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Programs, Services and Resources available from the Office of Evangelization and Catechesis in English and Spanish
American Catholic Online Home of Franciscan Media | www.americancatholic.org |
Ave Maria Press | https://www.avemariapress.com/ |
Bible | www.usccb.org/nab/bible/ |
Bible (Alternate Website) | www.vatican.va/archive/ENG0839/_INDEX.HTM |
Bread for the world Nationwide Christian Citizens movement lobbying for the world’s hungry | www.bread.org |
Catechism of the Catholic Church | www.vatican.va/archive/ENG0015/_INDEX.HTM |
Catechism of the Catholic Church (Alternate Website) |
www.usccb.org/catechism/text/ |
Catechist Formation Program of the University of Dayton | www.udayton.edu/ |
Catholic Charities USA Site gives an extensive overview on the areas of justice and peace supported by Catholic charities | www.catholiccharitiesusa.org |
Catholic Climate Covenant | http://www.catholicclimatecovenant.org/ |
Catholic Educators Resource Center | www.catholiceducation.org |
The Catholic Labor Network | http://www.catholiclabor.org/home.htm |
Catholic Relief Services Helping to end poverty throughout the world | www.catholicrelief.org |
Catholic Worker Page Online page for the catholic worker Movement founded by Dorothy Day | www.catholicworker.org |
Center for Action and Contemplation | https://cac.org/ |
Christian Catacombs of Rome | www.catacombe.roma.it |
Dynamic Catholic | www.dynamiccatholic.com |
Good Ground Press Publisher of Catechetical Texts | www.goodgroundpress.com |
Habitat for Humanity Habitat for Humanity International is a nonprofit, ecumenical Christian housing ministry. HFHI seeks to eliminate poverty and homelessness from the world, and to make decent shelter a matter of conscience and action. | www.habitat.org
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Homeless Youth and Higher Education | http://www.affordablecollegesonline.org/homeless-students-guide/ |
Human Rights Watch Helps to protect human rights around the world | www.hrw.org |
Jesuits Resource on prayer, scripture and life | www.jesuit.org |
Liguori Publisher of Catechetical Texts | www.liguori.org |
Living the Good News Publisher of Catechetical Texts | www.livingthegoodnews.com |
Lonergan Research Institute | www.lonergan-lri.ca/index1.shtml |
Loyola Press Publisher of Catechetical Texts | www.loyolapress.org/ |
Magis Center | http://www.magiscenter.com/ |
Maryknoll Missionary Society | http://www.maryknollsociety.org/ |
Mass Readings and Psalms | www.usccb.org/nab/index.htm |
National Catholic Office for Persons with Disabilities Vigilant in promoting inclusion of Catholics with disabilities in parish communities and the total fabric of society | www.ncpd.org |
National Coalition for the Homeless Ending homelessness throughout our country | www.nationalhomeless.org |
National Conference for Catechetical Leadership (NCCL) | http://www.nccl.org/ |
NETWORK Catholic Social Justice Lobby | http://www.networklobby.org/ |
Our Sunday Visitor Publisher of Catechetical Materials | www.osv.com |
Oxfam International Helping to end hunger | www.oxfam.org |
Paulist Press Publisher of Catechetical Materials | www.paulistpress.com |
Pax Christi | www.paxchristiusa.org |
Pflaum Publisher of Catechetical Texts | www.pflaum.com |
RCL-Benziger Publisher of Catechetical Texts | www.rclbenziger.com |
Ron Rolheiser, OMI | http://ronrolheiser.com/ |
Sacred Space a place for daily prayer and meditation by Irish Jesuits | www.sacredspace.ie |
Saint Anthony Messenger Publisher of Catechetical Texts | http://www.stanthonymessenger.org/ |
Saint Mary’s Press Adolescent and adult faith formation | www.smp.org |
Social Justice resource Center | www.socialjusticeresourcecenter.org |
Sojo Net – Sojourners Magazine online Worldwide magazine on peace and justice | www.sojo.net |
Street Law Online Georgetown Law School Democracy Education for youth | www.streetlaw.org |
Sweatshop Watch Helping to stop Sweatshops around the world | www.sweatshopwatch.org |
Taize community of France Offering various information about their community, prayer, and music – excellent for young adults 15 to 30 | www.taize.fr/en/ |
TeamRCIA Helping you form Christians for Life | www.teamrcia.com |
Texas Catholic Conference | www.txcatholic.org |
Theology Library | www.shc.edu/theolibrary |
The Dynamic Catholic Institute | http://dynamiccatholic.com/ |
Twenty-Third Publications Publisher of Religion Teachers’ Journal and a variety of catechetical and theological resources | www.twentythirdpublications.com |
United States Conference of Catholic Bishops | www.usccb.org |
Vatican Website | www.vatican.va |
University of DaytonVirtual Learning Community | vlc.udayton.edu |
William H. Sadlier Publisher of Catechetical Texts | www.sadlier.com |
The Book Library and the DVD/Video/Audio Library are located at the Catholic Pastoral Center at 710 Archie Street in Beaumont, Texas. Office hours are 8:00am to 12:00 noon and 1:00pm to 5:00pm, Monday through Friday.
If you have any questions, please call Joseph Blakeley at (409) 924-4309 or email at [email protected]
These are large files, so they may take some time to download. Save the files on your computer for future reference.
The catalog databases were last updated in August 2011
Video/Audio Library materials may be accessed through parish leadership of educational and service organizations. The only cost that will be charged is to cover processing and postage for DVDs/videos or tapes/CDs if mailed to parishes which are at a distance from the Catholic Pastoral Center. The mailing fee will be $3.00 per DVD/video or tape/CD. The normal loan period is two weeks. Parishes will be responsible for replacing lost or damaged DVDs/videos or tapes/CDs.
All books (except those marked Reference-Noncirculating and some resource materials) may be checked out for two weeks.
Information coming soon.