spring break missions
Mission humbly serves the city of Los Angeles
ELOISA GUTIERREZ STAFF WRITER In the city of angels, a team of Franciscan University of Steubenville students spent its spring break ministering to students in Catholic grade schools and the homeless population. “There’s a darkness there. … We get to bring a little flame of Christ to them,” said Sarah Lawlor, sophomore theology major and […]
Chicago Mission: learning to be Christ and see Christ
MEGAN REZNICEK STAFF WRITER Pure, simple, and child-like—these were the hearts of those whom 11 Franciscan students ministered to over spring break. These were not the hearts of young children in orphanages or schools. No, these were the hearts of men in their 40s and 50s. On the Friday that initiated spring break, Chicago mission […]
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 […]
Arizona mission evangelizes by example and presence
FLANNERY MCGOVERN STAFF WRITER In hot and sunny Douglas, Arizona, the Loretto Catholic School is the destination of the Franciscan University’s Arizona mission team. Just like the other mission teams, the group, headed by Julie McConnell and Scott Reaume, will head down south over spring break. The team of 16 missionaries, including a chaplain and […]