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These are some of my favourite links . . . at the moment!
They keep changing ... as the mood takes me,
so please visit the pages again soon
and discover what else I've come across.
Please let me know if you experience any problems
or if you wish me to add a link to your pages
Happy exploring! Fr Len |
Ecclesiastical Scotland
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Parishes around Scotland and beyond - My List!
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The Highlands of Scotland
News & Commentary
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Vocations
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Documents
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Saints & Early Fathers
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Bible Study
Children's & Young People's Resources
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History & Theology
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Private Prayer
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Liturgy & Lectionary
Hymns and Music
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Seasons of the Year
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Religious Orders
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Religious Societies
Societies & Organisations
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Pilgrimage & Retreat
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Ecclesiastical Connections!
Bishops Personal Websites
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Selected Dioceses
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Ecclesiastical Resources
General Resources
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Some Useful Software
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Religious Art
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And Finally!
Parish Websites of FiF Affiliated Parishes around the world will be found in the FiF Parish Directory
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Scotland's Saints Saints that have played an important role in Scotland's spiritual and cultural history
Scottish Christian.com Hundreds of links to Scottish churches, organisations and individuals, their beliefs, activities, histories and hopes
The Scottish Liturgy Its Value and History, 1922 … from Project Canterbury
Traditional Ceremonial and Customs Connected with the Scottish Liturgy, 1910 … from Project Canterbury
Aberdeen 1784 Consecration of Samuel Seabury as Bishop of Connecticut on 14th November
Stonehaven 1748-49 The Baptism of infants from Stonehaven Tollbooth where Episcopalian clergy who were imprisoned in Stonehaven Jail under the Penal Laws
Action of Churches Together in Scotland - ACTS is nine Scottish Churches working together in the cause of Christ’s Kingdom
The Church of Scotland - the official pages of Scotland’s established Presbyterian church
The Roman Catholic Church - in Scotland
The Free Church - of Scotland ... also Presbyterian by government
The Free Church - of Scotland Continuing . . . a break-away from the Free Church in 2000
The Free Presbyterian Church of Scotland . . . a split from the Church of Scotland in 1893 to preserve of the Reformed tradition
Statistical Accounts of Scotland The economic and social state of Scotland around the time of the Industrial Revolution
Gazetteer for Scotland A vast geographical database of towns, villages, bens and glens from the Scottish Borders to the Northern Isles
Ecclesiastical Embroidery Traditional Vestments, Stoles and all kinds of other things in embroidery inspired by Celtic and Pictish art using Scottish fabrics such as Harris Tweed and tartans ... by Ruth Black, Fr Len's wife!
Taking the Episcopalian A very light-hearted look at the Scottish Episcopal Church
Gaun Yersel Moses! A hilarious journey (for those who understand 'Glaswegian') through the Old Testament in Glasgow-speak verse
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St Andrew's Cathedral, Inverness The magnificent Tarradale sandstone Cathedral on the banks of the River Ness, just up from St Michael and All Angels
St Margaret of Scotland The great Anglo-Catholic parish in the heart of the Granite City ... the City of Aberdeen
St Mary's, Aberdeen The Church in the west end of Aberdeen known as the Tartan Kirkie
St Andrew's, Fort William The church is in the centre of Fort William, at the north end of High Street, opposite the post office
St Salvador’s, Dundee The magnificent church in the Hilltown founded by Bishop Alexander Penrose Forbes in 1856 and designed by George Frederick Bodley
Holy Trinity, Haddington There’s been a Church on our site since the 13th century, but Holy Trinity is really as new as it is old!
