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Our Catholic Church

We live and worship at the parish level of our church but the Body of Christ, our membership, the Church, is much larger than that.

The links on this page will take us beyond ourselves, providing links to our larger self. These links provide news and resources for further study.

The Vatican
The home of our Pope, the Bishop of Rome.
We link to their official website.

United States Conference of Catholic Bishops
This is the group of bishops who govern the affairs of the Church in our nation. This is their official web site which includes news of their meetings and decisions.

The Archdiocese of Chicago
This is our diocese, the home of our Archbishop who is responsible for our group of parishes.  An Archdiocese, due to its large population is divided into several Vicariates, each with its own Vicar (Bishop) who reports to the Archbishop. The Vicariates are further divided administratively into sections labeled alphabetically.
St Julie Billiart is in Vicariate V(5) E - Southwest Suburban

The Catholic New World
This is the official newspaper of Archdiocese of Chicago the "Sunday Bulletin" for the diocese.

The New American Bible
Reference the Catholic Bible on Line

Patron Saints Index
All about all the Saints -

The Catholic Encyclopedia
What do you want to know about the church? The answers are here.

Our Patron Saint - Who was Saint Julie Billiart?
Read about her life.

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