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Al Fritsch, S.J. - Earth Healing The principal service of the Earth Healing website is to offer Father Al Fritsch's daily reflections on pertinent subjects. This service began in January, 2003 and will continue as long as materials are available. The website features homilies, past essays, online e-books, poems, and links to publications. The weekday readings cover a variety of simple living subjects and the weekend readings include homilies and other sacred subjects. I hope you find these and the other writings offered on Earth Healing beneficial. We invite you to join our mailing list to receive occasional mailings on special topics. America's Second Harvest America's Second Harvest is the nation's largest domestic hunger relief organization. Through a network of over 200 food banks and food-rescue programs, we provide emergency food assistance to more than 23 million hungry Americans each year, eight million of whom are children. Last year, America's Second Harvest distributed 1.7 billion pounds of food to needy Americans, serving all 50 states and Puerto Rico. Our goal is to end hunger in America. Appalachia - Science in the Public Interest OUR PURPOSE To Alert the public to the causes of powerlessness in central Appalachia. To Organize citizens to confront institutionalized injustices and to take controlof their own lives and the natural resources of the region. To Facilitate public interest efforts by establishing a resource center of scientific and professional expertise. To Demonstrate that simple living is a means of self-determination. Catholic Answers Catholic Answers is one of the nation’s largest lay-run apostolates of Catholic apologetics and evangelization. Its mission statement explains its purpose: Catholic Answers is an apostolate dedicated to serving Christ by bringing the fullness of Catholic truth to the world. We help good Catholics become better Catholics, bring former Catholics “home,” and lead non-Catholics into the fullness of the faith. We explain Catholic truth, equip the faithful to live fully the sacramental life, and assist them in spreading the Good News. Catholic Committee of Appalachia We remain loyal to Appalachia's people, especially the poor. We strive to walk with the poor who struggle to live a life of dignity. And we promote a sustainable lifestyle which respects and defends God's entire web of creation. At our site you can access the Appalachian pastoral letters; learn about issues we're working on; our publications, gifts, and workshops; and find links to other valuable sites. Catholic Conference of Kentucky The Catholic Conference of Kentucky (CCK) was created in 1984 by the Roman Catholic bishops of Kentucky. Its mission is to represent the Church and the state's four Roman Catholic dioceses in public policy matters on both the state and federal level. Catholic Extension Catholic Extension raises funds to extend the faith into the poorest and most remote regions of the United States and its territories. With your help, we allocate more than $16 million annually to assist outreach programs, missionary salaries, church building and repair, seminarian education, and disaster relief. Catholic Mission Forum to engage in dialogue and promote collaboration among the various agencies for mission in the Church in the US. The Forum facilitates reflection on the elements of mission as articulated in Church documents and the contemporary experience of missioners around the world and in the United States. Current Forum members conceive their appropriate place in the overall missionary thrust of the Church in accordance with the Instruction on Missionary Cooperation. Catholic Network of Volunteer Service A national association of faith-based volunteer programs, provides marketing, training, networking and technical assistance in order to help member programs accomplish their missions. CNVS promotes opportunities for men and women of all backgrounds and skills to response to the Gospel through domestic and international volunteer service to people in need. Chemical Weapons Working Group Chemical weapons incineration is dead wrong. The Chemical Weapons Working Group (CWWG) is an international coalition of citizens living near chemical weapons storage sites in the United States, the Pacific and Russia who will be most affected by the disposal of these munitions. The CWWG mission is to oppose incineration of chemical weapons as an unsafe disposal method and to work with all appropriate decision-making bodies to ensure the safe disposal of these munitions and other chemical warfare and toxic material. As stated herein, the CWWG mission is based on a primary concern for the preservation and protection of the health and safety of all citizens and the environment in which they live. Christian Appalachian Project Father Ralph Beiting, a native of Newport, Ky., was named pastor of a group of parishes in the Appalachian region of Kentucky, in 1950. He was pastor of a non-existent church in a parish the size of the state of Rhode Island, with a total Catholic population of eight people -- if you counted the three children. During his nearly 50 years in eastern Kentucky, Father Beiting has founded and/or constructed twenty churches. From his earliest days in eastern Kentucky, Father Beiting recognized the needs -- physical, economic and spiritual -- of the people in the counties in which he was serving. He had learned during his seminary days that all people, not just Catholic people, were members of his parish, and so he began to reach out to those in need. In 1964 he