1. THE VATICAN HOME PAGE:   http://www.vatican.va
Since its inauguration on Christmas Day, 1995, this Web Site has received over 4 million "hits" (the online term for "visits") from curious people all over the globe. On Easter Sunday, the renovated site was officially released. Visitors may now download view Papal addresses in a variety of languages, as well as download press releases from the Vatican Information Service (http://www.vatican.va/vis). Jubilee 2000 is a major theme of the site, as well. Future developments may include putting the Vatican Library online, and the promotion of interactive directories for many of the world's dioceses. Of special interest to readers in the United States is the Vatican News Service in English, which may be read daily at: http://www.vatican.va/news_services/vis/englinde.htm#start Contacts for the Vatican Web Site: sjz@vatican.va and angus@ofm.org  Via PCN.NET 

2.  The Long Island Catholic is our dicoesan Newspaper. Find out wonderful events in other local parishes and what's new in our own diocese!

3. Fr. Charles Mangano & his sister Laurie: A Priest from the diocese of Rockville Center, NY who produces and sings Contemporary & Traditional Christian Music. Information concerning upcoming events, ordering CD's, Cassettes & videos.

4.Christworld -- Electronmic Spirituality! Christworld offers beautiful reflections coupled with moving pictures that give one opportunities to focus and center.

5. THE CATHOLIC NEWS SERVICE:    http://www.catholicnews.com
While hosting on American Online for the last year, the Catholic News Service decided to create its own page on the World Wide Web. Launched in 1997, the Catholic News Service web site offers visitors a limited selection of CNS stories, CNS information, and even the ability to download articles. For a small fee, visitors may download selected articles from Origins, the CNS documentary service. Beginning July 1, 1997 the Catholic News began to switch its photo transfers to the Internet, spurring many Catholic diocesan newspaper editors forward towards obtaining safe and secure Internet access for their own offices. Contacts: Thomas N. Lorsung, Director and Editor-in-Chief: TNLCNS@aol.com, Jim Lackey, General News Editor: JLackeyCNS@aol.com"> and Anne Leveq, information: CNSinfo@aol.com  

6. CATHOLIC ONLINE: http://www.catholic.org
The brainchild of Michael Galloway, Catholic Online grew from a popular CompuServe forum in 1995 to a fully interactive Catholic web hosting company in 1996. Catholic Online provides the complete text of Papal Encyclicals, church documents, Church media and press resources (Catholic Press International), as well as over 20 file and message libraries covering such topics as Women and Ministry and the Knights of Columbus. Catholic Online's World Wide Web site at http://www.catholic.org contains an amazing array of features, including the Catholic Community, a rapidly  expanding list of parishes and dioceses on the web, "Heaven's Gate", an interactive Catholic Search engine, and large database searches which include Catholic schools and parish listings. Catholic Online has recently joined forces with Liturgical Publications, Inc. in a venture to offer every parish in the United States a free web site on their server, which would be paid for by having advertisements posted on each parish web page. See Mass  in_Transit Catholic Online is now in the process of helping other Catholic organizations develop a Web presence on this site, and has hosted the official web sites for more than 60 Catholic organizations, including the Archdiocese of New York (the country's largest), and such National Catholic Organizations and the National Catholic Education Association and the Catholic News Service. Michael Galloway of Catholic Online may be contacted at: mlg@catholic.net  

7. CATHOLIC INFORMATION NETWORK (CIN)     http://www.cin.org

CIN celebrates its tenth year in electronic evangelization in September 1997. The first worldwide Catholic BBS network offering the first extensive Catholic electronic library (papal encyclicals, apologetics tracts,spiritual readings, theological texts and basic information), CIN now features a large, informative web site with search engine and specialized Catholic mail lists. Daily Mass readings can be read on  line at CIN, with texts following the liturgical year. Popular CIN discussion conferences include: Ask Father, Totus Tuus (papal texts), Main, Prayer,Education/Homeschool, Carmelites, Eastern Catholics, Charismatics, Jubilee 2000, Vowed Life, Life Information, Bible, Youth, Natural Family Planning,Traditional Roman Rite, Montfort Spirituality, Philosophy and Culture, RomanRite Liturgy and others. Recently, CIN opened three Spanish language Catholic conferences: Spanish, Oración and Espiritual. These specialized forums keep Catholics and others in daily contact for support and discussionand are accessible by E-mail subscription or by searching and/or reading thearchives on  line. Active web  based message areas, including Announcements,Question Box, Prayer Board, Mercy, Web Announcements, Events, Pro  Life and Trading Post, are another feature of this interactive Catholic site. All CIN services have always been and remain free to the public. Since not all people online have Web access, persons with E-mail may also access the complete file libraries by sending a blank E-mail message to: info@catinfo.cts.com

