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Greek Catholic Union
Society of Saint John Chrysostom - An ecumenical group of clergy and lay people organized for the purpose of promoting an understanding of Eastern Christianity. Information from the Youngstown-Warren, Ohio, Chapter.

Ecumenism
- Orthodoxy and Catholicism A Comprehensive Guide to Issues and Materials

Education
- Melkite Educational Services - Offers a wonderful array of Eastern Catholic books, leaflets, and audio tapes. Highly recommended!

Eparchies
- Byzantine Catholic Archeparchy
- Byzantine Catholic Eparchy of Parma
- Byzantine Catholic Eparchy of Passaic
- Byzantine Catholic Eparchy of Van Nuys
- Diocese of Saint Maron of Sydney (Australia) - The website for the Maronite Eparchy of Australia. One I enjoy visiting so I thought I would let you know of its existence. God bless
- Eparchy of Our Lady of Lebanon of Los Angeles (Maronite)
- Eparchy of Saint Maron of Brooklyn (Maronite)
- Greek Catholic Exarchate of Kosice, Slovakia
- Melkite Eparchy of Newton
- Romanian Catholic Diocese of Saint George's in Canton - Unofficial Page. Lists parishes and missions throughout the United States.
- St. Nicholas Ukrainian Catholic Eparchy in Chicago

Iconography
- Contemporary Slovak Iconography - Web site for ikons from the Diocese of Presov in Slovakia. Site is in both Slovak and English.
- Ikonographer Peter Pearson - Website of the ikonographer Peter Pearson. Peter works in acrylics and offers beginning and advanced workshops for those interested in ikon writing.
- Orthodox Ministry ACCESS Icon Gallery - Downloadable icons - festal, Lord, Theotokos, saints & angels. All FREE.
- Raymond J. Mastroberte - The webpage of iconographer Raymond J. Mastroberte. Links, prayers, icon gallery, and various devotional material.
- Valentino Icon Studio - Studio of famed Canadian iconographer Valentino Streltsov.

Liturgy
- Byzantine Catholic Daily Prayer and Lectionary - Daily Scripture Readings used in the Byzantine Catholic Church. Also, links to various liturgical webpages.
- Eastern Catholic Liturgical Music - Listen to selected hymns from various Eastern Catholics traditions

Merchants
- Annuciation Press - on-line store with ikons, greeting cards, etc.
- Come and See Icons - online store with icons and other goods
- Eastern Christian Publications - Publishes "Eastern Churches Journal, " and many wonderful Eastern Catholic books.
- Light & Life Publishing - Books, icons, etc.
- Skete Byzantine Icons Homepage - Wonderful selection of Icons
- Theological Book Service - An excellent distributor of Byzantine Catholic books. Order online.
- Vestments, Liturgical items, ikons, etc - fantastic selection of everything for Eastern worship. Most items look they come directly from Sofrino in Moscow.

Miscellaneous
- Byzantine Catholic Church in America - Your one-stop source for information on Byzantine Catholicism.
- Byzantine Catholic Church in Slovakia - History, rite, spirituality, icons (contemporary Slovak iconography), choir chants (mp3), liturgical texts, lives of saints, patristic, ecumenism.
- Byzantine Catholic Family Matters - This site is a virtual center where people of faith can come to learn about the connection between the spiritual life and psychological well-being and marriage and family living. The site includes the current issue of the newspaper column Byzantine Catholic Family Matters as well as archives of past columns; a virtual bookstore featuring titles from both Catholic and Orthodox authors; and a tele-counceling center.
- Byzantine Peace Offering - A personal site exploring Byzantine Catholic beliefs.
- Melkite Greek Catholic Information - Melkite Greek Catholic - Byzantine Catholic - worship, theology, spirituality, and education
- Orientale Lumen Eastern Catholic Churches Sources in the United States - Sources on Eastern Catholic Churches
- Our Lady of Perpetual Help Shrine - The first Marion shrine in the State of Washington. Established 2000
- Saint Thomas the Apostle Byzantine Catholic Church - Parish web site
- Syro-Malabar Catholic Mission - Lots of information on the Syro-Malabar Church in the United States.
- Syro-Malankara Catholic Church - Learn about the Syro-Malankara Catholic Church.

