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U.S.
Bishops' Conference
The United
States Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB) is an assembly
of the hierarchy of the United States and the U.S. Virgin Islands
who jointly exercise certain pastoral functions on behalf of
the Christian faithful of the United States. The purpose of the
Conference is to promote the greater good which the Church offers
humankind, especially through forms and programs of the apostolate
fittingly adapted to the circumstances of time and place. This
purpose is drawn from the universal law of the Church and applies
to the episcopal conferences which are established all over the
world for the same purpose.
http://www.usccb.org
Federation
of Diocesan Liturgical Commissions (FDLC)
A national organization of Roman Catholic Diocesan Offices of Worship
and Liturgical Commissions throughout the United States.
http://www.fdlc.org
Notre
Dame Center for Liturgy
The
Center for Liturgy, a national resource for worship
at the University of Notre Dame, helps church leaders and parishes
to celebrate God's presence in church and world and to connect
liturgy and life.
http://liturgy.nd.edu/
The
National Association of Pastoral Musicians (NPM)
The
National Association of Pastoral Musicians (NPM) is a membership
organization primarily composed of musicians, musician-liturgists,
clergy, and other leaders of prayer devoted to serving the life
and mission of the Church through fostering the art of musical
liturgy in Roman Catholic worshiping communities in the United
States of America.
http://www.npm.org
Network
NETWORK, A National Catholic
Social Justice Lobby, educates, lobbies and organizes to influence the formation
of federal legislation to promote economic and social justice.
http://www.networklobby.org
Center
of Concern
Since 1971,
the Center of Concern has offered moral vision and provided effective
leadership in the struggle to end hunger, poverty, environmental
decline, and injustice in the United States and around the world.
Our goal is to provide individuals and organizations with basic
tools to address these universal questions: What are the root
causes of human suffering in the world today? How can we change
the system to increase social justice and offer hope? We provide
reliable information and analysis on development issues, practical
alternatives to current development policies and practices suggestions
for personal action, and faith reflections on this work for justice.
http://www.coc.org
We
Believe
We
Believe is a volunteer organization dedicated to promoting the
reform of the Roman Catholic liturgy.
http://www.webelieve.cc
US
Bishops' Committee on the Liturgy (BCL)
The
Bishops' Committee on the Liturgy is a standing committee of
the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB). The
Committee has the responsibility in the bishops' conference for
all matters relating to the liturgy.
http://www.usccb.org/liturgy/
Canadian
Conference of Catholic Bishops Liturgy Commission
The Canadian Conference of Catholic Bishops has two Episcopal Commissions
for Liturgy: one for French speaking dioceses and one for English
speaking dioceses. The English sector Commission meets four times
a year and is assisted in its mandate by the staff at the National
Liturgy Office: Donna Kelly, cnd, Director; Margaret Bick, Editor,
National Bulletin for Liturgy; Dorothy Riopelle, secretary; Michael
Ruckpaul, data entry clerk. The National Litugy office can be
contacted through e-mail at liturgy@cccb.ca.
http://www.cccb.ca/Commissions.htm?CD=90
The
North American Forum on the Catechumenate
The North
American Forum is an international network of pastoral ministers, liturgists,
catechists, and theologians. Since 1981 the Forum has united and supported
pastoral ministers in the U.S., Canada, and beyond. It is dedicated to making
a fully implemented Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults a reality for
all, supporting the reconciliation ministries implicit in the Rite. The Forum
is also committed to evangelization and conversion through catechesis, liturgy,
discipleship, and mission and celebrating all cultural gifts.
http://www.naforum.org
The
Liturgical Conference
In 1940 a group of Benedictine monks in Collegeville, Minnesota began an in-depth
study of the liturgical life of the Roman Catholic Church in the United States.
The Liturgical Conference came out of those early studies and research. The
Conference became a membership organization that met each year to share research
and promote liturgical reform. Although the Conference began as a Roman Catholic
movement, it later invited other Christian traditions to join its efforts.
