Websites for Jesus Freaks
Surf these sites for fun during the winter break
There are a number of Christian and Catholic-based websites where you can learn new things, ponder discoveries and have fun surfing.
(This is the first in an occasional series featuring Catholic and christian websites.)
After Christmas has traditionally been “down time,” for students and adults alike. It’s time to snuggle up with a good book or do some serious internet surfing. Along with choosing that essential winter night read, try these sites for researching your interests or exploring new areas of learning.
Catechism of the Catholic Church, www.christusrex.org/www1/CDHN/ccc.html contains the entire text in a keyword-searchable database. Complied after the Second Vatican Council, the Catechism is a summary of all that Catholics should know, from the Church's stance on abortion and masturbation to topics more difficult to understand, like transubstantiation.
Similarly, The Catholic Encyclopedia www.newadvent.org/cathen/index.html "proposes to give its readers full and authoritative information on the entire cycle of Catholic interests." This database is searchable by word or by alphabetical categories.
Catholic Issues and Facts www.catholic.net/RCC/Periodicals/Issues/Welcome.html publishes position papers and tackles controversial issues such as evolution, Papal infallibility and natural family planning.
Of course there are a number of Catholic universities and colleges on the Internet, including the Catholic University of America www.cua.edu . Thinking about getting a better understanding of theology? Chances are there's a college near you where you can take classes.
Just for the sheer fun of exploring, try the University of Notre Dame Archives http://archives1.archives.nd.edu. Although the actual archives aren't available on the Internet, you can find out what their archives contain. This is valuable to researchers and fun for the curious.
These websites were taken from the book Catholicism on the Web by Thomas C. Fox. The first edition was published in 1997, consequently, many of the urls contained in the book have since been moved or removed but the sheer number of sites is astounding.
