## Welcome to /r/Catholic!

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If you would like to make a **prayer request,** please submit a comment in our weekly prayer request thread stickied at the top of the [main page](/r/Catholic).

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### This is a place to:

* Present new developments in the world of Catholicism
* Discuss theological teachings of the Catholic Church
* Provide an avenue for reasonable dialogue amongst people of all beliefs
* Grow in our own spirituality


### Allowed Submissions

* News, articles, and infographics
* Informative self-posts
* Questions likely to generate discussion
* Posts seeking advice, guidance, or clarification

### Disallowed Submissions

* Prayer Requests (see weekly post on /r/Catholic for prayer requests)
* Memes and Image Macros
* Requests for crowd-funded donations
* Giveaways, trading, begging


### Disallowed Comments

* Enabling or linking to piracy
* Attacks on other users
* Deliberate and unproductive incitement
* Blatantly uncharitable responses to legitimate questions

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#### Q&A


**Q:** **How is /r/Catholic different from /r/&#xFEFF;Catholicism?**  
**A:** /r/&#xFEFF;Catholicism is run by anti-Catholic trolls.  This subreddit is actually devoted to discussing Catholicism.

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#### Bot Guide

Catebot: Catechism Quoter [[Help]](http://www.reddit.com/r/Catholicism/comments/20p2cf/catebot_quoting_the_ccc_so_you_dont_have_to/)  
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#### Related Subreddits

*([Have a sub to add?](http://www.reddit.com/r/Catholicism/wiki/sidebar_policy#wiki_subreddit_addition.2Flinking_policy))*

##### Catholic Subreddits

* /r/Catechism 
* /r/CatholicArchitecture
* /r/CatholicDating
* /r/CatholicMemes
* /r/CatholicWallpapers
* /r/CatholicWomen
* /r/cym (Catholic Youth Ministry)
* /r/DebateACatholic 
* /r/divineoffice
* /r/LiturgicalMusic
* /r/RCIA
* /r/redditoncatholicism

##### Private Catholic Subreddits
 
* /r/discerning (vocations to clergy/religious)
* /r/eRetreats (periodic online retreats)
* /r/Resurrexi ([support for mental disorders\)](http://www.reddit.com/r/Catholicism/comments/2pd3bz/introducing_rresurrexi_a_subreddit_for_catholics/)
* /r/Seminarians 

##### /r/Catholic Subreddits

* /r/CatholicBookClub
* /r/IAmACatholic
* /r/PrayerAcademy  
* /r/TelaIgne  

##### Other Subreddits

* /r/Christianity
* /r/ProLife  

##### Multireddits

* [/m/catholics](http://www.reddit.com/user/you_know_what_you/m/catholics)

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#### Community Building!

* [Steam /r/Catholic Gaming Group](http://www.reddit.com/r/Catholicism/comments/2994bi/free_fridays_rcatholicism_steam_group/) - Steam is an online platform for video games and apps.  We have a chat room with members regularly online for discussion.

* More ideas are on their way.  Have a recommendation?  [Send a message to the mods with your ideas!](http://www.reddit.com/message/compose?to=%2Fr%2FCatholicism)

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#### Events Calendar

Date | Event
:-- | :--
March 19 | St. Joseph, Husband of the Virgin Mary. &ndash; *solemnity*
March 20 | [Tela Igne](/r/TelaIgne): Day of Prayer and Fasting
March 25 | The Annunciation of the Lord. &ndash; *solemnity* 
March 29 | Palm Sunday.
April 3 | Good Friday.
April 5 | Easter Sunday.

<div class="md"><h2>Welcome to <a href="/r/Catholic">/r/Catholic</a>!</h2>

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<p>If you would like to make a <strong>prayer request,</strong> please submit a comment in our weekly prayer request thread stickied at the top of the <a href="/r/Catholic">main page</a>.</p>

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<h3>This is a place to:</h3>

<ul>
<li>Present new developments in the world of Catholicism</li>
<li>Discuss theological teachings of the Catholic Church</li>
<li>Provide an avenue for reasonable dialogue amongst people of all beliefs</li>
<li>Grow in our own spirituality</li>
</ul>

<h3>Allowed Submissions</h3>

<ul>
<li>News, articles, and infographics</li>
<li>Informative self-posts</li>
<li>Questions likely to generate discussion</li>
<li>Posts seeking advice, guidance, or clarification</li>
</ul>

<h3>Disallowed Submissions</h3>

<ul>
<li>Prayer Requests (see weekly post on <a href="/r/Catholic">/r/Catholic</a> for prayer requests)</li>
<li>Memes and Image Macros</li>
<li>Requests for crowd-funded donations</li>
<li>Giveaways, trading, begging</li>
</ul>

<h3>Disallowed Comments</h3>

<ul>
<li>Enabling or linking to piracy</li>
<li>Attacks on other users</li>
<li>Deliberate and unproductive incitement</li>
<li>Blatantly uncharitable responses to legitimate questions</li>
</ul>

<hr/>

<h4>Q&amp;A</h4>

<p><strong>Q:</strong> <strong>How is <a href="/r/Catholic">/r/Catholic</a> different from /r/&#xFEFF;Catholicism?</strong><br/>
<strong>A:</strong> /r/&#xFEFF;Catholicism is run by anti-Catholic trolls.  This subreddit is actually devoted to discussing Catholicism.</p>

