catechesis
Immersion Day shares catechetical careers with students
SYDNEY LORENTZ STAFF WRITER “You must be his voice, you must be his arms, you must be his lessons,” exhorted the Rev. Louis Molinelli, SDB, to catechetics majors on Saturday, Feb. 16, at Franciscan University of Steubenville’s annual Catechetical Immersion Day. Molinelli was one of several speakers invited to address catechetics students in order to […]
The unspoken heroes of the Steubenville conferences
MEGAN REZNICEK STAFF WRITER The Steubenville Youth Conferences — thousands upon thousands have attended them, and thousands upon thousands have been changed by them. Ever since the Rev. Michael Scanlan, TOR, started the conferences in 1976, they have been a great tool for evangelization, igniting the faith of many teenagers as they discover a real […]
EDGE youth program fosters growth, fellowship and closeness to Christ
JOHN GALLAGHER SPORTS EDITOR Since its foundation, the latest and greatest in Steubenville junior high evangelization and outreach has gone by the name EDGE, an immersive program dedicated to introducing local youth to the catechetical basics. The program, which meets every Wednesday from 5:45 to 7:30 p.m., derives its name from the non-affiliated LifeTeen EDGE […]
Annual Catechectical Immersion day inspires and inform
ELOISA GUTIERREZ STAFF WRITER Franciscan University’s annual Catechetical Immersion day took place on Feb. 17, featuring guest speakers from different fields of ministry, all of whom explained their own experience in catechetical work and the imperative need for it. The event began with 8 a.m. Mass celebrated by the Rev. Shawn Roberson, TOR, and then […]
Pittsburgh Cultural Festival Engages Franciscan Student Volunteers
RACHEL MILLER CATHOLIC VALUES COLUMNIST While many students spent this past weekend on the Born of the Spirit retreat, other Franciscan students went to Pittsburgh for the annual Festival of Friendship. The Festival began in 2011 as a cultural event to bring together groups of people united by a common humanity. Last year it was […]