The St. Louis Post-Dispatch news article by Greg Jonsson about St. Francis de Sales and its restoration may be viewed online at this link.

Two slide shows prepared by Post-Dispatch staff photographer, Christian Gooden, may be viewed online on STLtoday.com: Sister Marie of the Love of God, and St. Francis de Sales Oratory. The slide shows are accompanied by recorded comments by Sister Marie and Canon Michael K. Wiener, respectively. Individual photos may be viewed in the photo gallery.

In addition, the TV interview on KMOV of Canon Michael K. Wiener about the on-going restoration effort is available online.  

St. Francis de Sales Oratory and its restoration will be a feature story in the St. Louis Post-Dispatch this Easter Sunday.

As a sure sign of its return to active service for the community in South St. Louis, the St. Francis de Sales Oratory has drawn the attention of St. Louis’ major daily newspaper, the St. Louis Post-Dispatch.

For several weeks, Mr. Greg Jonsson, a reporter with the Post-Dispatch, conducted interviews at the Oratory with Canon Michael K. Wiener, Rector of the Oratory, and Sister Marie of the Love of God, to get an in-depth look at the restoration effort. Their interviews covered a wide range of topics, including the Institute of Christ the King Sovereign Priest, the arrival of the Sisters Adorers of the Royal Heart of Jesus Christ Sovereign Priest (the feminine branch of the Institute), the renovation of the convent and other buildings on campus, and the visible effect of the thriving oratory in the Fox Park Neighborhood of South St. Louis. Numerous photographs of the Oratory and the restoration in progress were taken to document the article.

Along with several interviews with Oratory faithful, Mr. Jonsson also secured an interview with the Most Reverend Robert J. Carlson, Archbishop of St. Louis, to get his perspective on the importance of the Oratory here in the city of St. Louis, and its role in the renewal of the community.

The culmination of Mr. Jonsson’s reporting will be published in the St. Louis Post-Dispatch’s Easter Sunday edition. The online edition will also include the photographs and the recorded conversations with Canon Wiener and Sister Marie.

Additionally, prior to publication, KMOV Channel 4 will feature Mr. Greg Jonsson’s work, with an on-air interview of both Mr. Jonsson and Canon Michael Wiener on its weekend news program “Extra Edition.” This program is scheduled to air on Saturday morning, April 3, at 6:00 AM.

Please look for the publication of this Post-Dispatch article, and tune in to KMOV this weekend. Updates and links to the online article will follow on this blog.