St Mary and All Souls, Coldstream A beautiful little church on the edge of the Borders village of Coldstrream
St Andrew's Cathedral, Aberdeen According to Sir John Betjeman:Aberdeen's best modern building … you push open the door and your heart gives a leap - there stretching away as in an old Dutch oil painting is Comper's superb renovation of the interior
Döderhults församling The Parish of Döderhult, St Michael's Sister Parish in Sweden in the Diocese of Växjö
St Peter’s London Docks The first Anglo-Catholic mission to the poor of London, begun in 1856 by Fr Lowder and a group of priests, all members of the Society of the Holy Cross
St Clement’s, Philadelphia Where the English Missal Mass is "carefully prepared and reverently performed"
St Magnus the Martyr In the City of London where people crossing the old London Bridge used to enter the City
All Saints Margaret Street William Butterfield's masterpiece close to London's great shopping streets
St Mary the Virgin - the great baroque shrine in London's Bourne Street
St Mary the Virgin Comper's great masterpiece in Wellingborough in Northamptonshire
St Silas the Martyr The thriving Anglo-Catholic Parish in Kentish Town, London NW5 - an excellent website!
Holy Redeemer A bastion of the Anglo-Catholic tradition in Clerkenwell, London EC4
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Westbourne Guest House A delightful Inverness Bed and Breakfast on the riverside close to St Michael and All Angels and to the town centre ... the St Michael's Preferred Partner!
WelcomeInverness Start here for the Capital of the Highlands of Scotland!
The Loch Ness Monster Live Pictures from Temple Pier in Urquhart Bay looking across Loch Ness to Urquhart Castle - where Nessie is most often spotted!
Cruising on the Jacobite Queen On the spectacular and haunting waters of Loch Ness from Tomnahurich Bridge to Urquhart Castle
Cruising on your own Through the Caledonian Canal from the Inverness Firth in the east, to Loch Linnhe and Fort William in the west, through Loch Ness and the scenic grandeur of the Great Glen
The Scottish Highlands The official tourism web site for the Highlands
The Clachnaharry Inn An old coach inn, first given a licence in 1836, situated on the banks of the Caledonian Canal in the village of Clachnaharry and where Fr Len keeps a watchful eye on the excellent Real Ale's on tap!
Scotch Whisky All you need to know about "the water of life" - Slŕinte! (Good health!)
Notable Dates In Scottish History from the days when Julius Agricola advanced across the River Clyde to fight off bands of warring celts
Anna Macneil High quality, individually made unique textile items from the Highlands and Islands of Scotland ... and from Fr Len's wife, Ruth!
Radio Scotland News and information from the BBC in Scotland
Rosslyn Chapel The magnificent medieval chapel near Edinburgh made famous by Dan Browne, but still used by the local Scottish Episcopalian congregation as their church!
ScotFind.com A good Scottish Directory, especially for those seeking to trace their Scottish ancestors
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God Calling Vocations The vocations website of the Catholic Societies of the Church of England
Pusey House, Oxford founded to be the centre of Catholic worship, teaching and practice, and as a place of scholarship and learning
St Stephen’s House, Oxford An Anglican theological college which offers formation, education and training for a variety of qualifications and ministries
The College of the Resurrection, Mirfield Engaged with the challenges and opportunities of ministry and mission in a post-industrial society
Nashotah Housed A seminary of the American Episcopal Church providing theological education for prophetic, priestly, pastoral and servant ministries
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The Saints A wonderful website which shows paintings of the Saints - from the obscure to the well known - in English churches
Patron Saints An extremely comprehensive list of Patron Saints listed by their patronage
Mary in Christian Tradition An excellent collection of documents relating to the Blessed Virgin Mary
Marian Shrines around the world A good index of Marian Shrines
Saint Paul the Apostle The Life and Journeys of the Apostle, Paul
Early Church Fathers Writings from the first 800 years of Christianity
St Athanasius The Life of the man to whom we chiefly owe the preservation of the Christian faith and who was Bishop of Alexandria druring the Council of Nicea
The Fathers of the Church Documents relating to the early Councils and Synods
Maid of Heaven The Story of Saint Joan of Arc
The Works of Tertullian Born in Carthage around 160 and who, according to St Jerome, lived to extreme old age - these writings date from between 190 and 220
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Augustine of Hippo A commentary on, and the writings of, this great Father of the Church
St Augustine on the Psalms And writings from the Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers
St Thérčse of Lisieux in the Footsteps of St Thérčse of Lisieux
Saint Bridget (Birgitta) of Sweden The Revelations of St Birgitta - St Bridget - of Sweden ... proclaimed as Europe's Patron Saint by John Paul II
St John Damascene An Exposition of the Orthodox Faith from this Saint born at Damascus about 676 and who died between 754 and 787
The Apostolic Tradition of Hippolytus of Rome An important source of knowledge about liturgy in the Early Church
Saints and Angels Biographies of almost every Saint or Angel you could think of ... and Patron Saints
The Ecole Initiative An encyclopedia of Early Church history
St Nicholas If you have ever wondered 'who is St Nicholas?' and his link with Santa Claus, all the answers are here!
