Drexel University Home Page
http://www.drexel.edu
Of course, we are on Drexel’s campus, so we decided to list this site here.

St. Agatha-St. James Church (St. AJs)
38th and Chestnut Sts
http://www.saintsaj.org
This is the main Catholic church for Penn, Drexel, and USP students. Drexel chaplain Fr. Vince Morabito also serves as a parish priest here.

Archdiocese of Philadelphia
http://www.archdiocese-phl.org
This Catholic diocese encompasses the City of Philadelphia and Bucks, Montgomery, Delaware, and Chester counties.

Other dioceses in the Philadelphia area:

Diocese of Camden
http://www.camdendiocese.org

Diocese of Trenton
http://www.dioceseoftrenton.org

Diocese of Wilmington
http://www.cdow.org

Catholic Standard and Times
http://www.cst-phl.com
This is the main weekly newspaper for the Archdiocese of Philadelphia.

Office of Youth and Young Adults
http://www.oyya.org
Through this office, the archdiocese provides resources for the growing Catholic youth and young adults, including community service and ministry programs, including Theology on Tap and Operation Santa Claus.

United States Conference of Catholic Bishops
http://www.usccb.org
Cardinal Rigali is among the many bishops in the United States that shepherd American Catholics. Included in this website are valuable scripture resources, including the New American Bible and daily readings for Mass.

Holy Spirit Radio, WISP 1570 AM
http://www.holyspiritradio.org
This is a Catholic radio station, based in Doylestown, serving the northern part of the Archdiocese of Philadelphia and parts of South Jersey. For those who cannot pick up this station, you can listen online to the station through this website.

Aid for Friends
12271 Townsend Rd, Far NE Philly
http://www.aidforfriends.org
Through this program, volunteers serve the elderly and homebound by bringing them food and chatting with them for about a half-hour every two weeks. The food is taken from our refrigerator at the Newman Center.

Project H.O.M.E.
1515 Fairmount Ave, North Philadelphia
http://www.projecthome.org
This program was started by a Catholic nun, Sr. Mary Scullion, with the goal of ending homelessness in Philadelphia by removing the homeless off the streets and giving them the resources to rebuild their lives.

There are three major shrines in the Philadelphia area:

National Shrine of St. Katharine Drexel
Sisters of the Blessed Sacrament Motherhouse, Bensalem
http://www.katharinedrexel.org
St. Katharine Drexel lies here within the Motherhouse of the Sisters of the Blessed Sacrament, a religious order she founded. Former Drexel chaplain Fr. Bill Grogan occasionally holds Sunday Masses at the chapel here. The shrine is located off Bristol Pike (US 13), near the interchange of I-95 and Woodhaven Rd (PA 63) and the Franklin Mills Mall.

National Shrine of St. John Neumann
St. Peter the Apostle Church
5th St and Girard Ave, Northern Liberties
http://www.stjohnneumann.org
The incorrupt body of St. John Neumann, the bishop of Philadelphia who started the Catholic education system in the United States, lies beneath the altar of the lower church. He is not to be confused with English bishop John Henry Cardinal Newman.

National Shrine (and Church) of St. Rita of Cascia
Broad St between Ellsworth and Federal Sts, South Philadelphia
http://www.saintritashrine.org

Malvern Retreat House
(St. Joseph’s-in-the-Hills), Malvern
http://www.malvernretreat.com

National Shrine of Our Lady of Czestochowa
Doylestown, PA
http://www.czestochowa.us

Catholic Answers
http://www.catholic.com
This site provides apologetic material in defense of the Catholic faith. There are also forums and podcasts of its daily radio show, heard from 6-8 PM, locally on Holy Spirit Radio (see above for more information on the station).

Eternal Word Television Network (EWTN)
http://www.ewtn.com
In addition to being a major Catholic cable TV network based out of Alabama, the site also provides useful resources, from the latest Catholic news to teachings to podcasts of the network’s live shows and homilies delivered at Daily Mass everyday.

The Vatican
http://www.vatican.va
This is the official site of the Vatican in Rome.

Mass Times
http://www.masstimes.org
Use this site to search for Catholic parishes anywhere, even where you are vacationing, so you can attend Mass there, or go to Confession, and so on.

Liturgy of the Hours
http://www.universalis.com
http://www.ebreviary.com
This site contains the daily morning and evening prayers and readings for the day.

St. Charles Borromeo Seminary
Wynnewood (near St. Joe’s)
http://www.scs.edu

Pray-as-you-go
http://www.pray-as-you-go.org
This site contains podcasts of daily prayer and scripture meditations, produced by the Jesuit Media Initiatives in Britain. In his last year as chaplain at Drexel, Fr. Bill promoted this website.