Rock climbing challenges the Women’s Ministry
REBECCA VODOLA COPY EDITOR On Saturday, Feb. 18, FUS Women’s Ministry took nearly two dozen women to Pittsburgh for a morning of rock climbing. The women met at Franciscan and traveled to the Climbing Wall, an indoor rock climbing and bouldering facility in Pittsburgh. Women’s Ministry reserved the top-roping area at the facility for two […]
Flagpole Dedication Ceremony draws generations of veterans
REBECCA VODOLA COPY EDITOR Over 100 people, including more than a dozen veterans, gathered at the Veterans Flagpole Memorial Dedication ceremony on Veterans Day, Friday, Nov. 11. The flagpole, which is located at the base of the stairs adjacent to Ss. Louis and Elizabeth Halls, is surrounded by rounded benches and a new memorial plaque, […]
Sister Miriam James Heidland speaks on mercy, love
REBECCA VODOLA STAFF WRITER Sister Miriam James Heidland, a member of the Society of Our Lady of the Most Holy Trinity, spoke on the healing power of mercy April 12 in Christ the King Chapel. Heidland opened her talk, titled “The Power of Mercy: Set Free to Love,” by articulating to her audience why God’s […]
Women’s Ministry hosts painting, fellowship night
REBECCA VODOLA STAFF WRITER More than 60 women gathered for a night of painting and fellowship hosted by Franciscan University of Steubenville Women’s Ministry on April 7 in the St. Joseph’s Center Seminar Room. Maura Conant, Franciscan alumna and current women’s lacrosse coach, gave a talk on being oneself. Conant opened by invoking the prayers […]