The Confessio of Saint Patrick The Patron Saint of Ireland - it's quite amazing that this record has survived and is now available on the web!
Mother of the Eucharist for a long time Our Lady has been appearing in private to Marisa Rossi in Rome giving messages about the Eucharist
St Pachomius Library Orthodox documents - Patristic, Liturgical, Lives of Saints
The Church Fathers A useful resource on the Early Church
Mary in Christian Tradition From the first century onwards
Immaculate Conception Our Lady Queen of Heaven, Mother of God, Theotokos
Christian Biographies Saints, Artists, Writers, Theologians and many others
Lives of the Saints in the Roman Calendar
The Birthday of the Blessed Virgin Mary A History of the Liturgical Celebration and a Devotion
The Holy Bible Website A wonderful Coptic site where you can hear the Rosary chanted in Arabic and see RealVideo clips on the apparitions of the Blessed Virgin Mary in Zeitoun on the outskirts of Cairo in Egypt
The Iconography of Saint Sebastian Works of art and documents about the life of this Saint who came from Milan, was martyred in Rome and whose tomb is on the Via Appia
Our Lady of Czestochowa A good site devoted to the National Shrine of Poland
St Therese of Lisieux Everything about the Saint and The Society of the Little Flower of Jesus
Our Lady Of Guadalupe A good site devoted to the Shrine of Our Lady in Mexico
The Popes of the Church Brief biographies, writings and other material by and about the Bishops of Rome
St Francis of Assisi Biographies, articles, writings and more about this Saint who was born in Umbria in Italy in 1181 or 1182 and who died there in 1226
Mother Teresa All about this Saint of our times, Mother Teresa of Calcutta - the official website
Saint Pio of Pietrelcina The website of St Padre Pio, the humble Capuchin priest from San Giovanni Rotondo, Italy - another Saint of our times
Padre Pio Devotions A website dedicated to the life and spirituality of St Pio of Pietrelcina
St Zita The saint who lived in the 13th century, born of a poor family at Montsegradi, a little village near Lucca, in Tuscany, in 1218 and died at Lucca in 1271 and was canonized for her piety and became the Patron Saint of domestic servants
St Bernadette The story of Bernadette Soubirous, the Saint of Lourdes, visionary and messenger of the Immaculate Conception
Image Galleries of the Saints A good collection of holy cards and images of many saints
The Coptic Gospels Translations of over 1100 pages of ancient papyrus manuscripts discovered in 1945 buried by the east bluff of the upper Nile valley
The Desert Fathers Past and Present Photos of Monks and Monasteries of the Eastern Churches
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Sermons 4 Kids Free lectionary based children's sermons, lessons and resources
E Bible Teacher Excellent collection of resources - including Power Point projects to download
DLTK's Bible Activities A very good collection of printable templates and colouring pages for children's Bible teaching for young children
ABDA ACTS - Art and Publishing Another good collection of monthly colouring resources from Australia for young children
Bible Illustrations by the French artist Gustave Doré (1832-1883) who produced hundreds of quality Bible story illustrations in his lifetime
Coloring Pages and other resources from a Catholic source
Bible Study Links to Bible Maps, Timelines, Lineages and much more
Children's Worship A good page for young children to explore Bible stories
Christian Bible Coloring Pages A good collection of colouring pages - from Adam to the Lord's Prayer
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Oremus Daily prayer, liturgical library, hymnal, lectionary and calendar
The Word Among Us Online Daily meditations on the Mass readings as well as inspirational essays and stories of the saints
Divine Office The daily text of the Divine Office - plus a PDA version which can update itself on your Pocket PC for seven days ahead!
