Links

This page contains links to useful or interesting Web sites for Catholics and others and is provided as a public service by The Compass.

Disclaimer: Clicking on any of the links below will open a new browser window which takes you out of The Compass Web site. The Compass is not responsible for the content of these or any other external Web sites.

Wisconsin links:

Diocese of Green Bay (www.gbdioc.org) — Established in 1868, the Catholic Diocese of Green Bay is composed of 16 counties in northeast and east-central Wisconsin: Brown, Calumet, Door, Florence, Forest, Kewaunee, Langlade, Manitowoc, Marinette, Menominee, Oconto, Outagamie, Shawano, Waupaca, Waushara and Winnebago.

Vocations

Diocese of Green Bay Vocations (www.gbvocations.org) — Vocations pages for the Diocese of Green Bay featuring information on vocations to the priesthood for young men and religious life for young men and women, as well as information for parishioners who want to support vocations.

Catholic Foundation (www.catholicfoundationgb.org) — The Catholic Foundation for the Diocese of Green Bay, Inc. was established in 1997 to encourage financial stewardship and generosity by providing an avenue for faith-based giving. The Foundation promotes planned and deferred giving for endowment funds that benefit Catholic parishes, schools, and other Catholic organizations and also conducts the annual Bishop’s Appeal to benefit the ministries of the Diocese.

Wish List

The Compass Lenten Giving/Easter Joy Wish List (from March 4, 2011 Compass issue) — The Wish List matches donors (our readers) with community service and ministry organizations helping the poor, elderly, sick and disadvantaged in our area.

Wisconsin Catholic Conference (www.wisconsincatholic.org) — The public policy voice of Wisconsin’s Catholic bishops.

The Vatican and U.S. Bishops:

The Vatican: the Holy See (www.vatican.va) — Contains links to versions of the site in English, Español and other languages.

United States Conference of Catholic Bishops (www.usccb.org) — The USCCB is an assembly of the hierarchy of the United States and the U.S. Virgin Islands who jointly exercise certain pastoral functions on behalf of the Christian faithful of the United States.

Movie and Video Reviews: (www.usccb.org/movies/index.htm) — Provided by the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops, this site contains brief overviews of many movies with the USCCB’s classifications and the Motion Picture Association of America (MPAA) ratings. Reviews include information on whether the film contains inappropriate language, violence, problematic behavior (including sex, questionable morality or use of drugs) and nudity.

Catholic News Service:

Other links:

Mass times (www.masstimes.org) — This Web site helps people find parish Mass times in the United States and throughout the world. It is a ministry of the Pauline Books and Media and is operated by Mass Times Trust, in partnership with the Catholic Communication Campaign of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops.