossroadswalk.org/
Domus Angelroum Retreat House. Domus Angelorum (Home of the Angels) is a small retreat center in northwestern Ohio. We provide a quiet, wooded, home for persons or small groups to re-center themselves in God. We have daily Eucharistic Adoration. http://www.galaxymall.com/stores/christianartprints/
An exciting journal that presents the truths of the Catholic faith in a fresh, contemporary style. Edited by Patrick Madrid.
Father Phil Bloom's Home Page. Through the efforts of Father Phil Bloom, many thousands of net-surfers, especially youth, have been helped in efforts to evangelize, defend their faith, and find answers to tough questions about abortion, atheism, population myths and much more. http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/2964/
Fellowship of Catholic University Students (FOCUS). FOCUS is a Catholic evangelization movement on college campuses. FOCUS sends a staff of at least four recent college graduates to a campus to actively evangelize college students. These staff provide one-on-one mentorship, Bible studies and large group leadership training. FOCUS is on 13 campuses, with plans to expand.
It is our mission to follow God's calling in using our talents to serve Him. For Graci Graphics, this means communicating through the arts. From T-shirts to television, Graci Graphics creates beautiful Christian images that focus on God's message of Truth. His will be done! http://www.gracigraphics.net/shirtshop.html
Grassroots Renewal Project: Free Audio Tapes. The Grassroots Renewal Project has been created in order to instruct, inspire, and motivate catholic laity to know and understand the truth, power and beauty of the Faith. At the same time, it desires to challenge them to accept their responsibility of sharing the saving work of Jesus Christ and His Church with others. By virtue of the sacrament of Holy Baptism, the lay faithful share in the Churches on-going work of salvation in the world. http://www.grassrootsrenewal.com/
Fostering and promoting true devotion and consecration to the Sacred Heart of Jesus and the Immaculate Heart of Mary. We have no other purpose than their triumph and reign in the hearts and lives of people everywhere.
Holy Family of Jesus Organization . We are involved in: health conferences, disease-preventative research programs, education, refugee aid, agriculture, social development, and the pro-life movement. We also have a global chain prayer for any one who needs prayers. http://agoodweb.com/holyfamilyofjesus/
Institute of the Incarnate Word - Province of the Immaculate Conception. This website provides information about the activities of the Institute of the Incarnate Word in USA, Canada and Guyana.
Living His Life Abundantly seeks to mend the Christian fabric of today's culture by proclaiming the healing love of Jesus Christ through all manner of media and communications. We accomplish our mission by producing media, which builds up the Body of Christ and encourages a practical application of the Catholic faith in the world today. We evangelize through books, tapes, television, radio, conventions, and the Internet.
Magnificat. http://www.magnificatpress.com
Millennium Evangelization Project. The MEP has developed a program of conferences to help Catholics prepare for the coming Jubilee. Expertly written scripts and engaging visuals are presented to your parish, school, or lay group by a team of four trained evangelists. http://www.udallas.edu/www/mep/
Mother of God Community is a Catholic and ecumenical charismatic community standing in a long tradition of spiritual renewal movements within the Catholic Church. The Community is recognized as a private association of the faithful under James Cardinal Hickey, Archbishop of Washington.
NET Ministries (National Evangelization Teams) is a Catholic youth ministry that challenges young Catholic to love Christ and embrace the life of the Church. Two teams of young adult volunteers travel throughout Canada proclaiming the Gospel to youth using drama, music, and presentations.
One Bread is a Catholic lay evangelical organization dedicated to Christian unity in accordance with the will of Christ that all his followers be one [John 17:21].
Learn about the Catholic Faith. Experience the complete expression of the Christian Faith. Come and join us in our 2000-year-old Christian Tradition. http://www.ourcatholicfaith.org/
Our Sorrowful Mother's Ministry.
We are a
ministry trying to humbly bring the truth to Catholics and non-Catholics through
evangelization, faith and prayer through events, retreats and missions.
Prayerfully consecrated as Our Sorrowful Mother's Ministry, we are humbly
dedicated to return any and all proceeds in love & service, to priests,
seminarians and deacons, in order to foster holy vocations.
Renewal Ministries seeks to proclaim Christ in the power of the Holy Spirit so that we may serve the renewal of the Catholic Church and help as many as possible come to know Christ. http://www.renewalministries.net/
Savior.org.
Sisters of Charity of Incarnate Word. A Catholic Evangelization Website, based on Scripture, Catholic belief and tradition, designed to focus Jesus Christ, the Incarnate Word through his Church, Sacramental Life, Prayer Forms, Marian Devotions and other Reflections. http://spiritualreflections.catholicweb.com/
Spirituality Evangelization Academy. Spirituality Evangelization Academy was founded in response to the call of Pope John Paul II for a new evangelization. Its mission is to offer the Catholic laity a solid education in the faith and train them in a practical way to bring that faith to the world.
The official site of the worldwide movement promoting the promulgation of the fifth Marian dogma: Mary as Mediatrix, Co-Redemptrix, and Advocate. Join Dr. Mark Miravalle and millions who have petitioned Rome on this important issue.
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