16 Apr, 2026
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Franciscan hosts annual Gaming Fest

TONIANNE ZOTTOLI STAFF WRITER On Oct. 5, Franciscan hosted its annual Gaming Fest, which featured Austrian food, drinks, music and culture as experienced by students in the Austrian Study Abroad Program. The Finnegan Fieldhouse was transformed into a larger Austrian side street chock full of loud music, dancing and Austrian food ranging from hors d’oeuvres […]

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Franciscan welcomes speaker with witness on homosexuality

TONIANNE ZOTTOLI STAFF WRITER On Tuesday night, dynamic speaker and author of “Why I Don’t Call Myself Gay,” Daniel Mattson, drew crowds to the Gentile Gallery at 7:00 p.m. The talk, entitled the same as Mattson’s book, was the last in the Gift of Human Sexuality symposium for the month of September. Mattson brought a […]

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Nashville Dominican sister shares the transforming power of suffering

TONIANNE ZOTTOLI STAFF WRITER We must return to a “foundational understanding of human dignity and suffering,” said Sister Mary Madeline Todd, OP on the second night of her talk series on Saturday night in the International Lounge. The series was focused on Christ’s love and suffering, with both nights beginning at 7 p.m. Physical and […]