My Favourite Links

Link of the Month
	Pontifical Irish College, Rome Visiting the Eternal City this Year? Call to Ireland's National Seminary in Rome. Preparing priests for ministry in Ireland and overseas. Welcoming Irish Pilgrims for the Jubilee.

Church and Spirituality
Archdiocese of Dublin A comprehensive introduction to the Archdiocese of Dublin, and its various agencies. This site includes a large selection of useful and interesting links.	Faith Development Team: Catholic Youth Council Of special interest to the 17-28 age group, and adult parish leaders working with younger people.	The Vatican Check out what the Pope has been saying and doing. Read church documents on a variety of issues. Read the semi-official Vatican newspaper l'Osservatore Romano
Trocaire the Catholic Agency for World Development See how the other half lives. Discover why the work of justice, and integral human development is a key element in the mission of the Church.	Sacred Heart Parish, Washington This site introduces a variety of approaches to prayer; something for everyone. There are links to many of the great spiritual classics. (You have to do the praying yourself).	Dublin Diocesan Jubilee Committee Find out what we're doing in Dublin for the Jubilee of the Year 2000
Explore theSumma Theologiae of St. Thomas Aquinas This may be a bit esoteric for some...but it is handy if you don't have a set of the Summa at home.	Lectio Divina Fr. Michel de Verteuil explains this ancient way of praying the Scriptures. Each week, he provides some suggestions on how to approach the Sunday Gospel.	Saints for the Week Short histories of the Saints, listed according to Liturgical Feast Days. Could be useful if you want to choose a name for a new baby, or for Confirmation.
The French Bishops' Conference Find out what's happening in the Church in France (and brush up your French at the same time).	Prosperity with a Purpose Christian Faith in a Time of Rapid Economic Growth, Full text of the 1999 pastoral letter of the Irish Catholic Bishops' Conference.	Y.C.W. Young Christian Workers Movement: A Movement of young people, for young people, run by young people.
Pontifical Irish College, Rome Ireland's National Seminary in Rome. Preparing new priests for ministry in Ireland and overseas. Welcoming Irish Pilgrims for the Jubilee.	Mater Dei Institute of Education Mater Dei is a teacher training college, with a particular focus on catechetics and school chaplaincy. It is under the auspices of the Catholic Archdiocese of Dublin, and affiliated to Dublin City University.

Other Irish Links
Doras Directory of Irish Web Sites. Meet the Neighbours!	LIFE (Pregnancy Care) Find out about the confidential free services offered by LIFE, to women throughout Ireland	L'Arche Community (Cork) L'Arche is a worldwide federation of faith communities, where people with and without learning disabilities share life together. There are also communities in Co. Kilkenny and in Dublin.
Today's Irish Times newspaper. Maybe I'm just mean, but I find I read the paper more often on the web. A big advantage of this site is that it is possible to check back issues of the Irish Times using a search facility which is linked to an archive.	N.A.O.M.I. Whether you hope to have a child, or to avoid pregnancy for the time being, this site will give you much useful information. For the accurate picture on Natural Family Planning, go to the experts.	National Association for Adult Literacy Reading makes it easier to participate. Find out how to help someone to read.
The Pro-Life Campaign This site provides information about the campaign to restore legal protection to unborn human beings in Ireland		The Philosophy Site A very useful resource for anyone interested in accessing published philosophy, or engaging in good philosophical discussion on the web. Edited by David Thunder.