Today, membership includes Baptists, Episcopalians, Lutherans, United Methodists,
Orthodox, Roman Catholics, Prebyterians, and the United Church of Christ.
http://www.liturgicalconference.org/
Southwest
Liturgical Conference
Our primary
mission is directed toward the local Church at the parish and
diocesan level. We are committed to educational programs and
regional workshops which will stimulate the people of God to
that "full, conscious, and active participation in liturgical
celebrations called for by the very nature of the liturgy." (CSL,
14) One of the principal ways in which we have achieved this
end is through the sponsorship of an Annual Study Week. This
four-day study week is held in January each year; dioceses of
the region take their turn in hosting the study week. In its
thirty-two year history, the study week has been hosted in almost
every diocese of the region and has addressed a wide range of
topics.
http://www.swlc.org/association_pages/
index-swlcassoc.html
St.
Louis Liturgical Institute
The Center
for Liturgy at Saint Louis University exists to study and promote
the most important foundation of the Catholic Church. Through
multiple activities, we work to continue restoration and successful
enactment of the Mass and other liturgical rituals throughout
the world.
http://www.liturgy.slu.edu
The
National Pastoral Life Center (NPLC)
The Center serves the community and mission of the Catholic Church
by assisting its leadership in parishes, diocesan offices,
national offices and associations. The services include: CHURCH
magazine and other publications; training weeks for pastors
and parish leaders; parish ministry conferences; an annual
symposium for diocesan directors of parish services; services
for the development of parish small communities; consulting
services to diocesan bishops and their staffs as well as to
committees and staffs of the United States Conference of Catholic
Bishops and others. The Center is also the secretariat for
the Roundtable: Association of Diocesan Social Action Directors,
and the Catholic Common Ground Initiative founded by Cardinal
Joseph Bernardin to foster dialogue in the church.
http://www.nplc.org
Center
for Applied Research in the Apostolate (CARA)
CARA
is a national, non-profit, university-affiliated organization
that conducts social scientific studies about the Catholic
Church. Founded in 1964, CARA has three major dimensions to
its mission: (1) to increase the Church's self understanding;
(2) to serve the applied research needs of Church decision-makers;
and (3) to advance scholarly research on religion, particularly
Catholicism.
http://cara.georgetown.edu/
The
National Center for Pastoral Leadership (NCPL)
The
NCPL is an independent, nonprofit organization dedicated to
fostering the growth and quality of leadership in the Catholic
Church. It is especially well-known for its yearly East
Coast Conference for Religious Education.
http://www.ncpl.org
NOCERCC
The
National Organization for Continuing Education of Roman Catholic Clergy
(NOCERCC) is a network of diocesan and religious directors of presbyteral
continuing education/formation.
http://www.nocercc.org/
Pax
Christi International
Pax
Christi International is a non-profit, non-governmental Catholic
peace movement that began in France at the end of World War
II. Today, it is comprised of autonomous national sections,
local groups, and affiliated organizations spread over 30
countries and 5 continents, with over 60,000 members worldwide.
The movement works in all areas of peace but has a specific
focus on demilitarization, security and arms trade, development
and human rights, and ecology.
http://www.paxchristi.net
Liturgy
Liturgy is an online resource is an online resource composed by Bosco Peters, helping your worship to be vital, transforming, and faithful
ecumenical, international material for spirituality, worship, preaching, teaching, or a pew sheet.
http://www.liturgy.co.nz
Education for Justice
The Education for Justice website is an online Catholic Social Teaching
resource library for Catholic teachers, parish workers, social justice
committees, religious communities, and faith sharing groups. At the website,
hundreds of resources are available to connect more than fifty social
justice topics (e.g. Poverty, Immigration, Torture, Death Penalty, etc.) to
the social teaching of the Church. Resource types include lesson plans,
articles with discussion questions, lectionary reflections, prayers and
prayer services, bulletin inserts, handouts, and interactive materials. The
website is membership-based, but visitors can request a 30-day free trial
membership to the site by emailing efj@coc.org.
