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The following links are not only religious. They include environmental and justice concerns. These sites are recommended for those seeking to understand our Catholic Faith from a broader perspective. Some of the specifically “Catholic” links will challenge presuppositions, while others will reinforce long held beliefs. Some will provide a practical connection to what we believe and how we live. Still others will enable us to see the Catholic Faith in action. And, of course, there are the more general sites that address major issues of environment and justice. There should be something here for nearly every thinking person--Catholic and non-Catholic, Christian and non-Christian, believer and non-believer.

If you would like to suggest any additional links for consideration, please email me: Suggested Link(s)

In a society drunk with violence and war, the following website should prove sobering. It examines the cost of war not only in financial terms (which are truly staggering), but also in light of the human and social needs that are sacrificed in pursuit of political ambition: The Cost of War


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International Catholic Sites

The Vatican
International Faith News—Pontifical Mission Society
Sacred Space (Daily Prayer Online)—run by the Irish Jesuits


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United States Catholic Sites


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Catholic Magazines and Newspapers

America
Commonweal
National Catholic Reporter
St. Anthony Messenger Press—Franciscan Communications
U.S. Catholic
The Catholic Agitator—News from the Los Angeles Catholic Worker


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Ecumenical and Interfaith Sites


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Religious Freedom

Americans United for the Separation of Church and State
Church and State—Challenging religious privilege in public life
IRAC (Israel Religious Action Center)
National Religious Campaign Against Torture


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Justice News and Analysis

The Baffle—The journal that blunts the cutting edge
Brennan Center for Justice—NYU School of Law
The Christian Century
Death Penalty Focus
Doctors without Borders—News and stories
Economic Policy Institute—Every working person deserves fair pay, affordable health insurance and retirement security
International Campaign for Tibet
Lambda Legal—News and information on public policy and litigation to secure the rights of LCBTQ people
National LGBTQ Task Force—learn, connect, resist
Social Security Works—information, news and action alerts
Truthout—Platform for transformative ideas
UN Wire—News covering the UN and the world
The Washington Spectator
YES!—Journalism for People Building a Better World


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Cult Awareness

ODAN—(Opus Dei Awareness Network)


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Environmental Sites

Amazon Watch—Protecting the rainforest our Climate, and supporting indigenous peoples
350.org
Care2—Progress. Kindness. Community. Action
Climate Reality Project
Defenders of Wildlife
Earth Justice—Because the earth needs a good lawyer
Environment America
Environment California
Environmental Action
Environmental Defense Fund—Because the Earth Needs a Good Lawyer
Environmental Health News
National Wildlife Federation
Global Zero—We Can Eliminate Nuclear Weapons in Our Lifetime
Greenpeace USA
Guide to Green Building and Living
International Fund for Animal Welfare
Jane Goodall Institute—Primate conservation
League of Conservation Voters
National Parks Conservation Association
NRDC (National Resource Defense Council)—The earth's best defense
OCEANA—Protecting the world's oceans
Rainforest Action Network
Repower America—Supported by the Climate Reality Project
Roots of Change—Seeking a healthy and resilient food system
Saving Sharks
Sierra Club
Sunrise—Creating a Livable Future and Good Jobs
Union of Concerned Scientists
The Wilderness Society


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Climate Change and General Science and Health

350.org
Al Gore and Global Warming
Alliance for Climate Protection
Bold Alliance—Protecting land and water
The Climate Reality Project
Society for Science & the Public—Expanding scientific literacy, STEM education and scientific research
Sunrise—Creating a Livable Future and Good Jobs

STD Testing—With millions of people unknowingly infected, these two resources are of critical value:
Medical Office Testing
At Home Testing


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Resource Guide to Green Living at Home


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Social Justice - Peace

ADL—Fighting Hate for Good
Amnesty International—Campaigning for a world where human rights are enjoyed by all
Amnesty USA
Bold Alliance—Protecting land and water
Bread for the World—Advocating for a world without hunger
Brennan Center for Justice—NYU School of Law
Center for Constitutional Rights—Fighting for a world without oppression
The Carter Center—Advancing Human Rights
Death Penalty—Amnesty International—ending the death penalty everywhere
Death Penalty Focus—Committed to the Abolition of the Death Penalty
Doctors without Borders—An independent, global movement providing medical care where it's needed most
Enough!—Project to end genocide and crimes against humanity
Freedom from Hunger—Creating a world without hunger and poverty
Freedom to Prosper—Working to free 44 million people from the student loan trap
Habitat for Humanity—A world where everyone has a decent place to live
Heifer International—Ending poverty begins with agriculture
HIAS—Welcome the stranger. Protect the refugee.
Human Rights Campaign—Working to achieve LGBTQ equality
International Campaign to Ban Landmines
International Rescue Committee—Rescuing Lives Worldwide
J Street—Supporting Peace in the Middle East
Jewish Voice for Peace—Seeking peace and justice for all peoples of the Middle East
Lambda Legal—Achieving full recognition of the civil rights of LGBTQ people
National Day Laborer Organizing Network—Improving the lives of day laborers, migrants and low-wage earners
National LGBTQ Task Force—Advancing full freedom, justice and equality for LGBTQ people.
Network—National Catholic Social Justice Lobby
Nuclear Age Peace Foundation—Working for a just and peaceful world, free of nuclear weapons
Physicians for Social Responsibility—Protecting human life from its gravest threats to health and survival
Social Security Works—Maintaining Social Security as a vehicle of social justice
UN Refugee Agency—The only thing stronger than freedom is hope
Unidos US—Building a stronger America by creating opportunities for Latinos


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Political Action

The Action Network—Advocacy tools built by organizers
Center Forward—Pushing common sense, bipartisan solutions
Common Cause—Upholding the core values of American democracy
Compassion and Choices—Improving care, expanding options for end-of-life journey
Courage Campaign--Fighting for a more progressive California and country
Credo Action--Organizing for progressive change
Faithful America—Love Thy Neighbor. No Exceptions.
Food and Water Action—Saving our Food, Water and Climate by Changing our politics
International Campaign for Tibet
Latin America Working Group—To ensure U.S. policies advance human rights, peace and social environmental and economic justice
MoveOn.org—Mobilizing for a better society
People for the American Way—Building a democratic society that implements the ideals of freedom, equality, opportunity and justice for all
Priorities USA—Fighting for progressive values