General References

Catholic Courier: For work published in 2004, the Catholic Courier received a total of 17 awards from national and state press associations this spring....

Catholic Family Center: Catholic Family Center is Rochester's largest family service provider, helping nearly 63,000 people each year achieve independence with dignity. Unlike most local human service agencies that perform a few services for one or two populations....

Catholic World News: Catholic World News is an independent Catholic news service staffed by lay Catholic journalists, dedicated to providing accurate world news, written from a distinctively Catholic perspective

Diocese of Rochester: Welcome to the Roman Catholic Diocese of Rochester. Led by Bishop Matthew Clark, the Diocese of Rochester extends from the southern shore of Lake Ontario, through New York's Finger Lakes region, and to the New York-Pennsylvania border. Established in 1868 the diocese encompasses 12 counties and is home to approximately 350,000 Catholics, belonging to nearly 200 faith communities

Holy Sepulchre Cemetery: Holy Sepulchre Cemetery is a serene, reverent environment that evokes spirituality and closeness to God.

Once Catholic: The mission of OnceCatholic.org is to put you back in touch with a face-to-face community of Catholics. Along the way, we want to walk with you as you sort through your issues with the Church.

The Vatican: The home of the Universal Church

The Word Among Us (Daily Readings & Commentaries): As a result of the movement of the Holy Spirit in this century, many laypeople are seeking practical help in reading scripture and living in greater openness to the Spirit.

Christian Formation References

2008-09 Adult Formation Program Booklet

American Catholic’s “Saint of the Day":  Saint of the Day

Blest Are We:  Our K-6 curriculum website, published by RCL Publishing (acquired former publisher Silver, Burdett, and Ginn Religion).

Zenit: “The world seen from Rome”:  Daily catholic news site that includes articles on liturgy, Vatican teachings and the Pope’s weekly public audience.

Busted Halo: A Catholic site for young adults in their 20’s and 30’s.

Once Catholic: A website devoted to healing in the Catholic Church.

Catholic On-line: Daily devotions, find a catholic community, links, and more!

Web Of Creation: Open your heart and mind to our Stewardship of the Earth.

Finding God: Finding God is a site dedicated to helping children understand more about their faith. This site has a really exciting feature—“the activity finder”—where you can find an activity for any grade level or faith-theme.

Catholic Mom: Catholic Mom offers support for Catholic mothers. This site shares tips and ideas for celebrating the weekly Mass at home. There are coloring pages, a Catholic Mom “blog”, Catholic Recipes, Book reading ideas, and more!

Sunday School Resources: Another great at-home resource page. There’s lots to offer: Bible Trivia, Active Learning Activities, and more! There’s even a really cool timeline of the Bible!

 Catholic Culture: Your complete site for everything on the Liturgical Year. There’s activities, a complete calendar, prayers, recipes, and activities all based around the current liturgical season!

Peace and Justice References

Hunger and Poverty

Catholic Charities USA: This national membership organization is one of the nation’s largest social services networks. These agencies provide vital services to people in need, regardless of their religious, social, or economic backgrounds.

Catholic Campaign for Human Development: This domestic anti-poverty, social justice program of the U.S. Catholic bishops’ addresses the root causes of poverty in the U.S.

Poverty USA: This site has information on how to educate, advocate and participate to end domestic poverty.

Catholic Relief Services: This relief and development agency of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops, works in over eighty countries to alleviate poverty, hunger and suffering, reaching out to people in more than 94 countries and territories around the world to promote peace and justice for the poor and oppressed.

Glenmary Home Missioners: This Catholic society of priests, brothers, and Glenmary Home Mission Sister is dedicated to serving the spiritual and material needs of the people throughout Appalachia and the rural South and Southwest.

Peace and Nonviolence

Pax Christi USA: This is a national Catholic peace organization that seeks to create a peaceful world through witnessing to the call of Christian nonviolence.

Legislative Action and Advocacy

Network: This organization founded by Catholic Religious Women was created to educate, lobby and organize to influence federal legislation that affects the common good, with particular concern for people who are poor, and offer a vision toward social justice. This organization offers comprehensive and current background information on the issues and suggests comments that may be included in communications to representatives.

Employment

Catholic Jobs: A Catholic employment site with ministry job listings, information, and additional resources.

Retreat Opportunities & Camps

Camp Koinonia is located in the Finger Lakes area and is a beautiful setting to host retreats.  Each year the Camp holds 3 weeks of "Family Camp" where families participate in a variety of fun faith filled activities each day that are highlighted with a daily mass.  (Another great benefit is that all the meals are prepared for you during your stay!)  Camp Koinonia is a not-for-profit organization whose mission is to provide a camp environment for family and personal renewal.