Christ the King Chapel
CTK’s Advent Mission promises to be ‘time of renewal’
ELISHA VALLADARAS-CORMIER CATHOLIC VALUES COLUMNIST Christ the King Chapel’s first-ever Advent Mission will provide students, staff and faculty an opportunity to spiritually recharge as the fall semester winds down, said Franciscan University’s chaplain. The Rev. Shawn Roberson, TOR, the university’s chaplain, said he sees the Advent Mission as a period of recollection for people seeking […]
Holy hour fosters growth, discernment through prayer
JEN HANTZ DISTRIBUTION MANAGER A small but faithful group of about 10 students convened in Christ the King Chapel for a holy hour for vocations Sunday night, Sept. 23. The chapel was humbly lit as the group gathered in the pews, ready to pray for those discerning their vocations. Sister M. Lucy Gantt, FSGM, gave a talk […]
Latin Mass fills Christ the King Chapel with record-breaking crowd
OLIVIA RAO WEB EDITOR Franciscan University of Steubenville’s first Latin Extraordinary Form Mass of the semester drew unexpected crowds to Christ the King Chapel Sunday afternoon. Sunday’s Mass was the first of eight monthly Latin Masses scheduled to take place on campus this academic year. The Rev. Vincent Huber, a retired priest from the diocese of Steubenville, celebrated the […]
First Friday holy hour brings students, faculty together in gratitude
CECILIA ENGBERT STAFF WRITER Over 70 students, faculty and staff members gathered in Christ the King Chapel Friday, Sept. 6, for a holy hour in thanksgiving for the new school year at Franciscan University of Steubenville. The first Friday holy hour was an opportunity for members of the university to gather in the candlelit chapel and offer […]
Liturgy and events draw community into Triduum celebration
VERONICA NOVOTNY & ESTELLE MANDEVILLE STAFF WRITERS On Thursday, April 18, at 7:30 p.m., Holy Thursday Mass was celebrated by the Rev. Sean Sheridan, TOR, in the Finnegan Fieldhouse. The Rev. Shibin Kurian, TOR, gave a homily connecting the washing of the feet to both a humble God and Jewish priestly ordination. He also gave […]
Students pray for conversion and triumph of life following passage of New York’s new abortion law
SYDNEY LORENTZ STAFF WRITER On Feb. 20, several dozen students came together in Christ the King Chapel to pray a holy hour for the conversion of New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo and for a peaceful end to abortion in the United States. The evening opened with remarks from junior Rose Judge, a native of the […]
First class John Paul II relic comes to Franciscan
JOSEPH FUSSELMAN STAFF WRITER This past Tuesday, hundreds of students filed into Christ the King Chapel to view a first class relic of Pope St. John Paul II (JPII). It was brought by the John Paul II Project in honor of the 40th anniversary of JPII being elected pope. The relic was placed on a […]
New renovations to Christ the King center on Mary and the Eucharist
JOSEPH FUSSELMAN STAFF WRITER The recent renovations of Christ the King Chapel, the iconic spiritual hub for Franciscan University of Steubenville, have managed to please everyone with the chapel’s new features and redesigned layout. This past summer, starting the day after spring graduation in May and ending June 8, the chapel underwent several changes, including […]
Franciscan University hosts holy hour of reparation for clerical sins
THOMAS BODOH STAFF WRITER On Wednesday August 29, Franciscan University of Steubenville’s student body, faculty and staff came together for a holy hour of reparation for the sins of abusive clergy of the Catholic Church and for the healing of their victims. This hour of heartfelt prayer and adoration was led by the Rev. Sean […]
Living stations bring the Passion of Christ to life on campus
ELOISA GUTIERREZ STAFF WRITER The Passion of Christ was recreated two times in Christ the King Chapel during Holy Week in a production called “Living Stations” to provide an atmosphere of meditative song and prayer for the community. Performed and produced by Franciscan University students, Living Stations was theatrically presented on Monday, March 26, at […]