The Catholic Church, both East and West, has had a long history of women and men living the religious life in communities. Here are a variety of Roman Catholic religious orders found on the internet.
Men Religious Orders
- Alexian Brothers
- Augustinian Homepage
- Barnabite Fathers and Brothers Homepage
- THE ORDER OF ST. BENEDICT (BENEDICTINES):
- Brothers of St. Gabriel Homepage
- Brothers of St. John of God Homepage
- Camaldolese Benedictines Homepage
- THE CARMELITES:
- Carthusians Homepage
- CISTERCIAN ORDER OF THE STRICT OBSERVANCE (TRAPPISTS):
- The Cistercians Homepage
- The Cistercians: An Introduction
- A History of the Order
- The Trappists in the United States Region.
- The Abbey of Our Lady of the Genesee, Piffard, NY
- Holy Spirit Abbey, Conyers, GA
- St. Benedict's Monastery, Snowmass, CO
- St. Joseph's Abbey, Spencer, MA
- Holy Cross Abbey, Berryville, VA
- The Trappists in Europe.
- THE CLARETIANS:
- Comboni Missionaries Homepage
- Congregation of Holy Cross
This site is in Italian now but has a biography in English.
- Congregation of the Sacred Hearts of Jesus and Mary
- Congregation Marians
- CHRISTIANS ORDER
- Divine Word Missionaries Homepage
- ORDER OF PREACHERS (DOMINICANS):
- THE FRANCISCANS:
- Jesuit Homepage
- Legion of Christ
- MARIANS
- Maryknoll Homepage
- MISSIONARIES ORDERS:
- Monks of Adoration Homepage
- Montfortian Religious Homepage
- Passionists Homepage
- Paulist Missionary Society
- Pallottine Fathers and Brothers
- REDEMPTORIST FATHERS AND BROTHERS:
- SALESIANS
- Salvatorians Homepage
- Servites Homepage
- Salvatorians Home Page
- Society of Our Lady of the Most Holy Trinity: Corpus Christi, Texas.
- The Priestly Fraternity of St. Peter.
- Taize: This is an ecumenical monastic community in France.
- Vocationist Fathers and Brothers
Women Religious Orders