Sacred Space An invitation to spend ten minutes praying in the Ignatian tradition
Litanies Holy Name, Precious Blood, Sacred Heart, BVM and many Saints . . . and more!
Virtual Rosary Online and downloadable version of the Holy Rosary
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Visual Liturgy Planning and preparing for worship
Anglican Liturgical Library A comprehensive liturgical resource!
Catholic Liturgical Library A vast Roman Catholic liturgical resource
A Treasure of Catholic Prayers what claims to be the world's largest collection of prayers, consecrations and blessings on the internets
The Liturgy Office Website England and Wales
The Lectionary Page A good American calendar-based lectionary
Liturgical Calendar 1996-2087 a Table of Movable Liturgical Days
Litanies Holy Name, Precious Blood, Sacred Heart, BVM and many Saints, and more!
4 Catholic Educators An excellent resource of material - everything from Angels, Saints, Christology to 'Everything Else'
CanticaNOVA A very useful music and liturgy planning website ... traditional music for the contemporary church
The Psalter The complete Psalter from the Book of Common Prayer
Virtual Rosary Online and downloadable version of the Holy Rosary
Resources for for Bible, Liturgy and More A variety of materials, mostly related to biblical and liturgical studies
On-Line Rosary Pray the On-Line Rosary
W-book of Prayers A collection of several hundred prayers grouped by type, topic, author, etc
Worship that Works A weekly sermon - American calendar
Episcopalnet Org The 1928 American Prayer Book, Kalendar - and much more!
The Scottish Prayer Book The text of most of the 1929 prayer book
The 1662 Book of Common Prayer Complete, online and downloadable!
Common Worship Services and prayers which are available for use in the Church of England
The General Instruction of the Roman Missal March 1975 edition
The General Instruction of the Roman Missal 2003 edition
The General Instruction of the Roman Missal 2007 edition
The Lord's Prayer The Our Father in 1218 Languages
The Spirit of the Liturgy by Romano Guardini - a classic of the liturgical movement
Sacred Signs An interesting explanation of liturgical gestures and symbols
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Oremus An online hymnal with texts and MIDI files of tunes used in the English-speaking Anglican world - from 34 hymn books ... so far!
The Hymn Database The full texts of many non-copyright hymns
Metrical Index of Tunes If you are trying to find a different hymn tune to match the words, this site will help you to 'sing along' to the tune!
Gregorian Chant Home Page For all who love something different!
CanticaNOVA A very useful music and liturgy planning website ... traditional music for the contemporary church
The Hymns and Carols of Christmas A Treasury of Christmas Carols - a good resource other than the fact that they wish you Happy Holidays
Anglican CyberHymnal A good site with more than 5800 Christian hymns and songs: lyrics, sound, photos, bios, and links
R S C M The Royal School of Church Music
Anglican Church Music A source of information for church and cathedral music
Church Music Discount music and music-related media for churches
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The Shrine of Our Lady of Walsingham The website of the Anglican Shrine
The Walsingham Archives An excllent way of accessing the archives of the Anglican Shrine ... a wonderful resource which includes Fr Patten's 1931 Photograph Album
The RC National Shrine The website of the Roman Catholic National Shrine of Our Lady at England's Nazareth
Walsingham: England's Nazareth A "virtual pilgrimage" to the Shrine of Our Lady
Our Lady of Egmanton The shrine of the Mother of God Incarnate in a Country Church in Nottinghamshire
Shrine of Our Lady of Haddington In the Chapel of Our Lady and the Three Kings in St Mary's Kirk, Haddington, near Edinburgh
The Fatima Network The official website of Our Lady of Fatima
The Apparitions at Fatima Exactly what it says - everything about The Apparitions at Fatima
Shrine of Our Lady of the Snows The largest outdoor shrine in North America
Medjugorje The remote and 'unofficial' place of Pilgrimage in Bosnia-Herzegovina
Turin Shroud Everything you need to know about the Turin Shroud (almost!)
