Missions of Peace
Baron alumna back to share gifts to the fullest as new residence director
TERESA DULAC STAFF WRITER Franciscan University of Steubenville’s campus isn’t new to Serra Alongi, the new resident director of Sts. Kolbe and Clare Hall. Having lived on campus for four years as a student, she’s back to help current students celebrate their joys and learn from their struggles. Alongi is originally from Weirton, West […]
Director of missionary outreach advises students on fundraising with passion
TERESA DULAC STAFF WRITER Wednesday, Sept. 14, students working with the Missions of Peace attended “The Art of the Ask” and received tips and advice for fundraising. Rhett Young, director of Missionary Outreach, spoke at the event and shared advice and encouragement with students who will need to fundraise for mission trips. He started off by saying that the students needed […]
Mission Immersion energizes and inspires students preparing for mission trips
HUNTER MCDONNELL LAYOUT EDITOR Nearly 300 students gathered in the Gentile Gallery of the J.C. Williams Center on the morning of Saturday, March 2, to prepare to travel on mission trips during spring break. Bishop Jeffrey Monforton called students to approach missionary work boldly and with a “spirit of gratitude” at the annual Mission Immersion […]
Chicago Mission: learning to be Christ and see Christ
MEGAN REZNICEK STAFF WRITER Pure, simple, and child-like—these were the hearts of those whom 11 Franciscan students ministered to over spring break. These were not the hearts of young children in orphanages or schools. No, these were the hearts of men in their 40s and 50s. On the Friday that initiated spring break, Chicago mission […]
San Diego Mission delivers love of Christ to local youth
JOHN GALLAGHER SPORTS EDITOR History and education major Peter Flaherty woke the morning of March 9 with a single thought in mind: “Today is the day.” Along with fellow co-leader Emily Chinchilla, the sophomore duo together found the heart of San Diego Mission, another Missions of Peace installment of Franciscan University students set to embark […]
Breaking down walls in Belize’s hearts through mission
ALLEGRA THATCHER ASSISTANT EDITOR While some students will spend their spring break vacationing in tropical paradises, a certain group of Franciscan University students will spend it sharing themselves with the people who live in paradise but can’t own it. The Belize Mission, sponsored by Missions of Peace, takes 21 students and chaplain the Rev. Shawn […]
Priest inspires students to find purpose in the ordinary
KENDAL HUNTSMAN STAFF WRITER “Keep your heart beating at God’s rhythm and to preach with the simple gestures of a Christian,” said Padre Manuel Aviles, OFM, speaker for the Missions of Peace talk on Feb. 8.The event began at 9 p.m. in the Gentile Gallery. Highlighting this year’s theme to “Do whatever he tells you,” […]
Jamaica mission: a relational ministry unlike any other
BRANDEN FELLINGER LIBERAL COLUMNIST Unlike most of the Franciscan University Missions of Peace, which spread the gospel over spring break, the Jamaica Mission of Peace traditionally occurs over winter break. This year, the mission was led by Bridget Clune, a senior computer information science major, Corrine Jensen, a senior social work major and Rich Cross, […]
Rhett Young: Joy in vocational development
ALLEGRA THATCHER CRITIC’S CORNER COLUMNIST “Helping people find their vocation” is the joy and privilege of Rhett Young, Franciscan University’s Director of Missionary Outreach. Young, class of 1994 at Franciscan University, credits his development as a leader of missionary and ministry activities to his time at the university, particularly his holy hour at the Portiuncula […]
“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 […]