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Biology professor speaks on ethics behind abortion
Photo by Elena Mirus Alexander Spieldenner Staff Writer Franciscan embryology professor Derek Doroski, who holds a doctorate in biomedical engineering, gave a talk about the fundamental science and ethics of abortion in the Gentile Gallery Thursday at 7 pm. Doroski spoke for about an hour, detailing the realities of abortion in today’s culture and the […]
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 overcoming adversity to strengthen leadership skills
Theresa Balick STAFF WRITER A local emotional intelligence trainer told students Friday in the Gentile Gallery that the key to becoming an effective leader is to develop emotional intelligence in the face of adversity. Steve Gavatorta, in a talk co-sponsored by the Master of Catholic Leadership program, the School of Professional Programs and the Center for Leadership, addressed students on the importance of learning how to deal with adversity in […]
Students put talent on display at SCAN art festival
NATALIA RODRIGUEZ STAFF WRITER The Student Creative Arts Network (SCAN) hosted a festival to celebrate students’ artwork of all kinds in the Gentile Gallery the night of Sept. 24. The festival was well-attended, and students had the opportunity to gaze, wonder and marvel at their fellow classmates’ art while enjoying pizza and refreshments. Around the […]
Speaker emphasizes oft-neglected aspects of vocation, discernment
KRISTOFER COWLES, II STAFF WRITER Students gathered in the Gentile Gallery the night of Sept. 16 to hear the concluding lecture of the 2019 Gift of Human Sexuality Symposium on how all vocations fit into God’s plan. “We’re all called to work in God’s vineyard,” said speaker Christine Jungers, a professor of clinical mental health counseling and the dean of the school of professional programs at Franciscan University […]
Speaker uses life of St. Padre Pio to exemplify stress management
CECILIA ENGBERT STAFF WRITER Pray and stay calm during times of stress, said a Franciscan University mental health counselor during his presentation on St. Padre Pio and stress management the evening of Sept. 12 in the Gentile Gallery. The talk, given by Matthew Burriss, director of the university’s Wellness Center, was built around the theme of St. Padre Pio, the patron saint of […]
Speaker shares testimony, tips for Christian charity toward friends with same-sex attraction
SARAH WANDOR STAFF WRITER The Gift of Human Sexuality Symposium began its second week on Sept. 8 with a presentation in the Gentile Gallery focusing on how to love and help people experiencing same–sex attraction (SSA). David Prosen, Catholic author, speaker and newly-hired counselor at the Wellness Center, shared the testimony of his experience with SSA […]
Art display exhibits beauty of everyday life and human person
MAGGIE PAWSEY STAFF WRITER On the evening of March 5, Professor Linus Meldrum introduced the artwork of Jean-François Millet, “painter, peasant and Catholic,” as part of a month-long art exhibition in the Gentile Gallery. Meldrum, who earned his masters of fine arts from The Yale School of Art in New Haven, Connecticut, and serves as […]
Notre Dame philosophy professor gives talk on Franciscan philosopher
FLANNERY MCGOVERN STAFF WRITER On Feb. 10, the annual St. Edith Stein lecture was given in the Gentile Gallery at 3 p.m., this year discussing the importance of Blessed John Duns Scotus’s interpretations. The St. Edith Stein lecture is the biggest lecture put on by Franciscan University’s Philosophy Department and was a part of the […]
Catholics called to honest vocational discernment, says Jesuit theologian
ELISHA VALLADARES-CORMIER SOCIAL MEDIA MANAGER It is in people’s best interest to discern their vocation, said a renowned moral theologian during a talk at the annual Student Leadership Summit, held Friday and Saturday in the Gentile Gallery. Speaking to more than 200 students during the weekend, the Rev. Peter Ryan, SJ, gave three talks over […]