Monasteries
- Benedictine Sisters of the Byzantine Church
- Holy Resurrection Monastery - Online Icon Gift Shop, information about Byzantine Monasticism and Byzantine Christianity in general.
- Holy Transfiguration Monastery - The Monks of Mt. Tabor - Holy Transfiguration Monastery is an autonomous monastic community under the jurisdiction of the Ukrainian Catholic Metropoly in the U.S. and of the Eparchy of St. Nicholas in Chicago.
- Holy Transfiguration Skete - A Byzantine Catholic Monastery under the jurisdiction of the Eparch of Chicago, and belonging to the Ukrainian Metropoly in the United States of America.

Parishes
- St. George Ukrainian Catholic Church - Pittsburgh, PA
- St. John the Baptist - Pittsburgh, PA - An historical landmark.
- Holy Eucharist Byzantine - Ukrainian Catholic Church - Holy Eucharist Parish, Toronto, Canada
- Holy Ghost Byzantine Catholic - The web page of Holy Ghost Byzantine Catholic Church in Mckees Rocks, PA
- Holy Ghost Byzantine Catholic (Northside)
- Holy Transfiguration Melkite Church - Located in McLean, Virginia.
- Holy Trinity Ukrainian Catholic Church - Ukrainian Catholic Church in Carnegie, PA (near Pittsburgh).
- Our Lady of Grace Greek Catholic Mission - Information on our Italian-Greek-Albanian Heritage
- Our Lady of Wisdom Italo-Greek Byzantine Catholic Church - Las Vegas, Nevada. Parish information, activities, monthly schedules, and Byzantine Tradition information.
- Patronage of the Mother of God Byzantine Catholic Church - This is the website for my parish in Baltimore.
- Saint Elias the Prophet Melkite Greek Catholic Mission - Melkite Greek Catholic Mission in San Jose, CA

Saints
- Bishop Alexander Chira - A modern Byzantine confessor of the faith.
- Bishop Basil Hopko - Endured fierce persecution and imprisonment for the faith. -
- Bishop Paul Gojdich - A Byzantine monastic of deep spirituality, he was considered an "Enemy of the State" by the U.S.S.R. and died in prison as our valiant Confessor.
- Blessed Theodore Romzha - Blessed Theodore Romzha who was killed in 1947 by Soviet authorities for refusing to abandon the Byzantine Catholic Church.

Seminaries
- Andrey Sheptytsky Institute of Eastern Christian Studies - The Sheptytsky Institute specializes in Eastern Christian Studies, with special but not exclusive emphasis on the tradition of the Church of Kyiv. Its main interests lie in the fields of theology, spirituality, history, and ecclesial polity of the Eastern Churches, both Orthodox and Catholic. The Institute studies all four families of Eastern Churches: Eastern Orthodox, Pre-Chalcedonian, Assyrian and Eastern Catholic.
- Holy Spirit Seminary - The major seminary of the Ukrainian Catholic Church in Canada. A most impressive website. -
- SS. Cyril & Methodius Seminary - Preparing candidates for priestly ministry to the Byzantine Catholic Churches of North America.

Spirituality
- Early Church Fathers - Links to text of writings of early Church Fathers, pre- and post-Nicene
- How to tie a Prayer Rope - Learn how to make a chotki for praying the Jesus Prayer.
- Inner Light Productions - Archive of "Thought of the Week" newsletter consisting of excerpts from writings of the Desert Fathers and saints.
- St. John Chrysostom on Prayer - A short treatise on Eastern Christian prayer.
- The Fathers of the Church - Another site devoted to writings of the Church Fathers. Includes records of the Councils through Nicea and Apocrypha