The Catholic Church has figured prominently in the development and progression of many major religions, and there are many sites on the Web providing information and history about this esteemed institution. From sites about Benedictine monasteries in the Dark Ages, to sites detailing the fighting between Catholics and Protestants in sixteenth century France, to an online version of the Catholic Encyclopedia, the array of sites on the Web relating to Catholic history is diverse and interesting.

There are sites dedicated to the biographies of individuals who have been integral to the development of Catholic doctrine through the years, such as St. Thomas Aquinas and Benedict of Nursia, who founded the Order of Saint Benedict. Visitors can read writings by these famous Catholics and others, as well as the complete texts of Catechisms, articles, and research papers on various subjects dealing with the study of Catholic history. Many sites offer search engines so visitors can find exactly the information they are seeking. Sites detailing religious wars include maps and illustrations of scenes, in addition to narrative descriptions of the events leading up to battles.

Other sites discuss the reforms the Catholic Church has seen in this century as a result of events such as the Second Vatican Council, and the Church’s involvement in recent international issues. Although the history of the Catholic Church is long and intricate, with many tangential issues, every site has its own viewpoint and approach to presenting information, whether historical fact or opinion. The many web sites devoted to the history of Catholicism are an invaluable resource for anyone searching for a Catholic historical perspective on just about any topic.

Catholic Prayers

Act of Faith

O MY GOD, I firmly believe that Thou art one God in three divine Persons, the Father, the Son and the Holy Ghost; I believe that Thy divine Son became man and died for our sins, and that He will come to judge the living and the dead. I believe these and all the truths which the holy Catholic Church teaches, because Thou hast revealed them, Who canst neither deceive nor be deceived. Amen.

A Child’s Prayer

O ALMIGHTY God, who hast given unto me my father and mother, and made them to be an image of Thine authority, and love, and tender watchfulness; and hast commanded me to love, and honour, and obey them in all things: give me grace cheerfully and with my whole heart to keep this Thy law. Help me to love them fervently, to honour them truly, to yield a ready obedience to their commands, to comply with their wishes, to study their happiness in everything, and to bear their rebukes with patience and humility. Deliver me O God, from pride, rebellion and wilfulness, from passion and stubbornness, from sloth and carelessness. Make me diligent in all my duties and studies, and patient in all my trials; that so living, I may deserve to be Thy child, who art our Father in Heaven. Amen.

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Just as in one man there is one soul and one body, yet many members; even so the Catholic Church is one body, having many members. The soul that quickens this body is the Holy Spirit; and therefore in the Creed after confessing our belief in the Holy Spirit, we are bid to believe in the Holy Catholic Church.
-Saint Thomas Aquinas

Not 100 in the United States hate the Roman Catholic Church, but millions hate what they mistakenly think the Roman Catholic Church is.
-Bishop Fulton Sheen

Beware of the person of one book.
-Saint Thomas Aquinas

You cannot please both God and the world at the same time, They are utterly opposed to each other in their thoughts, their desires, and their actions.-St John Vianney