<hr/>

<h4>Bot Guide</h4>

<p>Catebot: Catechism Quoter <a href="http://www.reddit.com/r/Catholicism/comments/20p2cf/catebot_quoting_the_ccc_so_you_dont_have_to/">[Help]</a><br/>
Versebot: Bible Quoter <a href="https://github.com/matthieugrieger/versebot/blob/master/docs/VerseBot%20Info.md">[Help]</a>  </p>

<hr/>

<h4>Related Subreddits</h4>

<p><em>(<a href="http://www.reddit.com/r/Catholicism/wiki/sidebar_policy#wiki_subreddit_addition.2Flinking_policy">Have a sub to add?</a>)</em></p>

<h5>Catholic Subreddits</h5>

<ul>
<li><a href="/r/Catechism">/r/Catechism</a> </li>
<li><a href="/r/CatholicArchitecture">/r/CatholicArchitecture</a></li>
<li><a href="/r/CatholicDating">/r/CatholicDating</a></li>
<li><a href="/r/CatholicMemes">/r/CatholicMemes</a></li>
<li><a href="/r/CatholicWallpapers">/r/CatholicWallpapers</a></li>
<li><a href="/r/CatholicWomen">/r/CatholicWomen</a></li>
<li><a href="/r/cym">/r/cym</a> (Catholic Youth Ministry)</li>
<li><a href="/r/DebateACatholic">/r/DebateACatholic</a> </li>
<li><a href="/r/divineoffice">/r/divineoffice</a></li>
<li><a href="/r/LiturgicalMusic">/r/LiturgicalMusic</a></li>
<li><a href="/r/RCIA">/r/RCIA</a></li>
<li><a href="/r/redditoncatholicism">/r/redditoncatholicism</a></li>
</ul>

<h5>Private Catholic Subreddits</h5>

<ul>
<li><a href="/r/discerning">/r/discerning</a> (vocations to clergy/religious)</li>
<li><a href="/r/eRetreats">/r/eRetreats</a> (periodic online retreats)</li>
<li><a href="/r/Resurrexi">/r/Resurrexi</a> (<a href="http://www.reddit.com/r/Catholicism/comments/2pd3bz/introducing_rresurrexi_a_subreddit_for_catholics/">support for mental disorders)</a></li>
<li><a href="/r/Seminarians">/r/Seminarians</a> </li>
</ul>

<h5><a href="/r/Catholic">/r/Catholic</a> Subreddits</h5>

<ul>
<li><a href="/r/CatholicBookClub">/r/CatholicBookClub</a></li>
<li><a href="/r/IAmACatholic">/r/IAmACatholic</a></li>
<li><a href="/r/PrayerAcademy">/r/PrayerAcademy</a><br/></li>
<li><a href="/r/TelaIgne">/r/TelaIgne</a><br/></li>
</ul>

<h5>Other Subreddits</h5>

<ul>
<li><a href="/r/Christianity">/r/Christianity</a></li>
<li><a href="/r/ProLife">/r/ProLife</a><br/></li>
</ul>

<h5>Multireddits</h5>

<ul>
<li><a href="http://www.reddit.com/user/you_know_what_you/m/catholics">/m/catholics</a></li>
</ul>

<hr/>

<h4>Community Building!</h4>

<ul>
<li><p><a href="http://www.reddit.com/r/Catholicism/comments/2994bi/free_fridays_rcatholicism_steam_group/">Steam /r/Catholic Gaming Group</a> - Steam is an online platform for video games and apps.  We have a chat room with members regularly online for discussion.</p></li>
<li><p>More ideas are on their way.  Have a recommendation?  <a href="http://www.reddit.com/message/compose?to=%2Fr%2FCatholicism">Send a message to the mods with your ideas!</a></p></li>
</ul>

<hr/>

<h4>Events Calendar</h4>

<table><thead>
<tr>
<th align="left">Date</th>
<th align="left">Event</th>
</tr>
</thead><tbody>
<tr>
<td align="left">March 19</td>
<td align="left">St. Joseph, Husband of the Virgin Mary. &ndash; <em>solemnity</em></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td align="left">March 20</td>
<td align="left"><a href="/r/TelaIgne">Tela Igne</a>: Day of Prayer and Fasting</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td align="left">March 25</td>
<td align="left">The Annunciation of the Lord. &ndash; <em>solemnity</em></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td align="left">March 29</td>
<td align="left">Palm Sunday.</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td align="left">April 3</td>
<td align="left">Good Friday.</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td align="left">April 5</td>
<td align="left">Easter Sunday.</td>
</tr>
</tbody></table>
</div>

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/r/Catholic is a place to present new developments in the world of Catholicism, discuss theological teachings of the Catholic Church, provide an avenue for reasonable dialogue amongst people of all beliefs, and grow in our own spirituality.

Catholic Christianity offers the world the fullness of the Christian Faith.

<div class="md"><p><a href="/r/Catholic">/r/Catholic</a> is a place to present new developments in the world of Catholicism, discuss theological teachings of the Catholic Church, provide an avenue for reasonable dialogue amongst people of all beliefs, and grow in our own spirituality.</p>

<p>Catholic Christianity offers the world the fullness of the Christian Faith.</p>
</div>

I noticed no one was taking notes in my RCIA class