Our Lady of Czestochowa The National Shrine of Poland
Our Lady of Guadalupe The who, what, where and why of Guadalupe
Lourdes The official website of the Shrine of Our Lady of Lourdes in France
Mariazell The greatest Marian shrine of Central Europe
Apparitions of Our Lady Fatima, Guadalupe, Lourdes, Akita, Garabandal, Medjugorge, Zeitoun and many others
Lourdes The webcam in the Grotto of Massabielle
Our Lady of Knock Ireland´s National Marian Shrine
Solesmes Abbey Gregorian Chant and tranquillity in northern France
Orval Abbey The Cistercian abbey in Belgian Luxemburg
Monasteries and Places of Pilgrimage In the Czech Republic
The Oviedo Cloth The Cloth which covered the Face of Christ
Glastonbury Known as "the cradle of Christianity in England"
Bible Places Holy places in Israel, Jordan, Egypt, Turkey and Greece
Holy Land Photos High Resolution photos of holy places from Philadelphia (modern Alashehir) to Jordan and between and beyond!
Bethany Beyond Jordan East of the Jordan River - "where John was baptising"
Baptism of Our Lord the Excavations at "Bethany beyond the Jordan"
The Madaba Map The 6th cent Byzantine Mosaic Map of the Holy Land
Cave of the Seven Sleepers An unusual Shrine outside Amman
Capharnaum The town of Jesus on the north shore of the Sea of Galilee
Holy Land Christian Sanctuaries in the Holy Land under the Franciscan Custody
Israel - the Holy Land A useful index of holy places to visit in Israel
An Historical Tour of Jerusalem From 2000 BC until 1917
Bethlehem - where it's always Christmas Although not updated for some time this is an interesting historical site
The Christian Catacombs of Rome All you need to know!
The Tyburn Martyrs The story of the Tyburn Martyrs who met their death near Marble Arch, London, on the site of 'The King's Gallows'
Our Lady of Grace Pilgrimage of Our Lady of Grace - Ipswich and Nettuno
Places of Peace and Power A good resource of places of pilgrimage around the world
Retreat Destinations Christian retreats throughout the world, including historic Christian sites
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The Bishop of Beverley Serving Parishes for Mission in the Province of York across the north of England
The Bishop of Fulham Suffragan in the Diocese of London and, under the "London Plan", has the pastoral care of parishes which are opposed to the Ordination of Women
The Provincial Suffragan See of Ebbsfleet The Bishop of Ebbsfleet cares for parishes which have petitioned for alternative Episcopal oversight in dioceses in the western part of the Province of Canterbury
The Richborough Episcopal Area The website of the Bishop of Richborough, the Rt Revd Keith Newton, in the eastern part of the Province of Canterbury
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Find an Anglican Church (in North America) A listing of non TEC churches in North America - AMiA & ACiC, Global South, APA, REC and other Continuing Churches
Te Deum An excellent range of teaching DVDs on Christian Initiation, the Christian Year and Priesthood
Luzar Vestments Suppliers of new, antique and secondhand vestments and ecclesiastical items for the traditional priest
Maison Bouvrier Specialists in the design and weaving of liturgical materials for chasubles, copes, altar/pulpit hangings, altarcloths, tapestries/banners
Watts & Co, London For more than 125 years they have made some of the finest church vestments and furnishings and this continues today
Hayes and Finch Suppliers of Church Furnishings since 1882
Vanpoulles A family business established in 1908 to supply the Church with all types of Church requisites
F A Dumont For more than 30 years they have manufactured the finest Altar Bread and now supply a wide range of Candles, Vestments, Clerical Garments, Chalices, Religious Gifts and accessories through "our dependable and personal mail-order service"
Ormsby of Scarisbrick Run business by the present owners Mr and Mrs John Ormsby for the past 40 years offering cassocks, vestments, silverware, statues, etc
J & M Sewing Service Who specialise in Church Robes and Vestments an "aim to provide the very best in service and value for money"
Church Supplies in the UK A comprehensive list of suppliers from Audio to Wine - including wayside pulpits!
