culture
Married couple presents new dimensions of emotional chastity
Photo by Andrea Beganskas Jen Hantz Staff Writer Students filed into the Gentile Gallery on Tuesday Oct. 20 at 7 p.m. for a talk by a married couple on how to live out authentic relationships in the midst of a culture obsessed with romance. Randall Tan, a Culture Project missionary, said it is not enough […]
Dissenting: The well-formed mind knows all cultures
Tabitha Silva Guest Writer Adding world religion classes in public schools sounds appealing: educating children about other religions would aid them in becoming more diverse. It could help students understand the literature of the Bible. However, most writings on the subject opt for adding world religion classes in public schools while not embracing the concept […]
Assenting: The well-formed mind knows all cultures
Leo Brian Schafer Catholic Values Columnist The premise we are discussing today seems to have an obvious solution. Education, after all, is intended to be the communication of truth, and other religions — Islam, Judaism and Protestant denominations — are untrue. Why, then, should impressionable children be taught about other religions? All that would seem […]
Speaker provides tips for vocational discernment, dispelling fear
Theresa Balick Staff Writer A Catholic speaker gave tips for both men and women who are actively pursuing vocations, particularly to marriage, encouraging students to have confidence in discernment during her second talk of the day, Monday evening in the Gentile Gallery. Kelsey Skoch, international speaker and veteran FOCUS missionary, addressed about 30 students on […]
Austria Column: An ode to America
EDYTA WOLK AUSTRIA COLUMNIST Well, here I am, writing my last Austria column. This semester has gone by in the blink of an eye, and I feel like it was just yesterday that I was sharing with you all both my excitements and apprehensions for the semester, both my joys and my fears. Pushing through […]
Culture illuminated by of love of incarnation
MARIA LENCKI STAFF WRITER A renowned author and speaker inspired Franciscan University students and professors on Oct. 12 with a talk about Jesus Christ’s influence on contemporary culture. Tracey Rowland, whose book is entitled the same as her talk, “The Culture of the Incarnation,” spoke about the contemporary culture wars and how there is a […]
Athlete Spotlight: Rugby team revives culture of faith
JOHN GALLAGHER SPORTS EDITOR For sophomore humanities and Catholic culture major David Prezzia, adoration for the rugby pitch began in high school. A recent graduate of Gregory the Great Academy in Elmhurst, Pennsylvania, Prezzia credits the school for “really integrating rugby with the faith.” Now a staple of the Franciscan University rugby squad and most […]
Austria Adventure: Adventures in London
CASSIDY RYDELL AUSTRIA CORRESPONDENT This past week, we finished the stressful ordeal that is known as midterms. Most of us exerted ourselves to our fullest potential, ending up mentally exhausted. The light at the end of the tunnel was our 10-day break, just around the corner. Ten-day is the break that Austrian students either spend […]