Pastoral Care - Education and Spirituality:

• Catholic Theological Union CTU in Chicago is the largest Catholic graduate school of theology and ministry in the U.S.
  
   
• Bruderhof Communities  This site offers articles and e-books in 17 categories, including such things as Justice, Fear of Death, Prayer, Forgiveness, Community, etc.  Texts are available in 5 languages.  Every article has provision to give feedback and responses which are then posted on the site.

• The Chicago Center for Religion and Science A program arm of the Lutheran School of Theology at Chicago (LSTC) operated in collaboration with the Center for Advanced Study in Religion and Science.

• Ecumene.org A meeting place for the world's religions and ideologies

• Merton Center This site is a wonderful set of pages for a truly unique human being Thomas Merton. I think it succeeds in capturing an essence of Merton's spiritual presence.

• USCCB The official page of the Roman Catholic Church in the United States,. It is home to the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops.
  
   
• The Pastoral Care Resource Center Extensive bibliographies and resource lists for pastoral care professionals.
  
   
• National Center for Pastoral Leadership  An independent nonprofit organization offering resources for building leadership and ministerial skills; sponsor of annual East Coast Conference.
  
   
• Association for Death Education and Counseling  Educational organization offering resources, conferences, and classes for those working in the fields of death, dying, bereavement, and pastoral counseling.  Offers a certification program in thanatology.

Human Suffering & Disability:

• CanDo.com A site that features news, information and products for the disability community.

• Victorious Missionaries A ministry providing spiritual support for all people with disabilities or who are chronically ill. The VMs are headquartered at the National Shrine of Our Lady of the Snows in Belleville, Illinois.
  
   
• CUSA CUSA is a community of the sick and disabled who support each other through prayers and letters. Through their concern for one another, they form a special kind of relationship forged by the redemptive suffering of Jesus Christ.

• Disability Statistics: US Census An official government resource

• The EPEC Project The EPEC (Education for Physicians on End-of-life Care) Project is supported by the American Medical Association

• Handicapped Encounter Christ, Chicago An encounter retreat experience for persons with physical disbilities.

• National Center for the Dissemination of Disability Research A good resource for information on disability research.

• Stauros International The English home page of Stauros International Association and their specialized bibliography on Christ's Passion and Human Suffering

Passionist Sites:

• Christ World A site that is attempting to foster Christian spirituality and retreat experiences online.

• Compassion Magazine A publication of the Congregation of the Passion that focuses on human suffering issues

• Passionist Congregation International The international homepage for Passionist Congregation.

• U.S. Passionist Community A resource page for the Passionists in the United States.

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