Education for Justice
National Catholic Partnership on Disability
The National Catholic Partnership on Disability (NCPD) was established in 1982 to foster implementation of the Pastoral Statement of U.S. Catholic Bishops on People with Disabilities. Passed unanimously on November 16, 1978, this prophetic document calls for welcome of the now over fourteen million Catholics who are disabled. It states that these persons must be able to participate in the celebrations and obligations of their faith, and advocates for their inclusion "within the total fabric of society." NCPD likewise promotes implementation of the Guidelines for the Celebration of the Sacraments with Persons with Disabilities, approved by the U.S. bishops in June 1995 to provide pastoral guidance on sacramental access for people with disabilities. In addition, NCPD is guided by the policy statements and resolutions passed by the NCPD Board of Directors. (See NCPD Board Resolutions.) This mission of inclusion for disabled persons moves forward through a national network of diocesan level leaders called by their bishops to address access and inclusion within parishes.
http://www.ncpd.org
National Apostolate for Inclusion Ministry
The universal call to holiness leads us to recognize that the Body of Christ suffers when some members are not invited to full participation, therefore the National Apostolate for Inclusion Ministry (NAfIM) envisions that every person with Intellectual/Developmental Disabilities (IDD) will be welcome to full inclusion into our Catholic communities.
http://www.nafim.org
National Catholic Office for the Deaf
The NCOD's mission is to spread God's message through the support of the Deaf and Hard
of Hearing Pastoral Ministry so that we may all be one in Christ!
http://www.ncod.org
Catholic Celiac Society
Catholic celiacs face a special set of challenges when it comes to the Church and the Holy Eucharist. There has been no unified effort by the Church to identify Catholics who turn away from the Church because of communion issues. There has been no organized effort to educate priests or Extraordinary Ministers of Holy Communion about the special needs of Catholics with celiac disease. There has been no support system for Catholic celiacs who have been struggling with this problem.
We are pleased to announce the formation of the Catholic Celiac Society whose three-fold mission will be to educate Catholic celiacs about their options for Holy Communion as provided for by Canon Law and the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops; to inform Catholic clergy and lay ministers about the special needs of Catholic celiacs in their dioceses and parishes; and to reconcile those Catholic celiacs who have left the Church through lack of understanding, exclusion from the Eucharist, and isolation from their church community.
http://www.catholicceliacs.org
Mexican American Cultural Center (MACC)
The MACC's mission is to empower and educate leaders for service in a culturally diverse church and society.
http://www.maccsa.org
Oregon
Catholic Press (OCP)
Oregon
Catholic Press (OCP) publishes of a wide variety of music and
worship materials. Their worship programs, including missals
and hymnals, are used in more than half of all Catholic churches
in the US.
www.ocp.org
Liturgy
Training Publications (LTP)
LTP provides
materials that assist parishes, institutions and households in the preparation,
celebration and expression of liturgy in Christian life.
http://www.ltp.org
GIA
Publications, Inc. (GIA)
GIA is a publisher of a wide range of liturgical music and music education
materials as well as hymnals and worship aides.
http://www.giamusic.com
World
Library Publications
World Library Publications, a division of J. S. Paluch Company, Inc.,
Schiller Park, IL, publishes liturgy and music resources for
worship.
http://www.wlp.jspaluch.com
The
Liturgical Press
For
over 75 years, the Liturgical Press has published liturgical materials
for both pastoral and academic audiences.
http://www.litpress.org
Ministry & Liturgy magazine
(ML) -- formerly Modern Liturgy
Ministry & Liturgy (ML)
is a professional magazine for members of the parish ministry team. It
is dedicated to exploring the connection between liturgy and life, unpacking
the treasures of the Roman liturgy, and helping ministers use the musical
and environmental arts to adapt liturgies to their local culture.