Mike and Sharon Mollerus of the Catholic Information Network may be contacted directly at: webmaster@cin.org

8. CATHOLIC INFORMATION CENTER ON INTERNET (CICI):    http://www.catholic.net
CICI seeks to porvide a valuable nexus for Catholic connectivity. During the October 1995 Papal visit to the United States, newspapers throughout the United States covered CICI's "POPE TV", which provided audio  visual coverage of the Papal visit via the Internet. CICI has since added an excellent directory of dioceses around the world, as well as several Catholic media, publications, and other directories of information. CICI plans many new features in 1997  1998, including an extensive search device which will connect any visitor to Catholic information and personnel around the world, and plans to assist Catholic institutions in getting online under CathTel.  

9. ALAPADRE'S CATHOLIC CONNECTION:   http://www.wsnet.com/~alapadre
A close runners  up to John Okerbloom's Catholic Resources on the Internet, Alapadre's Catholic Connection came into being in late 1994, when Fr. John Stryjewski began to post hyperlinked directories and search devices on his World Wide Web site in order to help Catholics locate resources and people throughout the world. A parish priest from the Dotham Deanery of Alabama, Fr. Stryjewski has done online miracles for the Archdiocese of Mobile, Alabama. A great many of the parishes in the Archdiocese now possess complete Web pages on the Internet, and Fr. Stryjewski has linked pages these to several powerful search engines in order to link pastoral personnel throughout the Diocese. In addition, Alapadre's Catholic Connection offers a direct link to interactive search programs at Carnegie Mellon University. these search devices can locate Catholic materials and persons throughout the world in the blink of an eye. To add your E-mail address or Web Site to Alapadre's Catholic Connection, send it to Fr. Stryjewski at:alapadre@maf.mobile.al.us  

11.. CHRISTUS REX ET REDEMPTOR MUNDI:    http://www.christusrex.org

This site has received numerous awards for both its content and art work. Among the 54 Top  site awards it has received, Christus Rex was named one of PC Magazine's Top 100 sites, one of the TOP 10 European Sites, rated one of the TOP 300 by Home PC. It is one of the most widely  traveled Catholic sites on the Internet, recording over 850,000 hits in an average week. The site represents Christus Rex a private, non  profit organization dedicated to the dissemination of information on works of art preserved in churches, cathedrals and monasteries all over the world. The site creator and administrator is Michael Olteanu, a lay member of Movimento Sacerdotale Mariano    The Marian Movement of Priests. Michael had spent five years as a prisoner in death camps of the Romanian Gulag. (His younger brother Victor Nicholas was murdered by the Romanian Secret Police). Michael Olteanu came to the United States after his freedom was arranged by two Americans from California, several US Congressmen and President Gerald Ford, who interceded with the Romanian dictator Ceausescu for his release. His web site focuses on issues of social justice and the struggle against tyranny in the world. His collection of Vatican and Catholic Church art is arguable the best on the Internet. In summer 1997, Olteanu announced that he has started building the database for a worldwide tour of churches and monasteries, comprising in excess of 5000 images. In addition, he is seeking a collection of images that will constitute a visual representation of the Bible. Visitors may submit their favorite Catholic art or contact Michael Olteanu directly at: root@christusrex.org  

12. THE CATHOLIC MOBILE   nbsp;http://www.mcgill.pvt.k12.al.us/jerryd/cathmob.htm

A rapidly  growing compendium of more than 86 pages of Catholic URL's, comprising over 3,600 links. The Catholic Mobile is unique among all the Catholic directories online in that it features a Directory of Catholic Internet Directories.     Definitely a place for the serious researcher to visit. Well  organized and well  maintained, the Catholic Mobile is easy to navigate as it categorizes it's links and resources by subject. Quite a spectrum of Catholic sites is listed, in keeping with the byline of the Catholic Mobile: "The Church's mission requires in the first place that we foster within the Church herself mutual esteem, reverence, and harmony, through the full recognition of lawful diversity."     Vatican II: Constitution on the Church in the Modern World, art. 92
    Vatican II: Constitution on the Church in the Modern World, art. 92 

13.. KNIGHT SITE :    http://www.knightsite.com/kofc.htm

The Knightsite Online Web/E-mail Directory was created in order to enhance communication among the 1.5 million members in the over 10,000 local councils of the Knights of Columbus. The website is designed to have a master index page with links to nearly 200 subdirectories of Council, 4th Degree Assembly, and Columbian Squire links for each of the 50 U.S. States, the Canadian Provinces and the Philippine Islands. Each of these subdirectories has E  mailand/or Website links to every council, assembly and circle that has registered with Knightsite from that area. The website also includes links to the Vatican Home Page, the Supreme Council's Website, links to various job search engines, and a variety of other useful links. You can visit the How toPray the Rosary page, see the Online Photo Album, and sign the Guest Book. If you're not a member yet, fill out an online request form for more information and learn how to join the Knights of Columbus. Editor's Note: The Knights of Columbus has posted an official site for it's Supreme Council at: http://www.kofc  supreme  council.org.

