FOCUS
Speaker shares tools for habitual purity
Bethany Doudna Staff Writer A FOCUS missionary and renowned speaker gave a talk to Franciscan University women on how to live sexual purity Monday in the Gentile Gallery. Kelsey Skoch, guest speaker for the Gift of Human Sexuality Symposium, addressed how women can face the issues surrounding purity in a talk entitled “Uncompromising Purity.” “There […]
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 […]
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, […]
Scriptures come alive for women at FOCUS led Bible study
MAGGIE PAWSEY STAFF WRITER Women’s Ministry hosted a Bible study on Jan. 31 in the Fireside Lounge led by two Fellowship of Catholic University Students (FOCUS) missionaries The night, which began at 7:30 p.m., was the first of the weekly “Women’s Wednesdays at the Well” of the semester. FOCUS missionaries Mary Adam and Molly Fitzpatrick […]
Nicaragua mission: serving the impoverished of wealth and spirit
BRADEN FELLINGER LIBERAL COLUMNIST In the tropical region of western Nicaragua, a group of Franciscan students travels to different cities once a year, spreading the joy of the Gospel. The Nicaragua mission is one of Franciscan University’s Missions of Peace that travels to León, Managua and Granada, Nicaragua. The mission aims to provide personal testimonies […]
FOCUS sponsors conference for future leaders
ALLEGRA THATCHER ASSISTANT EDITOR For six years, the Fellowship of Catholic University Students (FOCUS) has been present on Franciscan University’s campus, leading students deeper into relationship with Jesus Christ. Last year, it took 100 students to its biennial SEEK conference, and this year students are invited to another such life-changing opportunity, entitled SLS. SLS is […]
“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 […]
SEEK 2017 students return to campus with a missionary spirit
MOLLY TRAINOR STAFF WRITER Along with over 13,000 people from all over the country, a group of 100 Franciscan University students experienced a radical call to mission at Catholic conference in San Antonio, Texas. SEEK 2017, which is a week-long conference for Catholic university students, is put on by the Fellowship of Catholic University Students, […]
FOCUS missionaries ‘invite college students to growing relationship with Christ’
MARIA BRANDELL STAFF WRITER FOCUS, or Fellowship of Catholic University Students, has grown from a simple program at a small college campus in Kansas to a national outreach in less than 20 years, stated its website. With nearly 500 missionaries serving full time, FOCUS, according to its website, is a presence on 113 campuses across […]
Franciscan alumni address thousands of Catholic youth at 2015 SEEK conference
MAGGIE VANDER WOUDE STAFF WRITER More than 10,000 college students from all over the country gathered together Jan. 1 at the 2015 SEEK conference for the same purpose: to worship, adore and give thanks to the almighty God. The SEEK conference was held in Nashville, Tennessee at the Gaylord Opryland Resort and Convention Center. The […]