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The blog of A Daughter of St. Paul for over thirty years

Mary of Nazareth

The Web site Mary of Nazareth is the fruit of the the "Mary of Nazareth" Project:

"The essential mission of the "Marie de Nazareth" Association is to offer the possibility of making a personal encounter with the Blessed Mother, who leads us to Jesus Christ.

The "Mary of Nazareth" Project will carry out this mission by creating the first International Marian Center of worldwide outreach in Nazareth, linked to at least 12 Associated Marian Centers, in 12 different language areas, which will work together and use the most advanced multi-media technologies, in order to present the wealth of all the Christian traditions to the general public."

The Web site is rich in content and beautifully conceived. The main menu indicates some of the resources offered:

• Life in Nazareth
• Overview of Mary's Life
• Mary in Holy Scriptures
• Marian Doctrine
• Praying to Mary
• Judaism, Islam ...
• The Virgin in Art
• The Great Witnesses
• Mary Fills the World
• A Mother's Pleas

Also available on the site and not to be missed is the Multimedia Gallery where you will find music videos, flash presentations (mostly in French, but visually stunning with music that all can appreciate), excerpts from the movie "Ave Maria". The latter is a recent production of the "Mary de Nazareth" Association and offers extraordinary cinematography and a wonderful sound track.

Mary Did You Know?

One additional feature worth mentioning is "A Moment with Mary", a daily text on Mary excerpted from various sources: Church Fathers, saints, Popes, literary works...

Glossary of Catholic Terms

The Web site of the Archdiocese of St. Louis offers a useful glossary of expressions used in the Catholic Church. There are 221 entries in the glossary listed in alphabetical order:

| A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H | I | J | K | L | M | N | O | P | R | S | T | U | V | W | Z

The Pauline Year

Saint Paul Writing His Epistles
Valentin de Boulogne (ca 1594-1632) or Nicolas Tournier (1590-1638)

A special year will be dedicated for the bimillennium celebrations of the birth of the Apostle Paul. This PAULINE YEAR will begin from June 28, 2008 to June 29, 2009. To mark this year, the Vatican Web site has prepared an extensive section . Part of the resources developed for the occasion centers on Saint Paul and explores the following themes:

• The Apostle to the Gentiles
• The Missionary Journeys
• The Conversion to Christ
• The Beginning of his Ministry
• The Council
• Towards Greece
• The Beginnings of the Church
• While in Jerusalem
• The Journey in Captivity
• The Martyrdom in Rome

Faith and Spirituality

The Archdiocese of Brisbane has a beautifully presented section called Faith and Spirituality. Topics include:

• God in our World
• The Purpose of Life
• Faith Today
• Who is Jesus?
• Spirituality
• Prayer
• Key Catholic Beliefs
• Catholics and the Bible
• Catholic Church Community
• Frequently Asked Questions
• Stories of Faith in Action
• Becoming a Catholic

Each topic is covered succinctly and would be useful for presentation of Catholic beliefs to non-Catholics interested in finding out more about the Catholic Church. As well, each section provides a few links to other online good online resources for further reading.