Pope St. John Paul II
Disordered eating and God’s gift of food
KRISTINA MCNAMARA STAFF WRITER A Catholic author and Franciscan alumna spoke to students about overcoming disordered eating through a better understanding of theology on March 4 in the Gentile Gallery. Emily Chapman spoke to students about her struggle with anorexia. Chapman explained how God’s love and the realization that her “most intimate relationship with Jesus is when I eat him” […]
World-renowned priest offers insight into the Blessed Virgin Mary
SARAH WOULFE STAFF WRITER Author and speaker the Rev. Don Calloway, M.I.C., gave a talk on the Blessed Virgin Mary on the evening of October 1 at Christ the King Chapel. Calloway attributed true forgiveness and restoration with God to the intercession of Mary. He cited his own life as an example. “I’ve been mercified,” […]
Priest relates Theology of the Body to the Eucharist at Women’s Ministry event
KAREN BISGES STAFF WRITER “When you’re hungering, you are hungering; when you want love, you want love,” said the Rev. Ryan Mann, guest speaker at Franciscan University Women’s Ministry’s talk Feb. 17 in the Gentile Gallery. The event titled “A Tabernacle of Flesh and Blood” included a theological discussion relating the sacrament of the Eucharist […]
Pope St. John Paul II’s message of joy and mercy
BY HANNAH CRITES ASSISTANT EDITOR Pope St. John Paul II was a man who lived to see war, tyrannical governments and the death of his whole family all before he was 25 years old. Later in his life, he was shot, and he suffered with one of the most awful diseases. But when most people […]
Response to the Liberal Column: Be not afraid: proclaim the sanctity of marriage
BY DR. DONALD ASCI In addition to raising some interesting questions about the American legal system and American culture, Josh Merlo’s recent column on the sanctity of marriage touched upon a hallmark of Catholic doctrine on marriage, especially as it was proclaimed by St. John Paul II. However, the conclusion Josh draws at the end […]