School of Prayer
Professor explains Disposing Ourselves to Hear the Voice of God
By Grace Simcox Staff Writer School of prayer concluded their Lenten talk series, on hearing the voice of God, with a talk from a prominent biblical Scholar on Mar. 20 at 9 p.m. in the Christ the King Chapel. John Bergsma, a professor of theology and biblical scholar, begun his talk by advising that each […]
School of prayer kicks off Lent with guest speaker
By Madeline Dorobiala Staff Writer Franciscan University introduced its four-part series, School of Prayer, on Monday, Feb. 19 in Christ the King Chapel. Bob Lesnefsky, director of the Office of Evangelization, started the talk explaining the purpose of School of Prayer. “We are going back to the basics of how do we pray,” said Lesnefsky. […]
‘God is so active;’ speaker lectures on praying Examen
By Eleanor O’Hagan Staff Writer For the final installment of Franciscan University’s School of Prayer series, Brian Kissinger, former director of student life for the Austria program, spoke on the Examen in Christ the King Chapel on March 27. Kissinger began by saying that it is important to remember that it is God and not […]
Franciscan president speaks on prayer from the heart
By Eleanor O’Hagan Staff Writer The Rev. Dave Pivonka, TOR, said that intimacy with God should be the driving factor in prayer from the heart during a talk given on March 6 in Christ the King Chapel. Pivonka began by saying that each individual has a God-given soul which is both interior and immortal. “God […]