10 Jun, 2026
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Missionaries seek to promote committed discipleship through investment and intentionality 

SYDNEY LORENTZ STAFF WRITER “Helping the Gospel become an everyday thing … and doing it in a seamless way,” is how FOCUS missionary Joel Sarmiento described the goals of the FOCUS missionaries at Franciscan University of Steubenville. This refers to the importance of living the Gospel not just with words but with thoughts and actions, […]

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“Eternity is worth the awkward”: Missionaries host workshop on effective testimony

MOLLY TRAINOR STAFF WRITER The Missionary Outreach Office teamed up with FOCUS missionaries on Feb. 4 to host a workshop to teach Franciscan students how to give an effective testimony. At the request of Rhett Young, director of Missionary Outreach at Franciscan University, a group of FOCUS missionaries gave a presentation on “How to Give […]

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FOCUS missionaries bring the joy of evangelization to students

MAGGIE MCKENNA STAFF WRITER There is a powerful force at work on campus, and it goes by the name of FOCUS. The Fellowship of Catholic University Students (FOCUS) is a Catholic outreach program for American college students founded in 1997 by Curtis Martin and Edward Sri, who holds a doctorate in sacred theology. Martin and […]