Related Sites

Quick Reference Websites

• Vatican: the Holy See - The Vatican's official website.
• Archdiocese of Chicago - Official website for the Archdiocese of Chicago.
• Catholic Relief Services - The official international Catholic relief and development agency of the United States Catholic Conference of Bishops.
• CBS Books - We would like to remind you about our cooperative program with CBS Books. This program will allow all members of the parish, including the Day School and the Religious Ed programs, an excellent resource for the Catholic parent and family. You can browse and purchase from a list of books carefully selected for SFX. This program allows you to purchase from the list for children, teens and adults on various topics. The list will be rotated at various times to reflect special times of the year. You are free to purchase other books (including textbooks), movies and music they have available. Your purchase will benefit SFX. All you need to do is type in: www.cbsbooks.com/405385.
• The Hunger Site - Donate food for free to hungry people in the world.
• Habitat for Humanity International - Habitat for Humanity International is a nonprofit, nondenominational Christian housing organization.
• SFX Troop 33 - Troop 33 is sponsored by the Saint Francis Xavier Men's Club.
• LaGrange Park Library - La Grange Park Public Library District.
• LaGrange Park, Illinois Website - Online directory of community resources for LaGrange Park, IL.
• Mass Times - Find Mass times anywhere! A free ministry to traveling Catholics, in partnership between the Catholic Communication Campaign of the U.S. Catholic Conference and 1-800 Mass Times Trust.
• JustCatholic.com - Just Catholic Religious Goods Store - Your purchases can benefit SFX (#1870)
• Quigley Prep Stained Glass - Quigley Prep St. James Chapel Stained Glass - See the beautiful stained glass in St. James Chapel modeled after Sainte Chapelle in Paris.

Local Support Services Website

• Pillars - Pillars is a not-for-profit social service organization that keeps our communities healthy and strong by providing quality, community-based services for over 10,000 individuals and families annually who are facing challenges and crisis, and offering a wide spectrum of fully-integrated services that collectively offer the strongest possible safety net.  Signature programs and services include: mental health services; addictions treatment and prevention; crisis support; domestic violence and sexual assault services; housing and support services; and, Buddy's Place (services for children who have lost a parent).

Spiritual Direction Website

• Spiritual Directors International - Spiritual Directors International provides a Seek and Find Guide for locating a spiritual director in your area.

Bereavement Websites

• National Catholic Ministry to the Bereaved - The National Catholic Ministry to the Bereaved, in response to God's call to be ministers of consolation, offers pastoral and spiritual support to the bereaved, caregivers, agencies, congregations, and dioceses through education and resources so that all who mourn a loss through death may receive the healing comfort of God.
• North American Conference of Separated and Divorced Catholics - Since 1974, the North American Conference of Separated and Divorced Catholics, Inc. (NACSDC), has been responsible for creating a network of support for families experiencing separation and divorce.
• Afterloss - If you have lost someone very dear to you through death, you are probably going though an intensely emotional - and certainly a very painful - period in your life. Until we suffer a grief of our own, we know little about its requirements. The management of grief takes place over time because grief is a process, not an event. Because the loss of your loved one is such as highly personal matter, your grief process will be a totally individual one. However there are many experiences common to those who grieve and it is for this precise reason that AfterLoss was created.
• Bereavement Magazine - A Magazine of Hope and Healing with Wesite Resources and Archives
• L.O.S.S. - (Loving Outreach to Survivors of Suicide) Archdiocese of Chicago Catholic Charities. LOSS offers a safe, non-judgmental place where group members are assisted throughout the grieving process.
• Requiem: A Website for Those Who Have Lost Loved Ones - A resource for online prayer and reflection offered by the Irish Jesuits.