Besides GSCC.net,
of course. Some you will find familiar, some might be new to you, but all are examples
the New Methods called for by Pope St. John Paul II for the New Evangelization.
Bearing the tag line, “Catholic
Traditions In The Modern World,” uCatholic.com
is an all-in-one, well written, well curated and technologically up-to-date
site. The left-side nav and the horizontal nav hold identical links. Saint of
the Day feature is always beautifully illustrated and well written. A great
source for the Daily Readings, too, if you prefer them without annotations. The
@uCatholic Twitter feed is always on the left of every page. A great feature is
daily selections from the Catechism of the Catholic Church.
Catholicnews.com offers news
briefs, top stories, media reviews, global Catholic Events – this is a very
professional news service modeled on the secular classics such as Reuters or
Associated Press. The CNS Blog is particularly notable for its “on-the-scene”
reporting including videos. That’s where you can catch the videos of Sicilian
nun Sr. Cristina Scuccia rockin’ the house on “the Voice.” But, seriously, CNS
is fully self-sustaining financially although founded by the USCCB in 1927 and
holds a rich history of journalistic professionalism unmatched in the Catholic
world.
The-American-Catholic.com. More of a blog
than a full-fledged website, but notable nonetheless. This Little Vatican
Apostolate features more video links on its front page than most media
websites, religious or secular – little seen video from around the world.
Perhaps its best feature: dozens of links to sites and Catholic blogs you’ve
never heard of and other Catholic sites.
Bigpulpit.com is probably the
leading aggregator of Catholic blog headlines and links out there. Just
scrolling down the page led me to hundreds of interesting headlines linking to
blogs with
equally
interesting names. Bigpulpit also links to relevant and better-known Catholic
Media, not just blogs. OSV and NCRegister, for example. Eastern churches news
sites and blogs are even featured here.
The blogging home of the beloved and
famous The Anchoress (Elizabeth Scalia), Patheos.com/Catholic
attracts a superb level of writing quality to its pages. Thoughtful,
sober, erudite, diverse and always grounded in our Faith. Ms. Scalia has
recruited and attracted great talent around her. A sample blog post title is
“What Would Screwtape Sayre Harvard Black Mass?” Highly recommended.
Even
though the URL is Catholic.com, the header at
the top of the page says “Catholic Answers.” It’s the home of a broad range of
Catholic media – a magazine, radio show on EWTN, a small speakers’ bureau, a
forum with over 400,000 members, an online Catholic encyclopedia and, of
course, a blog. Catholic Answers is one of the nation’s largest lay-run
apostolates of Catholic apologetics and evangelization.
One
of this writer’s daily favorites, USCCB.org is
a great starting point for news, publications from the USCCB, formation
features and two very important areas – the Daily Readings easily reached with
one click from the home page, right-hand side and Books of the Bible, also
easily accessed from the home page. Every chapter of every book of the Bible
can be reached from a single front page, usccb.org/bible/books-of-the-bible.
Highly recommended.
This
Week’s Evangelization Challenge
Explore
the Internet! Seek out faith-filled Catholic online sources (there are
thousands). Discover one of your own to share with friends, family or your
small church community.
What
Does the Church Say?
“The
use of media is now essential in evangelization and catechesis. Indeed, ‘The
Church would feel guilty before the Lord if she did not utilize these powerful
means that human skill is daily rendering more perfect.’”
– Pontifical
Council for Social Communications, Aetatis
Novae
We
want to hear from you.
Recommend
other websites, blogs or smart phone apps you think we should review and
feature – either by commenting at the end of this post or at GSCC.net/Home/Evangelization
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