14. THE NCCB/USCC HOME PAGE:     http://www.nccbuscc.org

The NCCB/USCC have done a wonderful job of putting much of their organizational infrastucture online on a clear and easily  navigatible site. The main directories include:

1. Communications (Catholic Communication Campaign, Catholic News Service,the NCCB Calendar, The Office for Film and Broadcasting, and a section for current and archived news releases).
2. The Diaconate
3. Education (Catechetics, Hispanic Catechetics Committee, Higher Education and Campus Ministry, and The Office for Catholic School Parent Associations)
4. Evangelization and Missions
5. Family, Laity, Women, and Youth(Includes Committee on Marriage and Family , Committee on Laity , Young Adult Ministry)
6. Jubilee 2000 Information

15. THE CATHOLIC PRESS ASSOCIATION:     http://www.catholicpress.org
The Catholic Press Association Web Site was launched in early 1996 with not much more than a directory of CPA member newspapers. Since then the site has grown into a full-blown resource for Catholic print media in the United States. The site now offers complete directories of the Catholic Press Association Board of Directors, National Catholic Newspapers, Diocesan Newspapers, Eastern Rite Publications, Catholic Magazines, Catholic Newspapers, Catholic Newsletters, General Publishers, Foreign Language Publishers, and a list of freelance writers. Visitors may browse the Catholic Journalist (the CPA newspaper) and directly contact the Catholic Advertising Network, which allows placement of ads in 155 Catholic Newspapers in the US, and reaches 5.5 million readers in the US and Canada. This site is well maintained and up-to-date in its listings. Fr. Maurice B. Voity (Editor of the West Texas Catholic) serves as CPA webmaster and may be contacted at: mauryvoity@aol.com 

16. THE NATIONAL CATHOLIC EDUCATION ASSOCIATION:     http://www.ncea.org
The National Catholic Education Association has been providing leadership and service to Catholic education since 1904. The largest professional association in the world, its 200,000 members serve over 7.6 million students in preschools, elementary and secondary schools, parish catechetical/religious education programs, diocesan offices, colleges, universities and seminaries. Special sections of the site include: National Association Of Boards Of Catholic Education (NABCE),  Chief Administrators of Catholic Education (CACE), National Association of Parish Coordinators and Directors of Religious Education (NPCD), Association of Catholic Colleges and Universities, the NCEA journal Momentum (circ. 24,000), public policy and legislative updates, special programs information (NCEA Seton Awards Program and the Gateway To The Future Program), a 1997 events calendar, a section on seminary education, and elementary, secondary, and higher education pages. The NCEA also publishes an electronic newsletter for its elementary school coordinators at http://www.ncea.org/Elem/gen_news.htm For more information on the site, contact: nceaadmin@ncea.org 

17. CATHOLIC RESOURCES ON THE INTERNET:    http://www.cs.cmu.edu/Web/People/spok/catholic.html

A must "first stop" for any Catholic new to the Internet, this Directory of Catholic Resources is possibly the most comprehensive listing of Catholic resources on the Internet. First compiled in 1994 by John Mark Okerbloom, a student at Carnegie  Mellon University, .the directory has grown to monumental proportions, featuring complete categorical lists of documents, church officials, Catholic businesses, and myriad other Catholic resources on the Internet., all organized for easy accessibility via hyperlinked pages and search devices. To add your own E-mail address or Web Site to the directory, send it to John Okerbloom at: spok@cs.cmu.edu

18. CHRIST IN THE DESERT MONASTERY     http://www.christdesert.org

Christ in the Desert Monastery has been provding quality web site design to Catholic organizations since early 1995. Situated high in the mountainous wilderness of New Mexico, the monestary does not even have direct phone service, and must communicate with the outside world by cellular phone. Yet this monastery has become a focal point for Catholic web design all over the world. In a throwback to the days of illuminated manuscripts and the monestary copyroom, several of the brothers at Christ in the Desert Monastery have been able to prepare and detail a whole new generation of manuscripts for public consumption on the World Wide Web. The monastery has also served as a designer and consultant in the cration of the Vatican Web Site. The Christ in the Desert web design team is lead by Br. Aquinas , who has recently gone to Rome to create a design house where web designers seekeing t serve the church may live and work. In a move announced in the summer of 1997, Christ in the Desert has teamed up with a company to form a web design group at http://www.nextscribe.org. Brother Aquinas of Christ in the Desert Monastery may be contacted at aquinas@christdesert.org  

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