15 May, 2026
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Symposium talk addresses dating culture at Franciscan with tips from the trenches

ELOISA GUTIERREZ STAFF WRITER Over a hundred students flocked to listen to a talk on dating and marriage, part of Franciscan University of Steubenville’s annual Gift of Human Sexuality Symposium, on Thursday, Sept. 11. With standing room only in the Gentile Gallery, Matthew Breuninger, who holds a doctorate in psychology, commenced his presentation, “Advice on […]

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Array of panelists discuss sexual abuse in the Catholic Church

SYDNEY LORENTZ STAFF WRITER On Sept. 3 in the Gentile Gallery, Franciscan University of Steubenville began its annual Gift of Human Sexuality Symposium with a panel discussion on the Catholic Church and sexual abuse. According to Robert Siemens, director of the Franciscan University Office of Evangelization, this first installment of the symposium was to be […]

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Siemens promotes living out Franciscan virtues in all places

JOHN GALLAGHER SPORTS EDITOR Bob Siemens moved to Steubenville because of a postcard and a feeling. Out of work and in a new Colorado house with a growing family, Siemens and his wife elected to move to Ohio without a waiting future. The story behind his family’s move from Colorado to Steubenville, he said, is […]