Anscombe Society
Veritas Society fosters intellectual defense of truth
ELOISA GUTIERREZ STAFF WRITER “O Infinite Creator … do Thou, who art in truth the fountain of light and wisdom, deign to shed upon the darkness of my understanding the rays of Thine infinite brightness…” So begins the highlight of Friday afternoons for intellectual Catholics in the Anscombe Seminar. The club, founded by freshmen Alex […]
Anscombe Society kicks off school year
MOLLY TRAINOR STAFF WRITER Tuesday night during the opening social of Franciscan University’s Anscombe Society, Franciscan University professor urged the members to engage culture in order to defend the truth effectively. Professor James Gaston, founding director of the humanities and Catholic culture major, presented his talk, “G.E.M. Anscombe and the Importance of Cultural Context for […]
Student Government discusses possible extension of Finnegan Fieldhouse hours, passes bills for student clubs
KASSY LOCHHEAD AND MARIA SULZAN STAFF WRITERS Franciscan University Student Government met March 2 to recognize a new executive assistant and to discuss student club bills as well as a resolution for extending the hours of Finnegan Fieldhouse. Most prominently, a resolution was made by Sen. Ben Idzik to change the hours of the Finnegan […]
Anscombe Society speaker advises students not to abandon friendship in dating
ALLEGRA THATCHER STAFF WRITER The adviser for Franciscan University’s branch of the Anscombe Society said that people place too much emphasis on marriage as the natural end of something as simple as a casual date when he spoke Feb. 18. Brandon McGinley’s talk, titled “Courting, Casual Dating, Hook-up Culture, Obsession with Discerning,” took place in […]
Author shares advice on Catholic response to postmodern thinking about family
GRADY STUCKMAN STAFF WRITER Catholic author and adviser for Franciscan University’s Anscombe Society shared his perspective Nov.17 on how to defend the church’s truth in the postmodern world, especially through fatherhood. Brandon McGinley said that many changes have occurred in modern societal thoughts about the family, and with an uprooting of the social, economic and […]
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, […]
Franciscan joins other schools at sexuality, integrity conference
BY PABLO BOTEYO STAFF WRITER “As a student fellow of the Love and Fidelity Network, I am personally committed to upholding and promoting the institution of marriage, the unique role of the family, and the integrity of sex, and aim to foster civil discussion and understanding on these topics within my campus community,” is the […]
Anscombe Society holds social
BY PABLO BOTEYO STAFF WRITER On Monday evening, the Anscombe Society held their first social of the year. The night consisted of a talk from philosophy professor, Dr. Jonathan Sanford, and a small social afterward to allow for academic conversation amongst peers about the topics of the night. Dr. Sanford’s talk was about G.E.M. Anscombe, […]