Resources 

Students come to Connecticut College with many different faith backgrounds. Catholics and non-Catholics may have questions about Catholic beliefs and practices. We encourage questioning.

We hope these sites deepen your spiritual life and answer some of your questions. The library in the basement of Harkness Chapel also is stocked with a variety of books and periodicals that you might find helpful.

Father Larry, the other chaplains and the dean of religious and spiritual life are also great resources.

At Connecticut College

• The Office of Religious and Spiritual Life

• Sacred spaces on campus

• Facebook group: Connecticut College Catholics

Commentary on life, social issues, politics

• America Magazine

• Commonweal Magazine

• Busted Halo

• Sojourners: Christians for Justice & Peace
  

• My Catholic Voice

• The Catholic World

• Zenit: “The World Seen from Rome”

• EWTN (Global Catholic Television)

• National Catholic Register

• National Catholic Reporter

• Salt + Light Television 

• American Catholic
  

• The Interview with God

• Sacred Space
  

• The Bible

• Catholic Exchange

• Liturgy of the Hours

• St. Ignatius’ daily examen

• How to pray the rosary

• Praying with icons

• Praying with art

• Daily ways to pray
  

• Finding God: a daily three-minute retreat

The Catholic Church and Catholicism 

• The Vatican

• The United States Conference of Catholic Bishops

• The Diocese of Norwich

• Southeastern Connecticut parishes and mass times

• A Walk Through the Roman Catholic Mass

• Readings for Mass

• Overview of Basic Catholic Teachings

• Catholic resources  

Praying Lent

Whose faith life wouldn't benefit from some focused attention?

That's the purpose of Lent.

Here are some resources to help stay on track:

Get a FastPrayGive Daily Jolt of inspiration from Busted Halo.

Praying Lent: A Guide for 2010 from the Jesuits at Creighton University.

Meditations and Prayers from the Passionists.

Lent with the Early Church Fathers: a reading plan from churchyear.net.

Journeying with Christ -- resources from the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops.

Lent at the Vatican.

How do you pray? 

Prayer is communication with God, and it can help us cultivate an awareness of God's presence in ourselves and in the world around us.

When we pray, says Brother David Steindl-Rast, the challenge is to free ourselves from regimentation, to look with the eyes of our hearts at who we are in God's eyes, and be creative.

The links below offer dozens of ideas. Other suggestions are at left, under "For your spiritual life."

Methods of prayer
An online prayer wall, borrowing from the Quaker "Clearness Committee" to make decisions, and more.

Paths of prayer
Looking for a prayer or blessing for a special occasion? Wondering how to pray a labyrinth? The Diocese of Richmond, Va., has helpful resources.

Catholic spiritual practices
Boston College assembled this publication with two dozen suggestions for spiritual practices -- including companionship with the saints, the Jesus Prayer and practicing forgiveness.

To live by the spirit
To be spiritual means to know and live by the knowledge that God is present to us, says theologian Richard P. McBrien. Grace, he says, is the gift of God's presence.