Lay Apostolates

WEBSITEURL : DESCRIPTION : An Oblate is a lay or clerical, single or married, associate admitted to a particular monastery. The Oblate seeks to live a life in harmony with the spirit of Saint Benedict as revealed in the Rule of Saint Benedict and its contemporary expression.

Catherine de Hueck Doherty founded Madonna House, a training center for the lay apostolate, with her husband, Eddie Doherty, in 1947. Today the community has about 200 laymen, women, and priests, dedicated to loving and serving Christ. This web site is an introduction to what Madonna House is all about, and in it, we hope to answer the most common questions about who we are, how we live, and why.

Opus Dei is a personal Prelature of the Catholic Church. "Opus Dei" means "Work of God." Opus Dei was founded in Madrid on October 2, 1928, by Blessed Josemaria Escriva. The mission of Opus Dei is to promote among Christians of all social classes a life in the middle of the world fully consistent with their faith and to contribute to the evangelization of every sphere of society

A 100 year old lay ministry, promoting spirituallity, by leading a Joseph way of life. We promote Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament, a yearly mass on the Gettysburg Battlefield, a 50 state Rosary and Benediction on the Mall in D.C.yearly on Oct. 12, spiritual pilgrimages to Our Lady of Guadalupe in Mexico City and have a one hour radio program on radio station WEBR in Fairfax, Virgina.

To provide for those in need in the community the Society of Saint Vincent de Paul (Vincentians) operate a thrift store selling recyclable clothing and goods at reasonable prices.

"We are sharers in the same promise in Jesus Christ through the gospel so that through the church the wisdom of God may be made known." Eph. 3:6-10

Lay Order of the Blessed Virgin Mary of Mount Carmel (historically known as the Third Order) is an association of mainly laypersons. Its members, responding to a special call of God, freely and deliberately commit themselves “to live in the following of Jesus Christ” according to the charism, traditions and spirit of Carmel under the authority of the Prior General of the Carmelite Order.

We have been known since the 13th century as Third Order Dominicans or Dominican tertiaries, but are now usually referred to simply as Lay Dominicans. Men and women, singles and couples; Catholic lay faithful (as well as some secular priests and permanent deacons) organized in fraternities to constitute a "secular" branch of the Order of Preachers (Dominicans).

The Christian Life Community (CLC) way of life invites us to encounter God in all the various aspects of our everyday life, reflect on these experiences, become more aware of God’s activity in these experiences, and respond in ever more authentic ways to God’s desire within our individual lives and our communal lives, based on the Spiritual Exercises of St. Ignatius.

Laity group of Norbertine Fathers, St. Michael's Abbey in Silverado, California.

"The Lord give you peace!" is a salutation given by St. Francis of Assisi, and I use it here to welcome you to the web site of the National Fraternity of the Secular Franciscan Order (SFO) in the United States of America. The Secular Franciscan Order, formerly known as the Third Order of St. Francis, is an official Order within the Catholic Church, and was established by St. Francis of Assisi early in the thirteenth century. Members do not live in community, but live their everyday lives in the world. However, members gather together in fraternity on a regular basis. By profession, they promise to follow a Rule of Life approved and confirmed by Pope Paul VI in June of 1978.

Marists are people who are called to do the work of Mary in her name and with her spirit. We are members of the Society of Mary, a family of many branches--priests, brothers, sisters and lay people. Mary was a lay woman who brought Jesus Christ to the world, lived a hidden life in Nazareth and was present at the birth of the Church. We believe Mary wants to be present to the Church now--through us. Marists believe Mary graciously chooses individuals to join her family and to do her work and to live by her spirit. If you have questions, please email Father Edwin Keel SM, edwink@bellsouth.net.

Catholic Association of lay men and women promoting and living the primitive Rule for penitents given by Saint Francis of Assisi in 1221

The website which includes the formation documents of the Pauline Cooperator internet centric laity group. If you have questions about this group, please contact Sister Margaret Charles Kerry FSP: paulinecoop@aol.com.

Legionnaires Praying for The Clergy Apostolate (LPCA), is a web site dedicated to praying for the sanctification of the clergy, by becoming on fire for Christ through prayer, being educated in the faith, and engaging the current culture in order to sanctify it.

Website containing: Weekly Reflections, Monthly Newsletter

Sacred Heart Monastery is the home of Benedictine Sisters, living, praying, and working together. Here we seek to love God, to love one another, and to love God's people. We live under the Rule of Benedict and serve the people of this area. SHM launched a Benedictine Online Oblate Chapter (BOOC) in July, 2004. The BOOC is an oblate chapter designed for oblates who are not able to participate in traditional oblate chapter activities and/or for oblates who wish to participate in an online chapter in addition to participating in traditional oblate chapter activities. If you have questions, please contact Sister Bonita Gacnik OSB, bgacnik@mtmc.edu.

Apostles of the Holy Face of Jesus Christ. Thirty years of promoting the Holy Face by distributing the Holy Face Medal and the history of The Medal brought to us by Mother Pierina. The Holy Shroud Exhibition is one means of making more people aware and we have had the exhibition in Montreal, Toronto, and Stafford, VA. Our site features the story of Mother Pierina, prayers, kids page, scapulars, exhibition pictures, and a shopping cart. All the pages are available in English and French. We literature in Spanish and German as well.

The Official Website of the Five Franciscan Martyrs Region and Divine Mercy Fraternity of the Secular Franciscan Order. This website features Franciscan spirituality but also many articles and pages for any Catholic.

International private Catholic association of the faithful for Catholics living a Rule of Life in their own homes. Rule of Life, Formation Lessons, Newsletter, Public Forums, much information on line. Totally loyal to Pope and Magesterium. Rule reviewed and accepted by diocese in 1998. Includes fasting, abstinence, prayer, simplicity of life style, personal apostolate.

Our ministry, since 1975, has been based on the words of Jesus Christ as found in John 21:16 - "Simon Peter son of John do you love Me?" After Peter answers "Yes Lord, you know I love You" Jesus responds, "If you love Me, then tend My sheep."

We are a program of the Western Dominican Province dedicated to equipping parishes to form lay apostles for the New Evangelization. We are best known for the Called & Gifted workshop which has introduced over 20,000 Catholics in 65 dioceses in six countries to Church teaching on the lay apostolate and the charisms. We also collaborate in the formation of priests, deacons, and religious and train parish leaders to make their parishes centers of evangelization and lay formation. B1: Submit

Teacher and public speaker Mike St. Pierre emphasizes the need for time management in a Catholic context -- consider the benefits for The Time of Your Life.

The Legion of Mary is the largest apostolic organization of lay people in the Catholic Church, with well over 3 million active members in almost every country of the world. It has been active in the United States since 1931 and was endorsed by the Second Vatican Council. The main purpose of the Legion of Mary is to give glory to God through the sanctification of its members.