Vatican
Patriarchate
- Patriarchate of the Melkite Greek Catholic Church: Arabic / English / French
- The Patriarchal Order of the Holy Cross of Jerusalem
Eparchy of Newton
- Parishes
- Melkite Ambassadors
- Melkite Association of Young Adults (MAYA)
- National Association of Melkite Women (NAMW)
- National Association of Melkite Youth (NAMY)
- Order of St. Nicholas
- Society of Publicans
Melkite Music
- Lord, to You I Call — a sampling of music in the eight tones using the music of the Melkite hymnal (MP3, 46 tracks, 44MB)
- It is Time for the Lord to Act — provides an example for music for the Divine Liturgy, including the Hirmoi and Kinoinika of the major feasts of the liturgical year(MP3, 70 tracks, 47MB)
Religion Related Sources
- Catholic Near East Welfare Association - a papal agency for humanitarian and pastoral support for the churches and peoples of the Middle East, Northeast Africa, India and Eastern Europe
- Centre for Early Christian Studies
- Holy Land Christian Ecumenical Foundation
- Liberty Institute for Faith & Ethics
- Introduction to the Eastern Rites of the Catholic Church, Fr. Hal Stockert. This is a truly superb overview of the history, traditions, and rites of the Eastern Catholic Church.
Eastern Catholic Sites
- Basilian Salvatorian Order
- Eastern Catholic Pastoral Association of Southern California
- Andrei Sheptytsky Institute of Eastern Christian Studies
Byzantine Catholic Sites
- Romanian Eparchy (Canton, OH)
- Ruthenian Archeparchy (Pittsburgh, PA)
- Ruthenian Eparchy (Parma, OH)
- Ruthenian Eparchy (Passaic, NJ)
- Ruthenian Eparchy (Phoenix, AZ)
- Ukrainian Archeparchy (Philadelphia, PA)
- Ukrainian Eparchy (Chicago, IL)
- Ukrainian Eparchy (Parma, OH)
- Ukrainian Eparchy (Stamford, CT)
- Byzantine Catholic News and Information
Worldwide Melkite Catholic Sites
- Patriarchate of the Melkite Greek Catholic Church
- Australia - The Melkite Church in Australia
- Canada - Patriarchal Order of the Holy Cross
- Palestine - St. George Zababdeh
- Global Melkite Association Incorporated
Iconographers
- Aidan Hart - Iconographer, Painter, Byzantine Religious Icons in Egg Tempera
- Marek Czarnecki - Seraphic Restorations, Traditional Christian Icongraphy
- Petro Dzyuba - Iconographer, Byzantine religious icons, restorations, iconostasis, frescoes
- Pavel Tikhomirov - iconography, restorations, and murals
Devotions
- Military Martyrs - Source material, biographies, and art
- Orthodox Prayers - compilation of the Jordanville Prayer Book
- St. George - History and Art collected by David Woods
- St. John Chrysostom
Documents
- CyberTypicon, by Rev. Peter Boutros
- Early Church Fathers - A virtual library of translations of the Early Church Fathers, including: Polycarp, Irenaeus, Origen, Eusebius Pamphili, St. Ephraim the Syrian, Basil the Great, Gregory of Nyssa, John Chrysostom, Cyril of Alexandria, Severus of Antioch and many, many more including the 10th C Melkite priest al Majdalus
- Eastern Liturgies - St. Basil, Chaldean, Presanctified Gifts, St. James, St. John Chrysostom, St. Mark, and the Qorbono
- Old Jordanville Prayer Book - wonderful compilation of prayers for daily life
- Reader's Guide to Orthodox Icons - A Blog devoted to wonderful and images
- A Directory of Saints - Patron Saint Index at Catholic-Forum.Com
- Tertullian Project - A collection of ancient and modern works about the Latin writer Tertullian
- Theology Library - A large collection of links to the writings of the Church Fathers organized by Spring Hill College
Religious Materials
- Orientale Lumen Television - Many online clips available
- Orientale Lumen Conferences
- Sacred Art
Icons
- Convent of St. Elizabeth - The Icon Studio of the Convent of St. Elizabeth produces Icons in the Byzantine style
- OramaWorld.com - World's Oldest Orthodox Christian Online Store
- Theophania - A crafting studio that specializes in creating exquisite handmade Orthodox Christian themed crafts
- St. Isaac Skete - Large collection of well-made reproduction icons
- Saint Joseph School for Boys Bookstore - An Orthodox Online Books & Gifts Store that strives to carry a little bit from every Orthodox Jurisdiction
- Uncut Mountain Supply - traditional icons, books and gifts
Publications
Middle Eastern Sources
Cultural Sites
- Cultural and Travel - Baalbeck International Festival
- Education - American University Of Beirut
- Government Sites - Banque du Liban - Central Bank of Lebanon
- Historic Palestine - Palestine Remembered
- Hotels - Hotels of Palestine
- Informational Sites - Maps of the Middle East, American University of Beirut
- Organizations - Lebanon ON-Line Resources
News and Media
- Al-Bushra - Arab American Roman Catholic Community
- An-Nahar - Lebanese Newspaper, Beirut
- Telelumiere
Religious Sites
- Maarrat Sednaya - St. Elias old shrine in Syria
Family
Domestic Church
- ByziMom - resources for the building up the byzantine family
- Shamassy Jocelyn Abyad posts on YouTube, Instagram, and Facebook. In particular, she has an excellent resources page. Contact her via email.
Marriage
- Covenent Eyes - Offers resources for talking with kids about pornography, for pornography addiction, as well as Internet accountability and filtering for individuals and families for a fee.
- Facts About Youth - Informing About the Sexual Development of Youth.
- Family Life Center International - Offering practical help for Catholic family life. Dedicated to strengthening Catholic marriage, enhancing marital communication, building strong Catholic families, parenting young children and teens, and eliminating pornography within the family.
- Institute for Marital Healing - Dedicated to strengthening Catholic marriages and families by educating spouses, marital therapists and clergy about common causes of marital conflicts, and recognizes the importance of both science and faith in the process of marital healing. Offers online resources, educational programs, and publications in its time-tested approach to marital healing.
Medicine
- Catholic Medical Association - A national organization of pediatricians and healthcare professionals dedicated to the health and well-being of children. Dedicated to the sanctity of human life from conception to natural death and the importance of the fundamental mother-father family (female-male) unit in the rearing of children.
- Catholic Medical Association - The largest association of physicians and healthcare professionals in the United States. Dedicated to upholding the principles of the Catholic Faith in the science and practice of medicine.
Same-Sex Attraction
- Courage - A world-wide Catholic apostolate providing support for people with same-sex attractions in accordance with the authentic teaching of the Catholic Church. EnCourage: an outreach of Courage that ministers to the parents, spouses, siblings, children, and other relatives and friends of persons who have same-sex attractions.
- National Association for Research and Therapy of Homosexuality - A professional, scientific organization that offers hope to those who struggle with unwanted homosexuality through education, scientific research, effective therapeutic treatment, and referrals to those who seek assistance.
- And Such Were Some of You: Homosexuality and the Bible - Fr. Sebastian Carnazzo carefully examines the Old and New Testament reference to Homosexuality and provides insightful and scholarly commentary along the way.