Events
Women’s Ministry hosts Holy Hour, talk for women
BY ERIN MADDEN Staff Writer The women of Franciscan University came together Thursday night for a Eucharistic holy hour in Christ the King Chapel to look upon the Lord and embrace their femininity. The whole event was sponsored by the FUS Women’s Ministry and was entitled “His Gaze: Discovering Our Femininity.” The Rev. Nathan Malavolti, […]
Men’s Ministry hosts first talk, teaches men to be unsheathed
BY PABLO BOTEYO Staff Writer Casting off the works of darkness and putting on the armor of light is one of the core pillars that the Men’s Ministry is trying to teach the men of Franciscan University this semester. This past Wednesday, they held their first meeting for the semester in the Gentile Gallery. There […]
Russian missionary visits Franciscan, shares his story
BY PABLO BOTEYO Staff Writer “When God gives you a call, you just go,” said the Rev. Michael Shields during his talk on his 20 years of missionary experience in Magadan, Russia, a city full of memories of the Stalin Gulag labor camps. Three members of Regina Angelorum – Hannah Castree, Katelyn Miller and Theresa […]
Founder of Steubenville Legal Studies program gives talk
BY DANIEL KIM For those wondering what a law school is like and what law schools look for during the admission process, Brian Scarnecchia, the founder of the Franciscan University of Steubenville Legal Studies program, gave a talk Monday, Sept. 15 at 11 a.m. The place was packed with students ranging from freshmen curious about […]
Daughters of Zion first coffeehouse a success
BY MELISSA SOLANO The Daughters of Zion household’s first coffeehouse drew a sizable crowd on Sunday in the J.C. Williams Center’s Atrium. “We wanted to have a coffeehouse as our fundraiser, as opposed to anything else like a dance, because it just speaks so much to our household style,” said Samantha Hennerty, a Daughters of […]
‘Hamlet’ performance draws large, eager crowd
BY SUZANNAH EVANS There was a line flowing out the doors of the J.C. Williams Center consisting of students, faculty and members of the community eagerly waiting for the American Shakespeare Center’s free performance of Hamlet on Thursday night at Franciscan University. Franciscan hosted the American Shakespeare Center three years ago and everyone enjoyed it […]
Relic collection visits Franciscan University
BY PABLO BOTEYO Wednesday night, the Gentile Gallery was filled to the brim with anxious students waiting to see parts of their faith’s history on display – an assortment of relics, such as a part of the veil that belonged to our Blessed Mother to a nail from the crucifix, were on display. “Relics are […]
Rev. Peter Cameron gives talk on being a pilgrim of the Absolute
BY ERIN MADDEN “We are all pilgrims of the Absolute,” said the Rev. Peter Cameron OP, editor-in-chief of the prayer aid, Magnificat, on Tuesday evening in the Gentile Gallery. Around one hundred students were in attendance for the talk entitled “How to be a Pilgrim of the Absolute.” “I started to wonder if anything really […]
Rev. Timothy Gallagher gives talk on discernment
BY PABLO BOTEYO This weekend, Franciscan hosted the Rev. Timothy Gallagher, OM.V. for his teachings on Living the Discerning Life. Though he himself could not give the talks due to recent vocal cord surgery, he offered his EWTN series as talks, and answered questions in discussion time after each talk. These teachings reached the ears […]