named that outreach "Christian Appalachian Project." Glenmary Home Missioners "Alive with the fire of the Holy Spirit, the Glenmary Home Missioners go out to rural and small-town U.S.A., where the Catholic Church is not yet effectively present, proclaiming and witnessing to the Good News of Jesus Christ and the power of God's love, mercy and justice transforming the world." Glenmary's founder, Father William Howard Bishop God's Pantry Food Bank God’s Pantry Food Bank, founded in 1955, is a non-profit, 501(c)3 organization based in Lexington, Kentucky, dedicated to reducing hunger, providing nutrition education, and improving the nutritional quality of food available to the hungry in central and eastern Kentucky. God’s Pantry serves a 49-county area as an affiliate of the America's Second Harvest food banking network. Holy Cross Family Ministries In the spirit of our founder, Servant of God Father Patrick Peyton, CSC, and under the sponsorship of the Congregation of Holy Cross, Holy Cross Family Ministries serves Jesus Christ and His Church throughout the world by promoting and supporting the spiritual well-being of the family. Faithful to Mary, the Mother of God, the Family Rosary and Family Rosary International encourage family prayer, especially the Rosary. Family Theater Productions directs its efforts to the evangelization of culture using mass media to entertain, inspire and educate families. The Father Peyton Family Institute focuses on research and education in family life ministry and the relationship of spirituality to family. Holy Family Radio Holy Family Radio, AM 1380, is owned by Thy Kingdom Come Network, Inc., a non-profit 501(c)(3) corporation and a lay apostolate with the desire to spread the Gospel of Jesus Christ and serve His Church through radio broadcasts in the East-Central Kentucky area. With prayer and support, we are able to reach over 45,000 Catholics and others to inform, inspire and evangelize with the very best Catholic programming faithful to the Magisterium of the Church. The studios and offices are located in Lexington, Kentucky with transmitter and antenna located in Winchester, Kentucky. Holy Family Radio is WMJR which is licensed to Winchester, Kentucky on a frequency of 1380 khz. It transmits 24 hours a day, seven days a week at 2500 watts during the day and 40 watts at night. Around sunrise and sunset, the transmitter operates at various power levels between 40 and 2500 watts. The antenna is non-directional day and night. You can also listen to the broadcasts live on the World Wide Web by visiting us at http://www.wmjr.net and clicking on the "Listen Now!" icon in the upper right corner of our home page. The software used for the audio streaming is Windows Media Player. Kentuckians for Nursing Home Reform Join other Kentuckians in a crusade to reform nursing home care in Kentucky. There are no membership fees. There are no meetings! In joining us, you will begin receiving our newsletter on nursing home reform by e-mail. We will keep you informed about issues facing nursing home reform. We will ask you to volunteer some of your time to contact your state legislator. We want you to educate your State Representative or State Senator about the poor care in most nursing homes. Then ask him/her to support our 2005 reform legislation. Be a supporter of legislation to improve care in nursing homes. Join with us now! Kentuckians For The Commonwealth Kentuckians For The Commonwealth believes in the power of citizens, working together, to challenge injustices, right wrongs and improve the quality of life for all Kentuckians. OUR VISION "We are working for a day when Kentuckians — and all people — enjoy a better quality of life. When the lives of people and communities matter before profits. When our communities have good jobs that support our families without doing damage to the water, air and land. When companies and the wealthy pay their share of taxes and can’t buy elections. When all people have health care, shelter, food, education, clean water and other basic needs. When children are listened to and valued. When discrimination is wiped out of our laws, habits and hearts. And when the voices of ordinary people are heard and respected in our democracy." Kentucky River Foothills Development Council Kentucky River Foothills Development Council, Inc., a community action agency established in 1962, embraces a philosophy of needs-based strategies and family-based services leading to family self-sufficiency and economic self-reliance. The agency provides a comprehensive range of services for low-income families and individuals. The agency employs more than 300 people and has an annual budget exceeding $12 million. Kentucky Tourism All year long, Kentucky is alive with more than 700 festivals, several world-class sporting championships, major concerts and a whole lot more. Whether it's a Bluegrass jam session or a symphony orchestra concert, an apple festival or an art opening, Kentucky can fill your calendar in a heartbeat. KyCARES Online services/information directory and guide for Federal, State and Community Providers which can help you connect with providers which offer basic services like housing, food, childcare, transportation, benefits information and much more. From home, the office, the local library or anywhere you can access the Internet, the answers to your service questions are at your fingertips. Natural Bridge State Resort Park Natural Bridge State Resort Park is home to the great natural sandstone arch that stands like a sentinel over this mountain hideaway. Located in the midst of the Daniel Boone National