Rosary
Nightly rosary walk inspires faith in midst of uncertainty
FRANCESCO PINQUE STAFF WRITER On Friday night, in the middle of drizzling rain and flashes of lightning, students gathered in the Rosary Circle to begin a rosary walk through campus, continuing a Franciscan University of Steubenville tradition just established at the beginning of the fall 2020 semester. At 9 p.m., Resident Assistant Lane Tschirhart started […]
ResLife joins with Ave Maria to organize rosaries for Pope Francis
VERONICA NOVOTNY STAFF WRITER Students at Franciscan University of Steubenville and Ave Maria University are coming together this Lent to present Pope Francis with a spiritual bouquet of rosaries prayed for his intentions. The residence life staff (ResLife) of Sts. Kolbe and Clare Residence Halls has been in charge of organizing and promoting “Rosaries for […]
54-day novena begins at Franciscan University for intentions of students
TERESA DULAC STAFF WRITER Franciscan University of Steubenville’s Christ the King Chapel Liturgy Committee and Knights of the Holy Queen men’s household teamed up to start a 54-day novena for the intentions of Franciscan students. The novena will begin on Tuesday, Oct. 16 at 11:15 a.m. in Christ the King. Senior Bailey Savoy, coordinator of […]
Students lead rosary for reparation of clerical sins
JEN HANTZ STAFF WRITER The sun set on the Piazza dei Santi as a dozen Franciscan University of Steubenville students gathered to pray a rosary for the reparation of the sins of clergy on Friday, Sept. 7. With a chorus of crickets in the background, freshman Mary Louise Hoffman, the coordinator of the event, led […]
Documentary claims the rosary has transformed the world
KETRINA CLEMONS STAFF WRITER On March 20, the Knights of the Holy Queen household held a movie night in the Gentile Gallery that featured a movie about the importance of the rosary. The movie was set up in the fashion of a priest giving a homily, with the Rev. Don Calloway, MIC, being the speaker. […]
Rosary Crusade sparks Marian devotion
ELISHA VALLADARES-CORMIER SOCIAL MEDIA MANAGER Over the course of three weeks, Knights of the Holy Queen Household held a “Rosary Crusade” aimed a sparking a devotion to the Virgin Mary around campus. The idea was conceived after the household coordinator, Christopher McGurn, was approached by a graduated household brother now working for the university. McGurn […]
Rosary is both spiritual weapon and rose for Mary, says TOR friar
ELISHA VALLADARES-CORMIER SOCIAL MEDIA MANAGER The rosary is both a weapon for spiritual warfare and a rose presented as a gift to the Virgin Mary, said a TOR friar during a talk on the importance of the prayer Monday night. Brother Daniel Klimek, TOR, who holds a doctorate in spirituality from the Catholic University of […]
Austria Adventures: What I learned while not talking
MICHELLE FORTUNATO AUSTRIA CORRESPONDENT This past weekend, I had the opportunity to go on a silent retreat. When I first saw the signs advertising the retreat back in October, my thoughts were something along the lines of, “I can’t think of anything less exciting. Why would I want to … be silent?” And then people […]
Steubenville participates in nation rally for life
KETRINA CLEMONS STAFF WRITER On Oct. 14, churches across America led their parishes in the annual Rally for Life, in which parishioners stood outside of their courthouses and prayed for a peaceful resolution to the horrors of abortion. The Franciscan community was one of those that invited students to pray. The rally was held at […]
Procession honors 100th anniversary of Fatima apparitions
EDYTA WOLK STAFF WRITER Hundreds of students gathered Friday night for a procession and rosary in Christ the King Chapel in honor of the 100th anniversary of the final Fatima apparition. The procession began in the Grotto behind the Portiuncula Chapel, where the Rev. Shawn Roberson, TOR, led a prayer and read the account of […]