The show must go on: theatre students to showcase talent in senior one act plays
MEGAN REZNICEK STAFF WRITER Though Franciscan’s mainstage play will end on April 15, the great feast for the imagination need not end there. The theatre department will be offering more drama, more art, more talent and certainly more entertainment to immerse oneself in this year. Running from April 26 to April 29, the senior one […]
Chicago Mission: learning to be Christ and see Christ
MEGAN REZNICEK STAFF WRITER Pure, simple, and child-like—these were the hearts of those whom 11 Franciscan students ministered to over spring break. These were not the hearts of young children in orphanages or schools. No, these were the hearts of men in their 40s and 50s. On the Friday that initiated spring break, Chicago mission […]
The unspoken heroes of the Steubenville conferences
MEGAN REZNICEK STAFF WRITER The Steubenville Youth Conferences — thousands upon thousands have attended them, and thousands upon thousands have been changed by them. Ever since the Rev. Michael Scanlan, TOR, started the conferences in 1976, they have been a great tool for evangelization, igniting the faith of many teenagers as they discover a real […]
Lenten mission series sponsored by Christ the King chapel begins with powerful talk on fasting
MEGAN REZNICEK STAFF WRITER In a talk in Christ the King Chapel on Feb. 19 at 9 p.m., the director of marketing and engagement in the Christian Outreach Office said Christians should fast because God prescribed it from the beginning. The talk by John Beaulieu (class of ’89) was part of a three-part series on […]
New movie “I Can Only Imagine” debuts on campus
MEGAN REZNICEK STAFF WRITER Franciscan’s Exc!te Team, in collaboration with Carmel Communications, sponsored a pre-screening event for the upcoming film “I Can Only Imagine” in the Finnegan Fieldhouse on Sunday night. Set to be released in theaters on March 16 of this year, the film is based on the life of Bart Millard, the lead […]