Missions
Presentation on Alaska mission warms hearts
CINDY WOLFE STAFF WRITER On Monday, March 26, students came to the International Lounge to hear from visitors who had ministered in Alaska about what it takes to endure the cold north as a missionary. Melody Doudna, an alumna of Franciscan University of Steubenville, led the event and encouraged students to join the mission to […]
Year-long catechetical mission in Alaska opens doors to evangelization
MARGARET BOYLAN EDITOR-IN-CHIEF Franciscan University students are familiar with spending a week over spring break in a place like Haiti or Arizona doing various mission work such as visiting the sick, bringing fresh water to those in poverty and teaching the faith. Very few ever consider a full-year mission trip, and even fewer think of […]
Missionary Outreach Office equips students with ‘Evangelization Handbook’
MARGARET BOYLAN STAFF WRITER As many students at Franciscan University prepare for and participate in mission trips and ministries this semester, they are relying on small pocket-sized prayer books that contain the necessary tools for evangelization. The Missionary Outreach Office at Franciscan University is giving out small pocket-sized black handbooks called “Evangelization Handbook” to all […]