Monday, July 31, 2006

July 31 - St. Ignatius Loyola

For more information on today's saint and founder of the Society of Jesus (Jesuit) order, see Saint-a-day.

To learn more about St. Louis's Jesuit university, see www.slu.edu

Happy Birthday Jackie Dohm!

Friday, July 28, 2006

July 28 - St. Botvid

For more information on today's Swedish saint, see Saint-a-Day.

In the news:
Catholics face crisis over retired nuns (from the Washington Post)
Many religious outlets (churches, schools, etc.) are affected by this issue.

Thursday, July 27, 2006

July 27 - St. Pantaleon

Go to Saint-a-day for more information on St. Pantaleon.

Wednesday, July 26, 2006

July 26 - Sts. Joachim and Anne, web site update

See Saint-a-day for information on today's saints.

Please note: the web site areas which were down are now back up and running.

It's amazing what happens when you have electricity!

Thanks again for your cooperation. Don't forget to support our hosts for that content (Liturgical Publications) whenever possible.

Tuesday, July 25, 2006

July 25 - St. James the Greater

See Saint-a-day for more information on Saint James the Greater.

For more information on this Dogtown parish in St. Louis, click here.

Monday, July 24, 2006

July 24-St. Boris and St. Gleb, in the news

See Saint-a-day for more information on today's saint

From the Washington Post:
Trying to hook more youths on the priesthood
A look at the video "Fishers of Men"

Sunday, July 23, 2006

Important web site news

Folks:

I'm not sure what is going on, but some areas are not currently available at catholic-forum.com.
We still have some areas here in STL which are without power. (I just got mine back today)

Some of the web site sections affected:

Oral history
Photos
Mirror page at catholic-forum.com

I will let you know as soon as I can regarding this information. If you need something quickly, please e-mail me at webmaster at stbonifaceonline.com and I will do my best to get it to you.

Thanks again for your support.

Friday, July 21, 2006

July 21 - St. Lawrence Brindisi

Check Saint-a-day for more information on St. Lawrence.

Thursday, July 20, 2006

July 20 - St. Joseph Barsabbas

See Saint-a-day for more information on St. Joseph Barsabbas.

Sorry for any delays regarding our site. I've been offline due to power issues in St. Louis. Want more info on that? Head on over to www.stltoday.com for up-to-date information

Wednesday, July 19, 2006

July 19 - St. Macrina

For more information on today's saint, see Saint-a-day.

In the news:

Two St. Louis area priests await evacuation in Lebanon (from stltoday.com)

Tuesday, July 18, 2006

July 18 - St. Frederick

See Saint-a-day for more information on St. Frederick

Monday, July 17, 2006

July 17 - St. Leo IV

For more information on St. Leo, see Saint-a-Day.

Friday, July 14, 2006

July 14 - Blessed Kateri Tekakwitha

For more information on Blessed Kateri, see Saint-a-day. For kids, see catholic.org's Saint Fun Facts for a cartoon story of Blessed Kateri.

Have a great weekend!

Thursday, July 13, 2006

July 13 - St. Henry II

For more information on today's saint, see Saint-a-Day.

To see the St. Henry window formerly in St. Boniface church, see our Virtual Tour.

Wednesday, July 12, 2006

July 12 - St. John Gaulbert

See Saint-a-Day for more information on today's saint.

In the news:
Longtime papal spokesman leaves his post (from the Washington Post)

Tuesday, July 11, 2006

July 11 - St. Benedict

For more information on today's saint, see Saint-a-day.

Monday, July 10, 2006

July 10 - St. Felicity et al, news, article of note

See Saint-a-day for more information on today's saint.

In the news:
Archbishop Burke to join the Supreme Tribunal of the Apostolic Signatura
from Rocco Palma, The Tablet writer's blog"Whispers in the Loggia" dated 7/8/06

Article of note:

Top 10 Catholic Parenting tips (from catholic.org)

Friday, July 07, 2006

July 7 - Blessed Roger Dickensen et al

See Saint-a-day for more information on today's Elizabethan English martyrs.

I visited with the St. Boniface folks today in Maplewood after I dropped my car off in Shrewsbury. The weather was nice, so I had a comfortable, if roundabout ride on the side streets.

Thursday, July 06, 2006

July 6 - St. Maria Goretti

Wednesday, July 05, 2006

July 5 - St. Anthony Mary Zaccharia

See Saint-a-Day for more information on today's saint.

Tuesday, July 04, 2006

July 4 - St. Elizabeth of Portugal

For more information on St. Elizabeth, see Saint-a-day.

Happy Fourth of July!

"If you love peace, all will be well."-St. Elizabeth
Let us pray for all who work for peace and liberty today, here in the US and around the world.

Monday, July 03, 2006

July 3 - St. Thomas

For more information on St. Thomas, see Saint-a-Day.