The Web site also has seen a dramatic increase in the feature, Contemplative Nuns at Prayer. The section encourages visitors to submit online prayer requests that are forwarded to communities of religious sisters in the St. Louis area. The sisters don't have computer equipment, so we print them out and mail the requests to them. The response has been outstanding. They've gotten requests from all over the world.
People can check a box if they only want the sisters to see the request.
If the box is left blank, the prayer can be posted on the site. Mamanella said the Web site is a major information source. Each of the more than 200 Catholic parishes and missions in the Archdiocese has an individual Web pages highlighting everything from Mass times and listings of pastoral staff to links for street maps directing visitors to the church. Pages of parishes with schools contain links to school information. An entire section on the site is devoted to information about the Archdiocese's education system.