The parish has many partners in ministry and many are lead by parishioners - on this page you can find nformation about their organizations as well as look through some other useful links that you may find helpful.
Note: Links are for information purposes only. Inclusion of a link on this page does not imply endorsement or non-endorsement by St. Joseph's Parish Community.
Updated 14 July 08
Liturgy Links - prepare with the Sunday Readings
http://liturgy.slu.edu
Funeral information
www.hospitalchaplain.com/htm/l-service-funeral-gen.htm
www.op.org/domcentral/preach/funerals
Theology sites
www.theology.ie
Spirituality
http://sao.clriq.org.au/spirituality.html
Peace and Justice
www.peacefulearth.com
www.camparcoiris.com/custom.html
http://sao.clriq.org.au/cst.html
www.swamiagnivesh.com
www.devp.org/testA/welcome.htm
www.kairoscanada.org/e/index.asp
www.amnesty.ca
Retreat centers and on-line retreat resources
www.galileecentre.com/
www.retreatsonline.com
Marguerite Centre in Pembroke
Daily Prayer
www.sacredspace.ie
Catholic Calendar
www.easterbrooks.com/personal/calendar/monthly.html
Ecology
www.christian-ecology.org.uk/catholic.htm
www.christian-ecology.org.uk/index.htm
www.toad.net/%7Ecassandra/grbuilding.htm
Faith and the Common Good
Interfaith friends and sites
www.ianprattis.com/pinegate.htm
http://ottawa.anglican.ca/links.shtml
http://www.interfaithfamily.com
http://www.beliefnet.com
Faith and the Common Good
Catechists resources and education
www.silk.net/RelEd/catechetics.htm
www.tcpc.org/resources/links.html
Refugee
www.ccjc.ca
www.web.net/%7Eccr/whysanctuary.htm
Hierarchical Connections
Archdiocese of Ottawa http://www.ecclesia-ottawa.org
Archdiocese of Gatineau http://www.diocesegatineau-hull.qc.ca/
Notre-Dame Cathedral, in Ottawa, is a national historic site. http://www.notredameottawa.com
St. Patrick’s Basilica, is the oldest church in Ottawa for English speaking Catholics. It was completed in 1875. http://www.basilica.org
This is the Ontario Conference of Catholic Bishops for the Province of Ontario in the service of Catholics of Ontario. Lists dioceses, publications, links and more. http://www.occb.on.ca/english/occb.html
Official site of the Vatican. Available in a number of languages. http://www.vatican.va/phome_en.htm
Catholic hierarchy of the Catholic Church around the world including the Holy See and diplomatic posts. http://www.catholic-hierarchy.org
Catholic Lay Organizations
The Legion of Mary was founded in Ireland in 1921 with Its twofold purpose being the spiritual development of its members and advancing the reign of Christ through Our Lady. This is the international centre for the Legion. http://www.legion-of-mary.ie/
Legion of Mary for the Senatus of Ontario has many excellent likes to many Catholic websites, and contains church news and links to other Legion of Mary sites in Canada and overseas. http://legionismariae.googlepages.com/lionofmary
The Khttp://www.osc-koc.com/
Social ServicesCatholic Family Services is a non-profit charitable agency whose mission is to strengthen and empower individuals and families.http://www.cfsottawa.ca/english
Shepherds of Good Hope has been offering food and shelter in Ottawa since 1983.http://shepherdsofgoodhope.com/eng.html
The Youville Centre, helps young single mothers provide a brighter future for themselves and their children.http://www.youvillecentre.org/Welcome.html
St. Patrick’s Home in Ottawa, provides long term care to adults who are affected by physical losses and require 24-hour care in a professional setting. www.stpats.ca/first/welcome.htm
Saint Vincent de Paul is a lay Catholic organization whose mission is to live the Gospel message by serving Christ in the poor with love, respect, justice and joy. Operates a store in Ottawa and collects used clothing and furniture for re-sale. This is the national website.http://www.ssvp.ca
Catholic News Media in Canada
The Catholic Register is billed as Canada’s Catholic news source. Published weekly, carries news on the Catholic Church in Canada and abroad including Ottawa articles. http://www.catholicregister.org
National Catholic Broadcasting Foundation (Daily Mass on Vision TV) 21 Dunlop Street, Richmond Hill, Ontario L4C 2M6. For all inquiries, please call 905-884-6899 or 1-888-383-6277 www.dailymass.ca
The Prairie Messenger is published weekly by St. Peter’s College in Muenster, Saskatchewan. www.stpeterscollege.ca
The Western Catholic Reporter. Published in Edmonton. Canada’s largest circulation weekly religious newspaper.
