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Catholic Links

Catholic Philosophy and Doctrine

The Catholic Liturgical Library A good resource, loaded with Church documents and links to other sites. This is a good place to start if you have liturgical questions.

The American Catholic Philosophical Association The ACPA publishes the American Catholic Philosophical Quarterly journal and presents the Aquinas Medal to individuals who demonstrate "outstanding teaching; personal publications of permanent and scholarly value; influence upon American philosophical thought." Past winners include Karol Wojtyla (Pope John Paul II) in 1979, Jacques Maritain in 1951, Anton C. Pegis in 1975, and Ralph McInerny in 1993.

Thomistic Philosophy Home Page A good page dedicated to Thomas Aquinas and maintained by a doctoral student at the University of St. Thomas in Houston.

Center for Thomistic Studies An Australian-based institute. This page has good introductory information on Thomism.

Pontifical University of St. Thomas Aquinas in Rome

Patrick and John's Aquinas Cafe A site that promises to be fun.

Other pages of significant interest to Catholics

The Holy See The home page of the Vatican

EWTN The webpage for the Eternal Word Television Network

CatholiCity A great, all-purpose site with plenty of links and free offers.

In Defense of the Roman Catholic Church A site intended to answer Protestant complaints or misconceptions about the Catholic Church.

The Catholic Pages A nice page with daily readings, links to news, search engines and lots of information.

Catholic Directories: Sites with links to other Catholic sites

Peter's Net The premier Catholic search engine with rankings for sites

AlaPadre Catholic Corner Thousands of links alphabetized by subject

Totally Catholic Link Directory

Catholic Goldmine

The 1997 Catholic Internet Directory

On Line Readings

Summa Theologica Aquinas' important work is available online! This is a complete version easily accessible as it is menu oriented.

Ralph McInerny's Homepage A professor at the University of Notre Dame and one of the world's leading authorities on Thomas Aquinas. This is a page indexing material for his directed reading courses. Includes Ethica Thomistica online.

Roman Catholic Files A host of files and documents including Papal letters and encyclicals

Catechism of the Catholic Church

Code of Canon Law

Papal Writings on line

Veritatis Splendor "The Splendor of Truth" Pope John Paul II, October 1993

Lux Veritatis "The Light of Truth" Pope Pius XI, December 1931

Studiorum Ducem "On St. Thomas Aquinas" Pope Pius XI, June 1923

Humanae Vitae "On Human Life" Pope Paul VI, July 1968: regarding artificial contraception

Casti Connubii "On Chastity in Marriage" Pope Pius XI, December, 1930: the basis for the later Humanae Vitae

Evangelium Vitae "On the Value of Life" Pope John Paul II, March 1995: a detailed look at the value of life

On Combatting Abortion and Euthanasia Pope John Paul II, May 1991

Mulieris Dignitatem "On the Dignity of Women" Pope John Paul II, August 1988

Sacerdotalis Caelibatus "On the Celibacy of the Priest" Pope Paul VI, June 1967

Ad Tuendam Fidem An Apostolic letter regarding dissent. Pope John Paul II, May 28, 1998.

Fides et Ratio "Faith and Reason" Pope John Paul II, September 14, 1998