The Church in Australia: The Catholic Tradition - An historical/theological overview
http://www.mcauley.acu.edu.au/~yuri/ecc/mod8.html
A very comprehensive account of the history of the Church in Australia.
The Great Synagogue, Sydneyhttp://www.amyisrael.co.il/australasia/australia/nsw/great_synagogue/Gives a comprehensive account of the Great Synagogue and the history and practice of Judaism in Australia. Very useful as background to an excursion.
Biography of Pope John Paul II
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/shows/pope/etc/bio.html
All of the major themes of the papacy of John Paul II can be traced to the shaping events of his life--a life whose roots are sunk in Polish soil. His Christian vision, his vocation, his very emotions draw their depth and intensity from the country he left to become Holy Father of the Catholic Church in Rome.
The Vatican Site
http://www.vatican.va/phome_en.htm
This site gives access to the Vatican, its workings, its libraries and museums, and the latest Vatican news.
What the church building expresses about our understanding of the Church http://www.silk.net/RelEd/151299plan.htm
The way we build and set up churches speaks about our understanding of what we are/should be as Church. The students are asked to reflect on "the language" of faith expressed through church architecture and liturgical environment. Contains teaching and learning activities.
College of Cardinals
http://www.aquinas-multimedia.com/cards
This site contains an alphabetical list of the College of Cardinals. There are the details of the procedure for the election of a pope, historical notes, a brief account of the election of the eight popes of the 20th century. This small site is simply a well-presented set of information about the College of Cardinals, without any editorial comment.
Abbey of St Edmund http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/programmes/cathedral/abbey.shtml
This site is a 3D reconstruction of the Interior and Exterior Abbey of St Edmund built during the early middle Ages. It allows students to make a virtual exploration of one of England's finest cathedrals. A viewer may need to be downloaded and is best obtained from the CNet site. It is an excellent resource for a History of the Middle Ages unit as well as teacher inservicing on the nature, rituals and symbols within sacred space. Contains teaching and learning activities.
A Study in Church History
http://www.mcauley.acu.edu.au/~yuri/ecc/
A most significant Catholic Web site. Yuri Koszarycz, based at Australian Catholic University, Brisbane, introduces ecclesiology and church history, the Church before and after Vatican 2, a history of the Australian Catholic Church, and the current state of the Church.
The Vatican Site:
http://www.vatican.va/ This site
gives access to the Vatican, its workings, its libraries and museums,
and the latest Vatican news. Good site to locate documents from Vatican II as
well as the Pope’s apostolic letters, encyclicals, homilies, etc.
The Catholic Church in Australia:
http://www.catholic.org.au/ This
site allows you to search through a database of website links for various
member organisations within the Catholic Church in Australia. Up to date
information on what is happening in the Catholic Church in Australia.
Catechism of the Catholic Church:
http://www.vatican.va/archive/ccc_css/archive/catechism/ccc_toc.htm
Vatican Library
http://212.77.1.230/en/v_home_bav/home_bav.shtml The Catholic Church
in Australia