http://www.rpinet.com/ml/
Liturgical
Catechesis magazine (LC)
Liturgical
Catechesis (LC) is a magazine devoted to creative ideas
for doing liturgical catechesis.
http://www.rpinet.com/lc/
CanticaNOVA
CanticaNOVA
is a publishing company that specializes in "Traditional Music for
the Contemporary Church." Our goal is to provide music which is grounded
in the texts and the traditions of the Roman Rite itself.
http://www.canticanova.com
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Aquinas
Institute of Theology
Aquinas Institute of Theology is a Dominican graduate school that prepares religious, priests, and lay men and women for future church leadership.
http://www.ai.edu/
Barry University Center for Dominican Studies
The Center for Dominican Studies at Barry University is a collaborative partnership of the Adrian Dominican Sisters, Barry University, and the Friars of the Province of St. Martin de Porres. The purpose of the Center is to build, celebrate, and share the rich and diverse charisms of the Dominican tradition and to be a place where the enduring Dominican tradition of contemplata aliis tradere (contemplating and sharing with others the fruits of that contemplation) is a lived reality.
(http://www.barry.edu/)
Catholic
Association of Teachers of Homiletics
CATH exists to provide a common organization for the study of Catholic homiletics. As an educational and religious society, CATH serves as a forum for mutual sharing of scholarship and support which can lead to the professional development of its members; to underscore the significance of Catholic preaching as a means of proclaiming the Good News; as a resource to the bishops in their responsibility for the continuing formation of their priests respective to their duty to preach; to develop programs in homiletics for the preparation of priests, deacons and non-ordained ministers; to be a unified movement toward the development of advanced degree courses in homiletics within Catholic theological schools.
http://www.cathomiletics.org/
Claretians, Province of Chicago
The Claretians are a Roman Catholic religious community of priests and brothers dedicated to the mission of living and spreading the Gospel of Jesus—to serving life—in more than 60 countries on five continents. The Claretians are dedicated to seeing the world through the eyes of the poor. They strive to respond to the most urgent and timely needs, using all means possible to care for the spiritual and material needs of others. They give special attention to recent immigrants, youth and families, leadership training, and spiritual renewal. The Claretians were founded by St. Anthony Claret in Spain in 1849. A man on fire with God’s love, Claret embodied the special charisms of community, mission, evangelization, and spirituality..
http://www.claretians.org/
Dominican
Central Province
Dominican Central is the web site of the American Central Province of the Dominican Friars, the Province of St. Albert the Great. We are Roman Catholic priests and brothers, part of the global "Order of Preachers," the Dominican Family of priests, brothers, sisters, nuns and lay people, who live and pray today in a holy tradition that dates back to time of St. Dominic, the thirteenth century.
http://www.op.org/domcentral/
Dominican
Eastern Province
Founded in 1805 by Bishop Edward Dominic Fenwick, OP, the Province grew rapidly. In 1939, it was divided to allow for the Central Province of Saint Albert the Great. In 1978, Saint Joseph and Saint Albert Provinces were further subdivided to allow for the Southern Dominican Province of Saint Martin de Porres. In 1772, Spanish friars had gone to the west which is now the Holy Name Province. Saint Joseph's Province is the largest of the four provinces in numbers. In this, the Province of Saint Joseph, the Gospel is preached and souls are served in 17 Dominican parishes; in Providence College, a liberal arts college for men and women, located in Providence, Rhode Island; by friars on the faculties of universities and seminaries, both in the United States and abroad; by directing retreats at Saint Stephen Priory in Dover, MA, by hospital chaplains, campus ministers, and by itinerant preachers who travel from parish to parish giving retreats throughout the country.
http://www.op-stjoseph.org/
Dominican
House of Studies
The Dominican House of Studies is a school of theology. Founded in 1905, it has served the theological education of Dominican Friars of St. Joseph Province. Since 1970, as part of the Washington Theological Consortium, it has educated both religious and laity. It is fully accredited by the Association of Theological Schools and by the Middle States Association of Colleges and Secondary Schools.
