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www.ncyama.org
The website for the National Catholic Young Adult Ministry Organization based in Washington, D.C.  Check in for updates about the upcoming National Catholic Young Adult Conference, "The Road to Emmaus, A Young Adult Journey" June 13-15, 2003 in Albuquerque, New Mexico.  The conference is preceded by the 2003 National Young Adult Ministers Forum June 11-13.

www.bustedhalo.com
A national website specifically for Catholic Young Adults sponsored by the Paulist Fathers.  It features articles to help you learn about and live your faith, a "Church Search" page to help you find a young adult-friendly parish, and listings of events nationwide.

www.claretians.org/young.htm
A Young Adult Spirituality page which features a monthly article for young adults. The Claretians are also publishers of U.S. Catholic Magazine, which often contains articles of interest to young lay people, available on the web at www.uscatholic.org

www.cnvs.org
Catholic Network of Volunteer Service: Connecting Full-time Volunteers with Christian Member Programs.  The website boasts that "Opportunities abound to share your talents and gifts for a week, a month, a year or more - in the U.S. or in over 80 countries worldwide.

www.creighton.edu/CollaborativeMinistry/online.html 
This is the online ministry of the Jesuits at Creighton University.  At this site, you can make an entire 9-month Ignatian retreat online with different helps to prayer for each week (including a meditative photo to set as your "wallpaper of the week").  Or you can pray the Stations of the Cross, read daily reflections, or consult resources on spirituality and justice.

www.mercyvolunteers.org   
Mercy Volunteer Corps is a program of the Sisters of Mercy of the Americas that invites women and men to a year or two of full-time service with people who are economically poor or marginalized.  Volunteers commit to compassionate service, a simple lifestyle in community, and spiritual growth.

www.oncecatholic.org
This site is run by St. Anthony Messenger Press as an outreach to those who grew up Catholic and may have drifted away or left in hurt or anger.  The site is divided into rooms for those with different experiences (divorce, post-abortion, felt excluded).  You can send your own comments, stories and questions to the room, and a pastoral minister will respond by posting your message on the site and writing back to you.  This is a chance to gain some guidance, prayer, resources and understanding from pastoral ministers and others on the journey.

www.pallotticenter.org
This site provides information about lay volunteer service opportunities in Church-based programs through colleges, campus ministry centers, high schools, parishes, and other groups interested in lay ministry. They distribute free of charge copies of Connections to anyone interested in opportunities to serve actively in Church ministry. The Connections directory guides prospective volunteers through a series of discernment questions and evaluation as to which volunteer program may be best for them.  Staff members at the Pallotti Center work with prospective volunteers to explore their personal strengths and weaknesses, talents, interests, personal and professional goals and objectives. Referrals to volunteer programs are made based on an individual's preference and the criteria of the programs. Staff members work with potential volunteers as much as possible to provide information and answer questions. 

www.visionguide.org
This is the online site of the annual religious discernment guide, Vision. At this site you will find help on how to discern a religious vocation, information on various options and links to virtually every religious order in existence.