Professor defends life and vaccines in lecture series
JACOB WATSON WEB EDITOR On Nov. 10 in an overflowing Gentile Gallery, a concerned yet alert audience was captivated by a lecture concerning the use of fetal tissue in research and vaccines. Kyle McKenna, who holds a doctorate in biology from the University of Maryland, spoke on the need to defend life by stopping abortions […]
Vocations fair gives students opportunity to explore God’s call
JACOB WATSON WEB EDITOR On Oct. 13, the Finnegan Fieldhouse was flooded with vocation directors, priests, brothers and sisters to promote vocational discernment and opportunities to Franciscan University students during the annual Vocations Awareness Fair. Sponsored by the Priestly Discernment Program (PDP), the fair invited over 50 religious communities and dioceses to the university. Each […]
Fr. Gregory runs ultramarathon for scholarship
JACOB WATSON WEB EDITOR On Saturday, July 29, the Rev. Gregory Plow, TOR, ran an ultramarathon to fund the Spirit of St. Francis scholarship, continuing his passion for God, the students and — of course — running. Plow continued his love for running and marathons with an ultramarathon at Cuyahoga National Park near Cleveland. Plow, […]
Byzantine deacon teaches on icons as “Windows to the Word”
JACOB WATSON WEB EDITOR On Friday, Sept. 8, the Rev. Deacon Daniel G. Dozier presented on icons as “Windows to the Word” and effective tools of catechesis in a talk sponsored by the Byzantine Club. Dozier delved into the beauty and symbolism of iconography, focusing on the Byzantine tradition of icons. Dozier explained how icons […]
Fashion show promotes women’s dignity, modesty
JACOB WATSON STAFF WRITER Women’s Ministry hosted a fashion show for the first time in three years as its grand finale to the semester April 5 in the Gentile Gallery. A branch of Franciscan’s Office of Evangelization, Women’s Ministry hosted a fashion show themed “Living in the Truth,” featuring modest models with talks throughout about […]
Speaker reflects on the reality of God and the Church’s understanding of evolution
JACOB WATSON STAFF WRITER On April 7, the president of the Catholic Apologetics Institute of North America spoke on the reality of God, harmonizing creation and evolution in a talk sponsored by the biology department. Steven Hemler compared atheistic evolution and theistic evolution, providing a harmonious understanding between the Catholic faith and biological evolution. To […]
Priest speaks on discernment using book written by Rev. Michael Scanlan
JACOB WATSON STAFF WRITER Using the book “What does God want?” by the late Rev. Michael Scanlan, the director of the priestly discernment program instructed students in their vocational discernment process in a talk on March 30. The talk, given by the Rev. Gregory Plow, was focused on Scanlan’s book and a video depicting Scanlan’s […]
Religious sister gives talk on Edith Stein’s philosophy of passions
JACOB WATSON STAFF WRITER On Wednesday, March 22, Sister Prudence Allen presented on Edith Stein’s philosophies of masculinity and femininity and the passions in a talk sponsored by the Hildebrand Project. Sister Prudence Allen presented on Edith Stein (now St. Teresa Benedicta of the Cross), specifically her philosophical journey. Allen explained Stein’s view of masculine […]
Christian Students in a Free Enterprise hosts talk on success after college
JACOB WATSON STAFF WRITER Business students learned about the importance of career preparation and networking at a talk by Robert Marrow, who holds a doctorate in chiropractic, on Wednesday, March 6, hosted by Christian Students in Free Enterprise (CSFE). Marrow’s talk was about how to enter the business world from Franciscan University. Marrow emphasized the […]