http://www.dhs.org/
Dominican
Leadership Conference
The purpose of this Conference is to serve as an association for collaborative leadership among elected leaders of Dominican religious congregations and provinces of women and men of the United States of America.
http://www.op.org/dlc/
Dominican
School of Philosophy and Theology
Forming a community of learning inspired by the Gospel, DSPT offers a variety of academic and/or professional programs for all its students and provides a program of professional preparation to candidates for ordained and lay ministry in the Roman Catholic Church. The School draws its students into the tradition of classical philosophy and Catholic theology, especially as exemplified by St. Thomas Aquinas.
http://www.dspt.edu/)
The Dominican Sisters of Houston, TX
The Houston Dominican Sisters, publicly commit themselves to study and address the crucial justice issues of our time. They assume the risks inherent in preaching and teaching the gospel. They work to transform social structures which oppress the powerless, ministering with them in our common struggle to remain faithful to the Word of God.
www.houstonop.org/html/new_index.html
Dominican
Sisters of Springfield, Illinois
In 1873 six Catholic Sisters were sent to Jacksonville, Illinois from the Convent of St. Catherine of Sienna, Springfield, Kentucky. They were women imbued with the Holy Spirit to spread the Word of Jesus wherever they were sent. Courageously and joyfully they undertook what was to become a familiar pilgrimage: the move from a secure and cherished home to a new and unknown place of ministry.
http://www.springfieldop.org
Dominican Sisters of Racine, Wisconsin
Commitment to truth in the light of the Gospel compels us to consecrate whatever power we have, personally and as community, to sustain the fundamental right of every person to pursue the fullness of life and to share in the common good.
Dominican Southern Province
In order to offset the influence of Radical Fundamentalism, the Dominicans offer an intellectual Catholic presence at southern universities. Faced with an inherited social structure and economy, our province remains committed to promoting social justice - so crucial to the poor, unemployed and immigrant populations we serve.
http://www.opsouth.org
Dominican
Western Province
We belong to the international community of Friars Preachers, called by the Roman Catholic Church to evangelize in the name of Jesus Christ, especially in the Western United States and in some foreign missions. In cities and university communities particularly, we manifest special concern for faith issues, justice, peace, and outreach to those not touched by the Church’s common ministry. Our distinctive Dominican charism is nourished by our common life in priories, which sustains liturgical prayer, encourages simplicity, fosters contemplative study, and guarantees democratic government.
http://www.opwest.org
Franciscan Province of the Sacred Heart of Jesus
We believe that as followers of St. Francis of Assisi we are "Lesser Brothers" called to be centered in Christ with the Gospel as our Rule life. We believe that fidelity to our calling is expressed in loyalty to the mission of Jesus continued in His Church, in a spirit of prayer and contemplation, with a special love for the poor, and reverence for all God's creation. We believe that we are called to fraternity, to share a life of joy and peace, to draw our inspiration from the cross of Jesus, and to be renewed continually through our celebration of the Eucharist.
http://www.thefriars.org/
Franciscan
Province of St. John the Baptist
The 240 friars of St. John the Baptist Province (SJB) are members of the Order of Friars Minor, a Franciscan brotherhood inspired by the 13th-century example of St. Francis of Assisi. We serve the Catholic Church as brothers and priests, devoting our lives to the search for God in a communal life of poverty, prayer, and service to others.
http://www.franciscan.org/
The Georgetown Center for Liturgy
The mission of the Georgetown Center for Liturgy is to support and promote the Second Vatican Council's vision of liturgical reform and renewal. The Center works with liturgical leaders on the national, diocesan and parish level, serving as a catalyst and a resource to improve the quality of the liturgical experience in parishes throughout the United States. The Center's unswerving commitment to the Second Vatican Council's agenda of liturgical renewal makes it a beacon of hope to all who wish to further and deepen the work begun at the Council.
