Directory of Orders Resources

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General information about the different religious orders of the Roman Catholic church.

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Canons Regular of Premontre (Norbertines) Homepage

http://www.premontre.org/
Homepage of the Canons Regular of Premontre (Norbertine) Order, founded by St. Norbert in the 13th century.
Carmelites of the Ancient Observance

http://ocarm.org/
International homepages of the original Carmelite Order (Calced) based in Rome. Worldwide locations and affiliates listed.
Carthusians Monks and Carthusian Nuns

http://www.chartreux.org/
The official web site of the Carthusian Order.
Divine Word Missionaries

http://www.steyl.eu/
The worldwide website for the Divine Word family of congregations. Based in Steyler, Netherlands
Franciscan Archive

http://www.franciscan-archive.org/
Large archive of information and articles about St Francis, the Franciscan and Capuchin orders and famous Franciscans and Capuchins.
Franciscan Federation

http://www.franfed.org/
A national non-profit organization providing opportunities throughout U.S. for Third Order Regular Sisters and Brothers to celebrate Franciscan evangelical life and calling to conversion, contemplation, poverty and humility.
Homepages of the Discalced Carmelites

http://www.discalcedcarmel.com/
The Order of Discalced Carmelites worldwide. In 6 different languages.
Maryknolls - Catholic Foreign Missionary Society of America

http://www.maryknoll.org/
Website for the Dominican Maryknolls and its worldwide concerns.
Miles Jesu

http://www.milesjesu.com/
Describes a form of consecrated life in the Church for the laity.
Monfortian Religious Family

http://www.montfort.org/
Describes the life of St. Louis Marie, his writings, Spirituality, and the three Congregations.
Order of Cistercians of Strict Observance

http://www.ocso.org/
Official site for this order, more familiarly known as the Trappists.
Order of Preachers (Dominicans)

http://www.op.org/
Official home page for the global Order of Preachers. The "Dominican family" includes friars, nuns, sisters and lay people, represented with 100+ local web sites in many languages. This gateway leads to the main home pages in English, French, German, Italian and Spanish.
Order of Saint Benedict

http://www.osb.org/
Information about monastic vocation and the worldwide Order of sisters and brothers founded by Saint Benedict of Nursia. Latin text and translations of the Rule. Geographic database. Advanced search. What's New, biographies, saints, institutions, elections, superiors, nuns, habit, etc.
Redemptionis Donum

http://www.vatican.va/holy_father/john_paul_ii/apost_exhortations/documents/hf_jp-ii_exh_25031984_redemptionis-donum_en.html
Apostolic Exhortation of Pope John Paul II to men and women religious on their consecration in the light of the mystery of the Redemption. Given 25 March, 1984. All in one file. 86K.
Vincentian Family

http://www.famvin.org/
The international institutes, orders, and organizations descending from the charitable organizations founded by St. Vincent de Paul.
Vita Consecrata

http://www.intratext.com/X/ENG0099.htm
Apostolic Exhortation of Pope John Paul II on the consecrated life and its mission in the Church and in the world. Given 25 March, 1996. Full text, with concordances and word frequency lists. Each paragraph in its own file.
Vita Consecrata

http://www.vatican.va/holy_father/john_paul_ii/apost_exhortations/documents/hf_jp-ii_exh_25031996_vita-consecrata_en.html
Post-Synodal Apostolic Exhortation of Pope John Paul II on the consecrated life and its mission in the Church and the world. Given 25 March, 1996. All in one file. 276K. Uses Microsoft-only characters.

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