Catholic Links

This page provides links to other Catholic websites solely for the user's convenience. These links serve as Catholic resources for our web site visitors. By providing these links, St. Joseph Catholic Church assumes no responsibility for nor endorses these websites or their sponsoring organizations.


American Catholic.org
AmericanCatholic.org, home of the online editions of St. Anthony Messenger, Catholic Update, Millennium Monthly, Youth Update, Scripture From Scratch and other Catholic features, is a service of St. Anthony Messenger Press and Franciscan Communications, Cincinnati, Ohio, U.S.A.
 

California Catholic Conference of Bishops
The official voice of the Catholic Community in California's public policy arena.

 
Catechism of the Catholic Church
The official English translation of the Catechism of the Catholic Church for the United States of America.
 

Catholic Answers
A website offering answers to a multitude of questions about the Catholic faith. A variety of resources are offered for the casual visitor and the serious student.

 

Catholic Herald
This is the on-line edition of the Catholic Herald, the newspaper for the Diocese of Sacramento.

 

CatholiCity
Home to popular free Catholic audio tapes and books, free Email Discussion Groups, Catholic news and commentary, and the some of the best Catholic Links on the web. Worth a visit.

 

Catholic News Service
The Catholic News Service reports the news which affects Catholics in their everyday lives. Complete, accurate and responsible reporting of the church in the world has been hallmark of the news operation since 1920.

 

Catholic On-Line
This web site focuses on current events and issues pertaining to Catholics in the U.S.

 
Columbian Retirement Home - Knights of Columbus
The Columbian Center, a California Knights of Columbus retirement facility, is an independent living Center - Home away from Home. Owned and operated by the Knights of Columbus a non-profit corporation. The Center is located in the town of Marysville, CA, a small community 50 miles north of Sacramento, across the river from Yuba City. It is a forty - minute drive from the Sacramento Airport. The Center is located across the street from St Joseph’s Catholic Church, Knights of Columbus Council #1869, Santa Maria Fourth Degree Assembly. The Center is in within walking distance of downtown Marysville.
 
Council for Justice and Peace
This is the Holy See Pontifical Council for Justice and Peace web page dedicated to information about, and formation in, justice and peace. The site publishes information in English, Spanish, Italian, and French on ecclesial documents, congresses, statements of representatives of the Church. It also provides information about the Pontifical Council for Justice and Peace, as well as its members.
 

Diocese of Sacramento
This is the official web site for the Catholic Diocese of Sacramento.

 
Embracing Our Dying
A project of the California Catholic Bishops, this site is an overview of Catholic moral theology on death and dying, current medical and hospital practices, the state of the law regarding end-of-life issues, articles of interest, church documents, information on parish nurses, parish health ministry, hospice care and other parish-based services, and answers to frequently asked questions.
 
Eternal Word Television
Catholic TV the Eternal Word Television Network may not be available on your cable system but you can hear and read some of what local cable will not provide in our area.
 
Food for the Poor
Food For The Poor (FFP) ministers to spiritually renew impoverished people throughout Latin America and the Caribbean. Established in 1982 as a 501(c)(3)corporation, our goals are to improve the health, economic, social and spiritual conditions of the men, women and children we serve. Food For The Poor raises funds and provides direct relief assistance to the poor, usually by purchasing specifically requested materials and distributing them through the churches and charity organizations already operating in areas of need. In this way, the organization serves the poor with dignity and ensures the most appropriate use of donors' funds.
 
GIRM

GIRM - General Instruction of the Roman Missal
The English translation of the General Instruction of the Roman Missal (Third Typical Edition) © 2002, International Committee on English in the Liturgy, Inc. This text is confirmed for use in the Dioceses of the United States of America.

 

The Holy See - The Vatican
This is the Home Page for the Vatican. This site is in English but they have additional language sites for the Vatican.

 
Immaculate Heart Radio
Provides live streamed audio from Immaculate Heart Radio, frequently heard on our local Catholic radio station 1620 AM.
 

Knights of Columbus
The web site for the national office of the Knights of Columbus. Local news and activities about St. Isidore's K of C can be found at our home web site.

 

Mass Times
A free internet ministry (in partnership between the Catholic Communication Campaign of the U.S. Catholic Conference) for Catholics who live and travel in the United States. At this site you can locate Mass times and other services by parish in all cities in the U.S.

 

Movie Reviews
This sit is provided by the U.S. Catholic Conference's Office for Film and Broadcasting. Movies are reviewed and reported on as to their artistic merit and moral suitability. The reviews include the USCC rating, the Motion Picture Association of America rating, and a brief synopsis of the movie.