http://centerforliturgy.georgetown.edu
National
Federation of Priests' Councils
The National Federation of Priests' Councils (NFPC) is a church membership organization which represents and provides ministry resources for 123 councils of diocesan and religious clergy - totaling over 25,000 Roman Catholic priests.
http://www.nfpc.org/
National
Institute for the Word of God
The National Institute for the Word of God conducts programs in preaching, liturgy, catechetics, Bible sharing, lector training and parish renewal. In addition, it promotes research in the fields of Scripture, theology and sociology pertinent to its mission.
http://www.wordofgodinstitute.org/
NOCERCC
The National Organization for Continuing Education of Roman Catholic Clergy (NOCERCC) is a membership association of dioceses, religious communities, and other interested organizations and individuals committed to the Church’s mission to promote and support ongoing formation for priests and presbyterates. Founded in 1973, NOCERCC’s current membership includes approximately 170 Roman Catholic dioceses and religious communities in the United States as well as approximately 50 other organizations and individuals around the world that are part of the ongoing clergy formation community.
http://www.nocercc.org/
Partners
in Preaching
Partners in Preaching, a national ministry of consultation, training and formation for the Church's ministry of liturgical preaching.
http://www.partnersinpreaching.org/
Paulist New England Outreach
Paulist New England Outreach (PNEO) is a ministry of the Missionary Society of St. Paul the Apostle, usually called the Paulist Fathers. PNEO program offerings reflect the ministerial concerns of the Paulists to the broader Catholic Church of New England.
http://www.paulistnewengland.org/
Preaching
the Just Word
Preaching the Just Word is a national program sponsored by the Woodstock Theological Center to assist priests and other ministers of the gospel to be more effective in preaching social justice.
http://www.georgetown.edu/centers/woodstock/pjw.htm
Redemptorists
of the Baltimore Province
A Roman Catholic Congregation of Priests and Brothers founded by St. Alphonsus, Redemptorist Missionaries follow in the footsteps of Jesus the Redeemer, living in a spirit of brotherhood, serving the needs of the poor and abandoned. More than 5,000 members world-wide, we ...
...preach parish missions, staff retreat houses, work with youth and young adults, minister to people living with AIDS, work in rural areas as well as minister with Hispanics and African-Americans, especially in the inner-city, and staff parishes in Boston, New York, Philadelphia, Baltimore, St. Croix, Dominica and St. Lucia (to name a few).
While the Congregation is located on every continent in the world, the Baltimore Province is one of the largest units. We have houses from Boston to Washington, D.C., from Ohio to Delaware. Our mission is to bring the Good News of Christ to those who are unaware of his message and his saving mercy, meanwhile continually striving to deepen the faith of others.Sacred
Heart School of Theology
A National Roman Catholic seminary serving second-career vocations.
http://www.shst.edu/
St.
Meinrad School of Theology
The mission of Saint Meinrad School of Theology is excellence in the formation of those preparing for priesthood and other ministries in the Church. This takes place within a community and a tradition which fosters learning, worship, and character.
http://www.saintmeinrad.edu
Georgetown
University
The oldest Catholic University in America, Georgetown continues
the tradition of Jesuit education in a variety of disciplines.
The Georgetown Center is an institute within the university; Center
staff occasionally teach courses in several degree and certificate
programs.
http://www.georgetown.edu
Holy
Trinity Catholic Church
Located
one block east of Georgetown University, Holy Trinity is
the oldest church in continuous operation in the District
of Columbia. Founded in 1787 and continuously staffed by
Jesuit Fathers, Holy Trinity recently completed a renovation
of its parish center and restoration of the original chapel
(1792) -- under the direction of Georgetown Center Director,
Lawrence J. Madden, SJ. (The Georgetown Center for Liturgy's
offices are located within the parish center complex.).
http://www.holytrinitydc.org
