AUSTRIA COLUMN: Finding inspiration in the people around you
BY MELISSA SOLANO AUSTRIA CORRESPONDENT I can’t believe how rapidly this semester is flying by! At the moment, we are all dispersed throughout the continent for our 10-day break. I myself am fortunate enough to be meeting my parents in Barcelona for the week. When we all return, we’ll have a mere 5 weeks left […]
SPORTS COLUMN: A year in review
BY ERIN MADDEN STAFF WRITER Faith. Virtue. Knowledge. Self-Control. These are the pillars on which Franciscan University athletics prides itself in building its programs. You can even see that phrase located on our website. I think we can add another word here: success. For a university that is not widely known for athletics, we are […]
Franciscan alumnus addresses ‘tyranny of relativism’
BY PABLO BOTEYO STAFF WRITER The Anscombe Society hosted alumnus and former professor from Franciscan University to speak on “The Relation between the Tyranny of Relativism and Contemporary Sexual Libertinism” on April 9. Peter J. Colosi began his talk by describing how the world is different now than it was four or five years ago, […]
Sculptor creates biblical artwork for monastery
BY ALLISON BARRICK STAFF WRITER A sculptor spoke April 10 in the Gentile Gallery about his work for Our Lady of Clear Creek Abbey in Hulbert, Oklahoma. Andrew Smith began his talk speaking about the dystopian book “Brave New World” in which one character reconstructs Christianity from the only book he owns – the complete […]
In like a lion, out like a lion
BY ERIN MADDEN SPORTS EDITOR There’s a popular saying about the month of March that goes, “In like a lion, out like a lamb,” meaning the weather is supposed to start out bad and then improve. If you poll the students of Franciscan University, a majority of them would probably disagree with this statement, especially […]
Lady Barons softball opens up conference play with loss
BY ERIN MADDEN SPORTS WRITER Conference play started off slow for Franciscan University’s softball team as the Lady Barons dropped their doubleheader against Penn St.-Behrend 20-0 and 14-4. “It was tough starting out with probably the best team in the conference,” Head Coach James Walker said. “We knew that they were going to be really […]
SENT: Sharing God’s love with youth
BY ALLISON BARRICK STAFF WRITER Members of the Student Evangelization Networking Teams (SENT) are traveling to parishes as far as New York and Chicago to put on retreats for middle school and high school students. The SENT mission teams, each made up of two leaders and 10 members, are involved in putting on one to […]
Student Athlete Spotlight: Jordan Cunningham
BY ERIN MADDEN SPORTS EDITOR When Jordan Cunningham takes the field, most of the time she’s on the mound. During the Franciscan University softball team’s spring break trip to Florida, Cunningham pitched in at least part of all six games, improving dramatically from the first game to the last one. The sophomore from Chester, West […]
Men’s Ministry: The Art of Leisure
BY PABLO BOTEYO STAFF WRITER “Leisure, rightly understood, should be the substance and foundation of our lives,” said Franciscan University professor James Gaston at the Men’s Ministry event “The Art of Leisure” on March 25. His lecture focused on intention, execution and internalization in leisure for man. “Leisure is time we take to reflect upon […]