Forest, near the Red River Gorge Geological Area, the arch spans 78 feet in length and 65 feet in height. Visitors will find this park a kaleidoscope of spectacular natural beauty with each passing season. Parents Television Council "bringing America’s demand for positive, family-oriented television programming to the entertainment industry. "Now more than 800,000 members strong and growing every day, the Parents Television Council (PTC) was established in 1995 as a nonpartisan group, offering private sector solutions to restore television to its roots as an independent and socially responsible entertainment medium. "Television is the most powerful medium in the world. It can be a wonderful way to educate, inspire, and entertain America's children. Sadly it's doing the opposite and undermining the positive values parents are trying to instill in their young ones. Powell County Tourism Powell County is an easy drive from Cincinnati, OH (2 hours), Louisville, KY (2 hours) and Lexington, KY (45 minutes). It is located at the western rim of the east Kentucky mountains and ties them with the Bluegrass region of the state. Priests for Life! We are an officially approved association of Catholic Clergy who give special emphasis to the pro-life teachings of the Church. We offer ongoing assistance to the clergy in addressing the topics of abortion and euthanasia, and training and resources to the entire pro-life movement. Secular Franciscan Order The Franciscan family, as one among many spiritual families raised up by the Holy Spirit in the Church, unites all members of the people of God -- laity, religious, and priests - who recognize that they are called to follow Christ in the footsteps of Saint Francis of Assisi. In various ways and forms but in life-giving union with each other, they intend to make present the charism of their common Seraphic Father in the life and mission of the Church. Sisters of St. Francis of Philadelphia A congregation of more than 700 Catholic religious women who: choose a Gospel way of life, lived in community are dedicated to serving others, especially those who are economically poor, marginal, and oppressed minister in the United States in approximately 25 states as well as the Caribbean, Central America, Europe, and Africa serve in a variety of ministries and settings: prayer ministry spiritual & pastoral care education (all levels) health care counseling parish & diocesan ministry advocacy leadership in national religious organizations service to the elderly, the homeless, those who are poor, persons with AIDS, immigrants, and refugees The Heifer Project On this day, because of Heifer International, millions of people who were once hungry will be nourished by milk, eggs and fresh vegetables. Families who for generations knew only poverty will build new homes and start businesses. They will send their children to school instead of to the fields to do backbreaking work. Best of all, each partner family experiences the dignity of sharing as they give one or more of their animal’s offspring to another family in need. Since 1944, when Heifer first shipped cows to impoverished families, we have known that livestock offer one of the best resources for ending the cycle of chronic hunger and poverty that plagues two-thirds of the planet. The Mary Page Welcome to the Mary Page, maintained by The Marian Library/International Marian Research Institute at the University of Dayton in Ohio. We are an international center of research and study on the role of Mary in Christian life. The Marianists founded the University of Dayton in 1850. Since 1943 it has been a home to the Marian Library, which holds the world's largest collection of printed information on Mary, the Blessed Virgin. It has developed into a center which engages in many activities. Our goal is to present information about the Mother of Jesus and to lead people to a loving knowledge of her who is the first and most holy of the faithful. We call her Our Lady, Madonna, Notre Dame, Domina. Learning more about Mary, we develop a fuller knowledge of Christ who is the fulfillment of human existence. The National Catholic Rural Life Conference The National Catholic Rural Life Conference seeks a living community in which people and the natural world are given the respect deserving of their creation by a loving God. In such a society, every person is valued, the Earth is carefully stewarded, the poor are fed and community life is nourished by public and private deeds. The National Catholic Rural Life Conference serves the mission of the Church by communicating a Catholic perspective and urging public action on rural life and environmental issues. Since its inception in 1923, the Conference has been committed to challenging and enabling rural people to participate in the Church’s evangelizing ministry and to live the faith that does justice. Vatican City on the Web! Visit Vatican City - the Holy See. News Services, Picture Museum, Archives, The Roman Curia, The Holy Father and more! Voice of the Faithful Voice of the Faithful (VOTF) is a Boston-based group formed in response to the crisis in the Archdiocese of Boston, and the broader difficulties afflicting the Catholic Church throughout the world. The group seeks to aid Catholic growth by providing a voice for the people of the church. Our Mission Statement To provide a prayerful voice, attentive to the Spirit, through which the Faithful can actively participate in the governance and guidance of the Catholic Church. Our Goals Support those who have been abused Support priests of integrity Shape structural change within Church