SOME USEFUL WEBSITES FOR BUSY CHAPLAINS
CHAPLAINCY SITES
PRAYER AND SPIRITUALITY SITES
Daily prayer sessions plus ways into prayer
An excellent resource, with sections on prayer and meditation, the life of Christ, Christ in art and Christian witness today. Prayers for every day, and you can even do the labyrinth on line.
Superb site with very many links for prayer, spirituality, Justice and Peace, art, icons...
easterbrooks.com/personal/calendar/index.html
Readings and prayers for spiritual refreshment. Some whole liturgies
Lots of readings and resources based on the liturgical year.
Multicultural prayer site - very useful for remembrance, peace etc
A web retreat
MAJOR CATHOLIC SITES
General religious material concerning the Catholic faith
The Catholic Bishops of England and Wales, plus links
Catholic Information Network
Texts of papal documents, bibles, and links to other sites
Religious education resources
catholic.net/RCC/Indices/subs/places.html
Catholic organisations directory
Resources on the lectionary reading
Xt3 Media is a Catholic charity dedicated to supporting the work of the Church. It provides professional websites to chaplaincies and parishes on a donation only basis. For further information please visit the website
ASSEMBLIES
Obvious
excellent resources from Culham Institute. Their website is well worth a visit too and there is a link from this site.
Assemblies for citizenship
schoolassemblies.btinternet.co.uk/scripcon.htm
Assembly Scripts for busy Teachers: All age ideas, but even the primary stuff could be adapted. Lots for Lent and other seasons of the year.
DEVELOPING WORLD SITES
Developing world resources
Developing world resources
Donate food to the developing world at no cost to yourself
oxfam.org.uk/coolplanet/index.htm
Oxfam classroom resources
UK Students campaigning on world poverty, human rights and the environment
See also section on charities
SOURCES FOR MEDITATION
Excellent introductory site. Information about meditation, and basic instructions are provided. This is followed by entry to a series of "rooms" each of which takes you through a different method. There are also CD's and tapes for sale.
concentric.net/~Cosmas/prayer.htm
Christian tradition - rosary, centering prayer, the Jesus prayer
Products for sale and a section on Christian meditation
World Community for Christian Meditation site. Follows teachings of John Main.
landru.i-link-2.net/shnyves/Art in Meditation
Site dealing with the use of art as a focus for meditation.
yogawiz.com/basic-yoga/basic-yoga-positions.html
Basic yoga poses and postures will help improve your health, stamina and equilibrium,
in preparation for more advanced yoga poses.
Youth work sites
Youthwork links and ideas, including interactive learning, resources, loads of links and associated sites. Again American, but very adaptable
YouthWork Magazine website. The best of an excellent Christian youth resource, again including material for meetings, links, reviews, etc.
onebigworld.co.uk/ukdirectory/n/youth-ministry/2
What an URL!! But worth it as a gateway to over 100 youth ministry sites. Great for exploring on a rainy day!
and an online site for kids to talk to God at: http://www.catholicireland.net/talktogod/
American and it shows, but lots of good adaptable material on the links to prayer services, the calendar etc.
A Christian youth work site with resources, icebreakers, links etc together with an ideas section and jokes and affirmations. Evangelical in approach
A site set up by the joint counselling services of UK universities. A mine of information, fact sheets, and contact numbers covering topics like self harm, alcohol, bereavement etc.
The new site of the Catholic Youth Service of England and Wales, not surprisingly. This has links to all diocesan youth services with web portals, and also to residential youth centres.
The Salesians own website. Follow the links to Youth and to Links for a very profitable exploration.
funandgames.org/frontpage.html
A massive resource of games, activities and other resources for group work and youth work.
mapnp.org/library/grp_skll/grp_skll.htm
Site with loads of examples of ice breakers, group work activities etc, and also sections on the dynamics of group works and on line discussion groups for facilitators
Obvious!
