Catholic Online: WORLDWIDE
CompuServe offers Catholic service COLUMBUS, Ohio - Catholic Online, a forum for Roman Catholics, has been made available by CompuServe Inc. The forum, created last month, includes files on such subjects as church and papal history, the Bible, abortion issues, religious education and religious graphics. Message centers allow users to post and read messages and plans call for an on-line edition of Catholic Digest. CompuServe Information Service, based in Columbus, has 3.2 million members...
Catholic Online: FAITH ON THE WEB
www.catholic.org/clife/ prayers/station.php?id=1 Catholic Online gives the 14 stations of the cross - from Jesus being sentenced to death through his being laid in the tomb - in story and art. The site, based in Bakersfield, Calif., offers "information for Catholics and all people of God, to help them deepen their understanding of our Catholic faith." Other sections include the religion's beliefs, sacraments and mysteries of the rosary....
Catholic Online: AFRICAN HISTORY AMONG CANONIZED
Of the Roman Catholic Church's more than 4,500 saints, about two dozen generally are recognized as being of African origin or ancestry. Catholic Online Saints (http://saints.catholic.org) lists these black saints: Moses the Ethiopian (circa 330-395) Moses headed a gang of thieves and led a life of violence before being converted to Christianity by monks in the African desert. He was known for his supernatural gifts. Moses was killed when Berbers raided his monastery and...
Catholic Online: LIFESTYLE
Saints and angels Catholic Online is a beautiful and powerful supersite for learning, socializing, even fun stuff. Setting the pace is a splash page with a directory of the site's 14 major branches -- products, news, free e-mail, organizations, community groups and others -- with Renaissance art for each. When you roll your mouse over the list, a different high-resolution image appears. If that's too fancy for you, the Main Menu link has a more traditional...
Catholic Online: Surf the 'Net with the Easter Bunny
It's Eastertime, and today's column takes a look at the histories, mysteries, facts and fun associated with this holy holiday. http://www.marvelicious.com/easter.html. Of the hundreds of Easter sites I visited while working on this column, this is my favorite. It is beautifully presented and contains an amazing amount of information, including facts, prayers, poems, history lessons, recipes and family traditions (not to mention a snappy rendition of "Here...