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Diocese of Oakland
OUR MISSION: TO KNOW CHRIST BETTER AND TO MAKE HIM BETTER KNOWN. TOWARD THIS END:
We renew and deepen the celebration of the sacraments in our diocese to stimulate the life of our parishes and revitalize our individual and collective faith.
We provide formation that brings about in all Catholics such a joy and enthusiasm for their faith in Jesus Christ that they live it and freely share it with others.
We develop and sustain effective and healthy pastoral leadership for clergy, lay ecclesial ministers and laity to build up and serve the Body of Christ in Oakland.
We welcome, encourage and engage young people in all aspects of church life to empower them to become disciples of Jesus Christ in today's world.
We become good stewards and live a lifetime journey of discipleship to grow in holiness.
The Most Reverend Salvatore J. Cordileone
Bishop of Oakland
Pauline Books and Media
For over 75 years Pauline Books and Media has been a vital part of the mission of the Daughters of St. Paul in North America.
The Daughters of St. Paul and the employees of Pauline Books & Media are called to offer a fruitful announcement of the Word of salvation in the midst of the challenges in the present changing social-cultural and ecclesial context so that every man and woman of good will can encounter the Word that saves: Christ the Master, Way, Truth and Life. The Pauline Mission in the US is comprised of Pauline Books and Media Publishing House, music recording studio, radio studios, art studios, photo studios, 15 Pauline Books and MediaCenters in the US and English-Speaking Canada, the Center for Media Studies in Culver City, CA, and JClub.
The Pauline mission is a new form of evangelization in the Church: Blessed James Alberione, founder of the Daughters of St. Paul, saw it as “written preaching” alongside the oral preaching that characterizes the ministry of the priest. The quality of the sisters’ faith, a gift received from the infinite goodness of God, is expressed in Pauline productions and mission.
Pauline Books and Media seeks to serve individuals with their personal and spiritual needs as well as create a new imprint on society: “forming a new mentality in society, giving it a new direction…transforming and sanctifying laws, governments, entertainment, education…every aspect of individual and social life” (Blessed James Alberione).
Young Adults often find themselves standing on the edge between adult responsibility and teen impulsiveness.
We find ourselves at times watching the waves go by, our feet stuck in the sand of our jobs, school, finances, and relationships. Other times we jump right in and try to surf our way through life, usually enjoying the ride, but sometimes getting caught in the riptide and ending up where we did not want to be.
The Catholic Church is the source and summit we can always return to. The Church always offers us forgiveness and welcomes us back. The Church also offers resources for us and ways to be involved in parish life and beyond. It is up to us to knock and allow the door to be opened.
This website will serve as a resource for young adults to knock on, to seek, and to receive the support and resources they need.
Universalis
The Liturgy of the Hours (also known as the Divine Office) is the richest single prayer resource of the Christian Church. It provides prayers, psalms and meditation for every hour of every day. It has existed from the earliest times, to fulfil the Lord's command to pray without ceasing.
This is a wonderful site for the whole family. The site includes a; Poll-of-the-Week, Book-of-the-Month, Saint-A-Day, Word-of-the-Day, a Joke-of-the-Day, and much more. It’s fully of stories, activities and games for children. Check it out!
Catholic Online
Inform-Inspire-Ignite
Only Catholic Online gives the largest and broadest population of Catholics worldwide easy access to comprehensive, educational and timely information about Catholicism, and provides a range of easy methods to integrate their faith into their daily lives. The mission of Catholic Online (COL) is to accurately represent the Catholic religion: its “past” and present. Today, Catholic Online provides over five million pages of content including the largest online historical and biblical database about the Catholic Church including comprehensive information about over 7,000 Catholic saints and comprehensive online scriptures from all books of the Old and New Testament.
AmericanCatholic.org, home of the online editions of St. Anthony Messenger, Catholic Update and other Catholic features, is a service of St. Anthony Messenger Press and Franciscan Communications, Cincinnati, Ohio, U.S.A.
Sister Rose’s My Movies Blog
This blog is a media potpourri including film, television, book and other reviews, theology and spirituality of communication, information about media literacy education articles, activities and courses and all things relevant – or maybe not!- to these topics.
Holy Spirit Church
"Strengthen in faith by the Holy Spirit to show the love of Christ to the world"
HS Waves
WAVES stands for Welcoming A Valued Experience in Spirituality. This is the mission and goal of the youth ministry here at Holy Spirit Church. We strive to enrich the spiritual lives of high school and college students, and to provide them a safe and supportive environment where they can grow in faith while sharing their faith with others through teaching, social interaction, community service, and parish support.
Holy Spirit Ripples with Deacon Bill
We are about youth and young adults that are members of Holy Spirit Catholic Church. Ripples is the media home for our faith formation programs. The largest population of students attend Saturday Morning classes. Tuesday evenings feature a bi-weekly PG-13 Youth Group, which is using Sr. Rose Pacatte’s Book of Movies for the Ten Commandments to combine fun and learning. Thursday Night Postcards capture the excitement of over 200 high school confirmandi and WAVES leaders in a bi-weekly sacramental preparation. Young adults who have been confirmed and are part of the Leader/WAVES group call their meetings “Leader-Ship” and postings can be found that highlight their work. The waters of young faith are alive in Ripples, a media-rich approach to sharing the Good News of Our Lord Jesus Christ.
Catholic TV
Mission Statement:
CatholicTV®/CatholicTV.com is a beacon of Hope and a unique Herald of the simple, yet profound Message of Jesus Christ, Who is made truly present among us in the Breaking of the Bread.
Utilizing powerful technology, we strive to connect People of Faith. Through relevant, inspiring and prayerful programming we educate, teaching the Wisdom of God in the Catholic Tradition, endeavoring to move people of all ages, cultures and attitudes toward the Fullness of Life.
CatholicMom.com
Here at the site, we celebrate all things Faith, Family, and Fun from a Catholic perspective. Enjoy fresh perspectives from our wonderful columnists and contributors. Read the latest selections from our Book Club. Check out great tunes from an array of talented Catholic musicians. Help your child make the most of the Liturgy of the Word with our Sunday Gospel activities. Listen to our weekly Catholic Moments Podcast for interviews with special people doing extraordinary things to live out our Catholic faith and share it with others. Come along on one Catholic Mom’s spiritual journey through every day life at Lisa’s Blog.
Increase Your Knowledge of the Catholic Faith
This link will take you to the Knights of Columbus website where you can access many tools to help you increase your knowledge of the Catholic Faith. There is a free digital version of the Catechism of the Catholic Church as well as several other tools that you will find interesting and informative.