San Damiano cross
Fine Arts Column: Seeing through the eyes of Francis
LUKE PONCE FINE ARTS COLUMNIST The student body of Franciscan University, to which so many of my readers belong, is no doubt familiar with a certain near-universal experience particular to being on this campus. If you are reading this in a public place, take a look around you. Chances are you’ll see a San Damiano […]
Visiting artist calls for return to Catholic art
MAGGIE PAWSEY STAFF WRITER On April 23 in the Gentile Gallery, the Fine Arts department hosted artist Anthony Visco to illustrate and speak about the effects of Franciscan spirituality on renaissance-era sacred art, beginning at 7 p.m. Visco, a Catholic painter and sculptor, showed dozens of images to illustrate how St. Francis’s theology of the […]
Facebook rejects university’s ad for featuring San Damiano cross
ELISHA VALLADARES-CORMIER SOCIAL MEDIA MANAGER Controversy broke out on Good Friday when Facebook rejected an online advertisement highlighting Franciscan University’s online graduate catechetics program for featuring the San Damiano Cross. The post read “We teach those who teach the faith” and featured a picture of the famous Franciscan cross. In a blog posted to the […]