16 Jun, 2026
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Students discover psychological techniques to improve evangelization skills

JEN HANTZ STAFF WRITER Psychology professors spoke about the psychology behind evangelization to students in the Gentile Gallery on Monday, Oct. 29 at 9 p.m. in a talk titled “A Psychological Approach to Relational Ministry.” Joanne Storm, who holds a doctorate in clinical psychology, began the night by discussing the importance of the personal aspect […]

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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 […]

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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, […]

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North Dakota: humility on the mission field

JOHN GALLAGHER SPORTS EDITOR Forty-five minutes from the Canadian border, winter conditions certainly aren’t ideal, not according to North Dakota mission’s own Clare Kennedy. “You go out in the middle of nowhere, it’s freezing cold, and it’s not what you’d expect for your spring break,” the senior nursing major said. Still, it’s nowhere near enough […]