GENERAL RE SITES AND SEARCH ENGINES
Obvious!
http://www.arthursfamily.com/omnilist/
Christian sites and an alta vista search engine
http://www.religiousresources.org/
Religious resources on the net - a comprehensive searchable database of religious and Christian web sites on the net.
Follow links Arts and Humanities, then philosophy and religion, and then choose appropriate link, eg. philosophy, ethics
allows you to trace Bible passages.
Excellent source of information about Christianity and other religions, and also social and moral issues
Launched at WYD08, Xt3 is a Catholic social network with members throughout the world from over 200 countries. Xt3 connects you with people who want to make a difference and helps you build a better world. Everyone is welcome.
An internet chat room for discussing religion
Excellent site that looks at all sorts of issues from a wide variety of faith positions
http://www.citizenship-global.org.uk/
Site for citizenship resources
HUMAN RIGHTS SITES
Human rights site
human rights links
Links to pacifist and anti war organisations.
ENVIRONMENT
Friends of the Earth
Self explanatory!
Donate to conservation at no cost to yourself
sao.clriq.org.au/publications/cst_and_environ_comp.ppt
Powerpoint on catholic social teachings re environment
Resources for catholic teachings on creation and environment
CHARITIES
Directory of UK charities by subject, with links provided
EUTHANASIA
religioustolerance.org/euthanasia.htm
Pro-life stance
Voluntary Euthanasia Organisation site
Pro choice stance
ABORTION
http://www.abortioninfo.net/facts
USA site
Prochoice feminist website
http://www.abortionalternatives.com/
As name suggests - it offers alternative solutions in place of abortion
www.religioustolerance.org/abortion/htm
Objective stance
Factual site.
http://www.feministsforlife.org/
http://www.compleatheretic.com/links/prolife.html
Feminist pro life sites
M) FOR LIGHTHEARTED RELIEF!
http://www.humanmetrics.com/cgi-win/JTypes2.asp
An online personality quiz based on the Myers Briggs typology
Stories and parables to inspire you for positive living!
http://www.storybin.com/cgi-bin/autoquote.cgi?14
Stories, quotes and affirmations for positive living
A vast library of quotations
http://www.philosophersnet.com/
Philosophy games online
N) Flash Presentations
http://www.wisehearts.com/yaam.html
http://www.pathways-to-peace.com/
http://www.inspi.net/slideshows.htm
http://www.myfavoriteezines.com/ezinedirectory/inspirational-websites.html
O) Mandala websites
http://www2.lhric.org/pocantico/tibet/mandalas.htm
http://www.abgoodwin.com/mandala/ccweb.shtml
http://www.mandalaproject.org/
http://www.free-mandala.com/en/start.html
http://www.religionfacts.com/buddhism/things/mandalas.htm
P) ETHICS, MAINLY BIO ETHICS
http://cloning.tripod.com/sitemap.htm
Quite stimulating student project site
http://www.rsweb.org.uk/ethics/practicalethics.html
Excellent source of links
http://www.religioustolerance.org/cloning.htm
Views of major religious and political figures
Spoof site!
http://www.scu.edu/Ethics/practicing/decision/framework.html
A framework for ethics decision making
Christian and Buddhist perspectives
http://www.bioethics.iastate.edu/classroom/orphanembryos.html
Case study on "orphan" embryos
SOME RESOURCES FOR LENT
cptryon.org/xpipassio/stations/
creighton.edu/CollaborativeMinistry/stations.html
puffin.creighton.edu/jesuit/andre/stations.html
sanmarcos.net/stations/meditations.frameset.html
ghislainehoward.com/stations3.htm
americancatholic.org/Messenger/mar2001/feature2.asp
Gap Year Information
vocation.columban.org/cgi-bin/template.pl?content=missionaries.shtml
do-it.org.uk/wanttovolunteer/volunteeringoverseas
(The seeker and the search quotation bank)
positive thoughts, stories and quotations from the Franciscan University
A Christian thought for each day, mailed direct to your inbox. They also do a Christian Bible Verse for each day