 
National Catholic Bioethics Center
The National Catholic Bioethics Center (NCBC), established in 1972, conducts research, consultation, publishing and education to promote human dignity in health care and the life sciences, and derives its message directly from the teachings of the Catholic Church. The results of this research are available though this website and various educational and publishing activities, workshops and seminars.
 

National Catholic Register
Weekly Catholic newspaper covering U.S. issues from a Catholic perspective. Some news articles are available online.

 
Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Church
Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Church & Parish
The website for our neighboring parish of Our Lady of Lourdes in the city of Colusa and with its St. Joseph Mission Church in Princeton.
 

Our Sunday Visitor
Weekly newspaper with the Catholic perspective and position. This site also provides daily scriptural and Mass readings.

 
Monthly Intentions of Pope Benedict XVI
Papal Intentions
This site lists the monthly General Intentions and Mission Intentions of our Pope, for which we pray at all Masses. This site is provided by the Apostleship of Prayer organization founded in 1844. The General Director of the Apostleship of Prayer is the General Superior of the Society of Jesus (the Jesuits), located in Rome.
 

Pope Paul Institute
A National and International Center for the Study of Morally and Professionally Acceptable Reproductive Health Services.

 

Priests for Life
This web site is provided by the officially approved association of Catholic Clergy who give special emphasis to the pro-life teachings of the Church.

 

Respect Life
The Respect Life Office of the Diocese of Sacramento.

 
Sacred Heart Catholic Church, Maxwell, California
Sacred Heart Catholic Church and Parish
The website for our neighboring Sacred Heart Parish in Maxwell, California, with additional links to its mission churches, the Church of the Annunciation, Williams, Holy Cross Church, Arbuckle, and St. Mary of the Mountain, Stonyford.
 
Saints On Line Index
This site provides a listing of saints by name or topic, as well as background information on the saint(s).
 

St. Anthony Messenger
This web site is provided by the American Catholic organization that not only publishes the St. Anthony Messenger newsletter but also provides resources to Catholics in America.

 
St. Isidore Catholic Church, Yuba City, California
St. Isidore Catholic Church & Parish
This is the web site for our neighboring parish of St. Isidore in Yuba City, CA.
 

United States Conference of Catholic Bishops
The US Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB) is a canonical entity through which the bishops fulfill their responsibilities of leadership and service to the Church and our nation. The USCCB web site provides a full spectrum of Catholic concerns from prayers and worship to the state of the economy, from revitalizing parishes to averting nuclear war, from promoting vocations to protecting life at all stages.

 
Vatican City State
Vatican City is the smallest independent state in the world in terms of inhabitants and size. It occupies an area of 44 hectares. The borders are represented by its walls and the travertine pavement curve that joins the two wings of the colonnades in St Peter’s Square. Beyond the territory of the State, Vatican jurisdiction also covers some extraterritorial areas within and outside Rome. This site visits historic collections and provides a webcam view of the Vatican City State.
 

Vatican News Service
This news web site is provided by the Holy Press Office of the Vatican. The site is available in English, Spanish and French.

 

Vocations: Link to sites for the Discernment of a Vocation
The link below is to the Diocese of Sacramento Vocations Website.

Diocese of Sacramento - Office of Vocations: The link to the official Vocations web page (Director: Rev. Brian Atienza) with additional links on the subject of vocations and how to contact Fr. Brian or his vocations coordinators.

 

Yuba-Sutter Right to Life
The web site for our local ministry, the Yuba-Sutter Right to Life, which founded in 1974 to provide pro-life and pro-family values in the Catholic tradition. This site provides current information on California Legislative pro-life and anti-life actions, as well as resource information to aid students and others in the development of term papers, debate preparations and links to other pro-life resources (from the unborn, to the seriously and terminally ill, to the subject of euthanasia). Links are also available to locate crisis pregnancy support services, maternity homes, and adoption resources for women and troubled teens.

 
ZENIT News Agency
ZENIT is an International News Agency. Its mission is to provide objective coverage of events, documents and issues emanating from or concerning the Catholic Church. ZENIT's articles are reproduced in hundreds of publications worldwide and are used by numerous radio and TV stations. Their coverage includes: activities of the Pope, such as his travels, documents and audiences; the Vatican, including diplomatic activity, humanitarian efforts, and profiles of Church leaders; and, interviews with and features about leading lay Catholics, including researchers, politicians, writers and entertainers

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