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The Meaning of Easter

For Students 9th - 10th
A great review of the importance of Easter to the Christian religion. You also get a brief life summary of Jesus, Jesus' last words and events, a timeline of Jesus' final week and more.
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BBC

Bbc: The Vatican in Pictures

For Students 9th - 10th
A series of pictures showing various scenes and buildings from the famous center of the Catholic Church. Scroll down the page to view the other pcitures.
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J. Paul Getty Trust

J. Paul Getty Museum: Holy Image, Sacred Ground: Icons From Sinai

For Students 9th - 10th
A stunning exhibition, organized by the Getty in 2006, looks at the world's largest collection of Byzantine icons, from the Holy Monastery of Saint Catherine, located in the desert, near Mount Sinai, in Egypt. With many media-rich tools...
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Edocere: St. John Bosco

For Students 9th - 10th
Biography of St. John Bosco. He is considered a Patron Saint of Education in the Roman Catholic religion. St. John Bosco worked to help educate young boys.
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New Advent

Catholic Encyclopedia: Mormonism

For Students 9th - 10th
This article on the Mormonism provides information on the religion's founder (Joseph Smith), holy book, (the "Book of Mormon"), and basic tenets. Also included is a history of Mormonism and the Mormon people, including an overview of the...
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New Advent

Catholic Encyclopedia: Whether God Exists?

For Students 9th - 10th
Excerpt of famous passage in Aquinas's "Summa Theologica" in which he presents his five proofs for God's existence. This influential primary text should be of historical interest to anyone studying philosophy of religion. Please note...
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Seton Hall University: Toleration and Religious Liberty

For Students 9th - 10th
This essay from the Seton Hall University describes the transition from intolerance of Catholics to religious liberty in America.
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Some Straight Answers About the Orthodox Church

For Students 9th - 10th
In this website, the writer truly gives "Straight Answers" regarding the Orthodox Church, her doctrinal difference with The Roman Catholic church, her claim to True Apostolic Succession, and, more importantly, an explanation of her...
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El Salvador's Coffee

For Students 9th - 10th
Here you'll find a history of coffee exportation and plantation life in El Salvador. You can also find a general overview of El Salvador including government, geography, religion, labor, and culture.
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PBS

Pbs: The Gnostic Gospels

For Students 9th - 10th
A detailed account on the finding of the Gospel of Thomas plus a nice survey of what the Gospel contains.
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Blackdog Media

Classic Reader: Grace by James Joyce

For Students 9th - 10th
Read the full text of the short story "Grace" by James Joyce about a conversation among men about Catholics, religion, Jesuits, and the Pope.
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The Faith of the Armenian Church

For Students 9th - 10th
This site examines Christology from the Armenian perspective. It is interesting to note the major differences between the Armenian Christology and that of the Roman Catholic Church concerning "Earthly Religious Authority".
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Eserver

E Server: Was Hegel Christian or Atheist?

For Students 9th - 10th
Author makes an original argument that Hegel was interested more in Christian ethics than Christian religion at this site from EServer.org. Contends that traditional Catholic orthodoxy is authoritarian. Unfortunately, the author...
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Encyclical of Pope Gregory Xvi on Civil Obedience

For Students 9th - 10th
A letter/Encyclical from Pope Gregory XVI to the Catholic leadership of Poland condemning their revolutionary uprising and asking them to submit to their monarch.
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The War of the Three Henries

For Students 9th - 10th
This site evaluates the political forces behing the French Wars of Religion. It discusses the roles played by major political figures and offers an small section on the wars of the Catholic League.
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BBC

Bbc News Profile: Pope Benedict Xvi

For Students 9th - 10th
A profile of Pope Benedict XVI, who was elevated to the papacy on April 19, 2005, is provided. The profile comments on Benedict's conservative leanings and on his aspirations of uniting the Catholic Church under his uncompromising...
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Curated OER

Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Clip Art Etc: Henry Iv

For Students 9th - 10th
By embracing the Catholic religion he made his way to the throne of France; and this monarch, Henry the Fourth, secured to his Protestant subjects, by the famous Edict of Nantes, in 1598, a full enjoyment of their civil rights and...
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PBS

Pbs Frontline: The Gospel of Mary

For Students 9th - 10th
An excerpt from the gnostic gospel in which Mary Magdalene is viewed as one of the disciples. She relays how Jesus came to her in a vision.
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Models for Reformation: John Knox (1505 1572)

For Students 9th - 10th
This website gives a brief, biographical sketch of the life of Jonn Knox, Scottish clergyman, who set the tone for Reformation of the Church in the Renaissance Period. Knox was known, among other things, for his stand against the...
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Hanover College

Hanover College: The Council of Trent

For Students 9th - 10th
This site from Hanover College provides researchers with the official documents promulgated by the Council of Trent.
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Irelands Eye

Ulster Will Fight

For Students 9th - 10th
A brief history of the religious and political struggles between what is now Ireland and Northern Ireland during the early 1900's.
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Depicting Devotion: Illuminated Books of Hours

For Students 9th - 10th
A digital page-by-page walk through an illuminated Middle Age Book of Hours.
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Ets: "The Summa Theologica" by St. Thomas Aquinas

For Students 9th - 10th
This site presents the entire text by Aquinas in translation. It covers material from the explanation for the existence of God to treatises on law and justice.
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University of Notre Dame

University of Notre Dame: Specimen Pages From the Summa Theologica of St. Thomas

For Students 9th - 10th
This site from the University of Notre Dame provides an easy guide to understanding the complex Summa Theologica by St. Thomas Aquinas. It does not cover all of his work, but the main tenets such as Aquinas's views on the Scripture and...

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