USEFUL LINKS
IMPORTANT CHURCH WEBSITES AND RESOURCES
VATICAN WEBSITE for all official documents and encyclicals - https://www.vatican.va/content/vatican/en.html
CATHOLIC BISHOPS CONFERENCE OF ENGLAND AND WALES - https://www.cbcew.org.uk/
THE DIOCESE OF NOTTINGHAM - Contact details, Courses and information about what is going on in the Diocese. The Diocesan Ordo and Year Book are available to download at the bottom of this web-page. https://www.dioceseofnottingham.uk/
DEFENDING LIFE & FREEDOM
ADF International: An international organisation dedicated to defending the rights of people to speak and peacefully live out their faith. ADF International has defended Isabel Vaughan-Spruce in the Uk, Paivi Rasanen in Finland and Shagufta and Shafqat in Pakistan from attempts to silence and punish prayer and the expression of truth and faith.
contact@ADFinternational.org
40 Days for Life: A worldwide movement to end abortion through prayer and fasting, one heart at a time.
Each Lent since 2016, there has been a campaign in Nottingham during which prayers are said and practical help for women offered outside a venue where abortions take place.
www.40daysforlife.com
40daysforlifenotts@gmail.com
Diocese of Nottingham pro-life co-ordinator: If you need help, or if you feel you would like to help, please contact the Diocesan pro-life co-ordinator, John Edwards at the following email address: pro-life@dioceseofnottingham.uk
There is an email list for regular (monthly) updates on pro-life activities. They also have a pro-life WhatsApp group which is very active, in which members share prayer requests, usually (but not always) for the pro-life cause. To join, all that is required is an email request with a phone number.
SPUC (Society for the Protection of Unborn Children): Working to protect unborn human lives at the local, national and international level to build a world free from abortion. Political campaigning, research on pro-life issues, education.
There are several active local branches in the diocese
www.spuc.org.uk
spucnottingham@gmail.com
0775 781 5625
Abortion Recovery Care & Helpline('ARCH'): A helpline for those struggling after abortion. Call 0345 603 8501 9am-5pm Monday to Friday and 7pm - 10pm every evening.
info@archtrust.org.uk.
PRAYER AND FAITH RESOURCES
CATHOLIC ANSWERS - An online resource to help you grow your faith and answer your questions, and the questions of the people you care for. https://www.catholic.com/
THE CHOSEN: A Bible based TV show which is worth a watch. Imaginative, faithful and human with the divine piercing in. It can make the bible come alive: https://watch.thechosen.tv/
CATHOLIC PRAYERS for all occasions - https://www.ourcatholicprayers.com/
CATHOLIC RADIO: turn something on that feeds the soul.“Play Radio Maria England” You can listen to live programmes on DAB (digital radio) in the Cambridge, London, Bristol & South Birmingham areas. You can also listen online online website, on your smartphone with the Radio Maria Play App available in the Google Play or App Stores. You can also tell your Alexa . Search: https://radiomariaengland.uk/schedule/
CHRISTIAN ART: Beauty for the eye and for the soul – Have a look at this website: https://christian.art/ You can subscribe your email for free daily newsletters containing today's gospel reading, a piece of artwork and a description of how it ties to the reading. along with a brief homily.
UNIVERSALIS: An world-wide app for daily Mass readings, the Office of the Hours, Saints days, prayers and reflections. Much of it is for free on the web, or for a very modest one off fee of £9.99 you can download it and carry it with you. Available for Mac and Android. https://universalis.com/index.htm
HALLOW: A very popular resource app, for prayer, bible study, catechism, meditation and more. It claims to be the number 1 Christian prayer app in the world, and you can try it for free! https://try.hallow.com
DIVINE MERCY APOSTOLATE -Our Good God shows us His infinite mercy, therefore we, having experienced His Love, are called to proclaim this mercy to others! Home of the Marian Fathers. https://divinemercyapostolate.co.uk/
CATHOLIC SOCIAL ACTION
CAFOD - At CAFOD, our mission is to work alongside the world’s poorest people. We work without prejudice, we don’t preach, and we pride ourselves on our diversity. We believe our Catholic values are best shown through our love for others, and by working for justice and an end to poverty. https://cafod.org.uk/about-us/cafod-catholicism
