Catholic Seeking Christ

Resources for groups

Below, you'll find the following:

• Group participant guides that introduce the topics under discussion by Catholics Seeking Christ groups
• Links to web sites and online resources that are helpful if you're seeking answers to 'spiritual questions'
• And you can jump to the Podcasts page Podcasts page to find audio and video resources you might find helpful as well.

Group participant guides

Click on the questions below to download several pages that will jumpstart thought about each the 12 introductory 'spiritual question' topics discussed by CSC groups. Print them out and jot down notes as you read and discuss.

• Can a Catholic have a personal relationship with Jesus?
• How do Catholics read the Bible?
• How do I choose right from wrong?
• Why should I go to church?
• So, it's not all about me?
• Do Catholics really pray to saints?
• Why should I go to confession?
• Do Catholics worship Mary?
• Why is sex sacred?
• What's so special about Catholic Communion?
• Is there a right way to pray?
• Are Catholics Christians?

Links to answers

• New Vatican Web Site Pope2You - http://www.pope2you.net/ - This site launched on May 24, 2009 and includes new media applications on iPhone and Facebook. 
  

• Catholic Answers
  Library: http://www.catholic.com/library.asp
  Catholic Answers Forums: http://forums.catholic.com/
  A great resource—you can e-mail questions about faith to experts who will research and e-mail you back a response.

• Catholic Home Study Service
  Catholic Home Study Service provides 8 free correspondence courses on topics including the Mass, the Catechism, prayer, and the Bible. Textbooks and workbooks are provided. This service is sponsored by the Vincentian community and the Missouri Knights of Columbus.
  http://www.amm.org/chss.htm

• St. Anthony Messenger: Daily Catholic Question
  View daily Catholic questions and answers to such matters as the Sacraments, including the Eucharist, Baptism and Marriage. Find Catholic Church questions about Doctrine, Morality, Scripture and Jesus, Mary, the Bible, the Eucharist, and the Mass.
  Daily Catholic Question: http://www.americancatholic.org/Features/DailyQuestion/default.asp
  Quick Scan of recent questions or submit a question to the Wise Man: http://www.americancatholic.org/Messenger/Jun1998/wiseman.asp#F6
  St. Anthony Messenger homepage: http://www.americancatholic.org/default.asp
  

• SQPN.com
  The best in Catholic podcasting.
  
  
• New Advent
  A collection of many Church documents.
  
  
• The Holy See (Vatican)
  Resource library: http://www.va/archive/index.htm
  The resource library contains full texts of the Bible and The Catechism of the Catholic Church (searchable) as well as the documents of Vatican II and more.
  
  
• The United States Conference of Catholic Bishops
  The website links you to important Church documents as well as publications and statements produced by committees organized by the Catholic bishops of the U.S., about important issues in the Church today such as immigration, life issues (abortion, contraception, cloning), social justice, etc. You can even search the site by going to the Topics page. Also check out CCC-TV for podcasts, movie reviews, and Catholic radio.

• Faithful Citizenship pdf doucment (399KB)
  

An 11 week small faith group study on scripture, Catholic moral and social teaching, and the themes of the U.S. Bishops' document on Faithful Citizenship.

• CatholicMil.org
  Contains current event news articles about Catholic military life, as well as helpful links and a Q&A forum. CatholicMil.org has been generous in collaborating with and supporting the Archdiocese for the Military Services, USA. Many of the photos on this website were provided by CatholicMil.org.
  
  
• Catholic News Service
  The mission of Catholic News Service is to "report fully, fairly, and freely about the involvement of the Church in the world today." Read the latest news.
  
  
• Catholic Education Resource Center
  Articles by various authors on a variety of issues.
  
  
• EWTN Audio
  EWTN audio shows, searchable by topic.