University Ministries News, Publications & Research

Bonnies host Dartmouth in national rugby tournament playoff game

Nov 15, 2024 | It’s national tourney time again and Danny Neighbour believes his club has the ability to reach the National Collegiate Rugby title game for the third time in four years.

Bonnies headed to Wheeling

Nov 07, 2024 | Less than a year removed from winning the small-college national rugby title, St. Bonaventure is one win away from returning to the national stage, this time in Division I.

Bonnies earn Colonial Club Baseball Association crown

Nov 05, 2024 | St. Bonaventure captured the Colonial Club Baseball Association playoff title Saturday, defeating the University of Rochester, 5-2, at Falcon Park in Auburn.

SBU Theater presents ‘After the Revolution’ Nov. 6-9

Oct 31, 2024 | SBU Theater, the theater program at �Թ�Ⱥ��, opens its season next week with the production of Amy Herzog’s “After the Revolution.” The curtain rises at 7:30 p.m. Nov. 6-9 at the university’s Garret Theater on campus.

Bonaventure women and men ruggers square off Saturday with familiar foes

Oct 04, 2024 | St. Bonaventure’s nationally ranked women’s and men’s rugby teams square off with their counterparts from Walsh University Saturday at SBU’s Marra Athletics Fields Complex. The women, ranked No. 5 in the latest National Collegiate Rugby Division I poll, play No. 7 Walsh at 10 a.m. The 4th-ranked Bonaventure men play 6th-ranked Walsh at noon.

SBU’s Franciscan Institute launches a new international society for Franciscan Studies

Oct 03, 2024 | The Franciscan Institute at �Թ�Ⱥ�� has partnered with the Franciscan Study Center at Tilburg University, Netherlands, to launch a new association of scholars, teachers and students around the world to collaborate in the study of the Franciscan movement.

St. Bonaventure to offer master’s in Social Work beginning in January

Oct 03, 2024 | �Թ�Ⱥ�� will offer a Master of Social Work (MSW) program beginning in January.

Francis Week events to focus on sustainability

Sep 25, 2024 | Please join us for Francis Week 2024 as the university celebrates the life of St. Francis of Assisi with a focus on the theme “Sustainability: It’s complicated.” Events run through Saturday, Oct. 5.

Polar Spray to kick off Family Weekend Friday, Sept. 27

Sep 23, 2024 | The annual Special Olympics Polar Spray will kick off Family Weekend at 5:30 p.m. Friday, Sept. 27, in the parking lot between the Richter and Reilly centers.

Bychkov publishes article on medieval Franciscan debate

Sep 19, 2024 | Dr. Oleg Bychkov, professor of Theology and Franciscan Studies, published an article titled “The Late Medieval Debate about the Nature of Phenomenal Reality in Franciscan Theology and Islamic Thought and its Greek Sources” in the special edition of the journal Revista Española de Filosofía Medieval (The Spanish Journal of Medieval Philosophy), 31, no. 1 (2024): 167-99, dedicated to the topic “The Powers of the Soul in Medieval Franciscan Thought.”

Bonaventure men open rugby season Saturday at noon vs. perennial national power Navy

Sep 13, 2024 | Two national title games, including one championship, in the last three years. Talk about having big shoes to fill. But Danny Neighbour isn’t daunted by the lofty legacy.

Faculty members attend three-day sustainability workshop

Sep 10, 2024 | Five faculty members attended the Valley & Ridge Faculty Workshop for Sustainability held at Dickinson College in May.

Bonaventure women open season Saturday as they make move to NCR D-I rugby

Sep 05, 2024 | Coming off a national championship just nine months ago, it would be easy for St. Bonaventure’s women’s rugby team to be a little cocky as they head into their fall 15s season this Saturday at Cornell.

St. Bonaventure to host two Native American performances in September at Reilly Center

Sep 05, 2024 | �Թ�Ⱥ�� will get a double dose of Native American culture this month at Reilly Center Arena.

Services announced for Fr. Dan Riley, ofm

Jul 27, 2024 | The Vigil Prayer Service and Funeral Mass for Fr. Dan Riley, ofm, who passed away Wednesday, will be held at �Թ�Ⱥ�� on Thursday, Aug. 1., and Friday, Aug. 2, 2024.

Fr. Dan Riley, beloved friar at �Թ�Ⱥ��, passes away

Jul 25, 2024 | Fr. Dan Riley, ofm, founder and animator of Mt. Irenaeus and one of the most beloved friars in the history of �Թ�Ⱥ��, passed away Wednesday. He was 81 years old.

St. Bonaventure hosting dinner to help sustain Warming House for years to come

Jul 18, 2024 | For 50 years, �Թ�Ⱥ��’s student-run Warming House has been addressing the food insecurity crisis in the Olean area. In recognition of the golden anniversary of the Olean soup kitchen, the university is striving to ensure the Warming House is around for at least another 50 years.

St. Bonaventure’s Franciscan Institute graduates cohort in Franciscan mission-based leadership

Jun 13, 2024 | The Franciscan Institute at �Թ�Ⱥ�� celebrated the achievement of 23 people today as they completed the Padua Program, the Franciscan mission-based leadership program, on the Feast of St. Anthony of Padua (June 13).

SBU’s Quick Center for the Arts closes for summer renovations

Jun 11, 2024 | �Թ�Ⱥ��’s Regina A. Quick Center for the Arts (QCA) will temporarily close for renovations from June through the end of August 2024.

Fall ’24 freshman confirmations highest in 35 years at St. Bonaventure

Jun 04, 2024 | Despite significant delays in the federal financial aid process, �Թ�Ⱥ�� has more than 600 incoming freshmen confirmed for the fall semester.