Euroclero The shop is just opposite St Peter’s Basilica in Rome and offers everything to clothe the discerning priest!
Barbiconi Vestments, Episcopal Insignia, Mass Kits, Church Supplies and Orders on Knighthood
Comandini Buy all kinds of amazing Articoli Religiosi - Religious Articles - on-line from close to Vatican City in the heart of Rome!
Soprani . . . More Articoli Religiosifrom "the biggest store selling wholesale rosaries and religious goods in Rome" - and online sales
St Denys' Bookshop . . . Theological Books and Church Supplies from Manchester
St Paul's . . . Britain's largest Christian multimedia centre
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Eclipse Crossword Builder An excellent, free and simple to use programme for building crossword grids for the parish magazine
WordWeb A brilliant - and free - English thesaurus and dictionary which sits quietly in your task tray and can be used to look up words from within most programs
Virtual Rosary Online and downloadable version of the Holy Rosary
AdAware An excellent free download which provides advanced protection from known data-mining, aggressive advertising, Trojans, dialers, malware, browser hijackers and tracking
Avast Free and full-featured antivirus package designed exclusively for home users and non-commercial use
AVG Anti-Virus AVG Anti-Virus Free is an excellent free anti-virus protection tool developed by GRISOFT for home use complete with daily upgrades
Clipdiary Have you ever needed the text you copied 30 minutes or an hour ago? This will help you do just that.
emailSTRIPPER A free program for cleaning the ">" and other formatting characters out of your emails. It will restore "forwarded" or "replied" emails back to their original state so they're easier to read
Site Meter A free, fast, and easy way to add a web counter to your web page
eXTReMe Tracker All the advanced features required to understand who visits your website
EZBack-it-up A personal file backup utility designed to be very easy to learn and use
HTTrack Another piece of freeware which allows you to download a website from the Internet to a local directory
KeyText Save time by using KeyText to automate typing and all those other repetitive tasks on your computer
TrayDay An excellent little programme which shows you the date and has a handy pop-up calendar (up to 3 months) with week numbers
Choice Mail A VERY useful tool in the fight against the ever growing problem of spam - as used by the FiF webmaster
Notepad2 A useful new version of the Notepad comes with Windows ... a handy programme which is small, fast and without frills!
TClockEx Enhances the Windows taskbar clock to display the date, time and lots of other information in any format you like
PocoMail Giving you serious power over your email, from instant review of your folders via the unique Focus Box, to easy management of your contacts
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The Cardinal Ratzinger Fan Club Everything you ever wanted to know about Joseph Cardinal Ratzinger, once the head of the Roman Catholic Church's Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith and now Pope Benedict XVI ... including how to get the T-shirt and the Mug!
The Pope's Cologne A classic Old World cologne made from the private formula of Pope Pius IX (1792-1878)
Ship of Fools A lighthearted look at church life around the world with regular features such as the Mystery Worshipper, the Caption Competition and Gadgets for God
Light a Candle A lovely website which invites you to Light a Candle (free of charge) because "lighting candles is a sacred action" - first you are invited to "take a deep breath
and quiet your thoughts" and then to "click on a candle which is not lit" - you can add a message and when lit your candle will burn for 24 hours! . . . now you are ready for the next link:
Savior.org Live exposition of the Blessed Sacrament via a webcam in which the Consecrated Host sits there all day, except for brief periods when it is removed for Mass and Vespers.
GENUKI An excellent collection of genealogical information for England, Ireland, Scotland, Wales, the Channel Islands, and the Isle of Man
The Wibsite . . . impossible to describe ... just take a look!
The Archers Events from the village of Ambridge (BBC Radio 4's fictitional village) from the last seven days
Flanders and Swann A biography, newspaper cuttings, songs and monologue lyrics of the amazing Flanders and Swann
The Loch Ness Monster Is it fact of fiction? The most northerly FiF parish in the world is in the shadow (if loch's have shadows) of Loch Ness!
Taking the Episcopalian - A very light-hearted look at the Scottish Episcopal Church
Still Moments Where the FiF Webmaster sometimes goes for a few "still" moments
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