www.wcr.ab.ca
The B.C. Catholic is the official newspaper of the Diocese of Vancouver. Sends out free weekly email updates. Excellent newsletter! http://bcc.rcav.org
Catholic Canada – an electronic link to Catholic news nationally and internationally as well as blogs, Catholic organizations, and parishes with Mass times across Canada. Began in 1995. There are 2469 listings in 423 categories. www.catholicanada.com
Salt and Light Catholic Media Foundation is a not-for-profit, charitable organization whose goal is to use modern media in its many forms as a tool to connect Catholics to their faith. Provides TV and on-line programming from its Toronto head office.
http://www.saltandlighttv.org/
Association of Roman Catholic Communicators of Canada. Their mission is to help Catholic communicators make effective use of contemporary means of social communications to bring gospel values to the world. http://www.arccc.ca/
U.S. Catholic Media
U.S. Catholic – Magazine with news on the Catholic Church in the U.S. http://uscatholic.claretians.org
Eternal World Televison Network is a Global Catholic Network, the largest Catholic television network in the world. EWTN has offices in the United States and Canada. www.ewtn.com
Catholic News Agency, based in Denver, Colorado.CNA strives to provide free, up-to-the-minute news affecting the Universal Church, giving particular emphasis to the words of the Holy Father and happenings of the Holy See.
www.catholicnewagency.com
Catholic World News is an independent Catholic news service staffed by lay Catholic journalists, dedicated to providing accurate world news, written from a distinctively Catholic perspective
www.cwnews.com
Catholic Online – breaking news electronically about the Catholic world. http://www.catholic.org/
This Rock and Catholic Answers, a U.S. Magazine to help Catholics defend their faith and to help others understand what Catholics believe. www.catholic.com
RC Net Founded in the spring of 1995, RCNet's mission is to offer safer email services to individuals, families, and organizations and to assist Catholic dioceses, parishes, schools and organizations in establishing their presence on the Web, thus helping to strengthen the Catholic Community on the Internet
http://www.rc.net
Interfaith News Media
Anglican Journal – national magazine for Anglican Church of Canada http://www.anglicanjournal.com/
The United Church Observer dates back to 1829, and is one of the oldest continuously published publications in Canada.
http://www.ucobserver.org
Christian Hits Radio station, based in Ottawa, with outlets also in Pembroke and Cornwall. Features Christian music, discussions and carries local church news too.
www.chri.ca
Religious Orders
Oblates of Mary Immaculate national website, lists Oblate parishes across Canada (including St. Joe’s in Ottawa), retreat houses, and missions.
http://www.omi.ca/
Jesuits in English Canada. The Jesuits are the largest men's religious order in the Catholic Church. The Society of Jesus was founded in 1540 by St. Ignatius Loyola, The English Canada Province, is part of the international Society of Jesus, and serves the English-speaking people of Canada.
www.jesuits.ca
Canadian Jesuits International (CJI), was founded by the Jesuits in English Canada. We proclaim the Good News of justice and peace within the universal mission of the Society of Jesus.
www.canadianjesuitsinternational.ca
Federation of Sisters of St. Joseph of Canada lists six congregations of this order which arrived in Canada in 1851 from France where they began in 1650.
http://www.csjfederation.ca