Theology on Tap
Speakers share variety of vocations at Theology on Tap
NICK MERSCH SPORTS EDITOR Curious students hoping to discern their vocations gave their attention to the wide variety of speakers at Sunday night’s Theology on Tap in the Gentile Gallery. Brother Daniel Maria Klimek, TOR, opened with a prayer, which was followed by the sounds of beers and soda cans cracking open. Klimek, two religious sisters […]
Graduate, non-traditional students embrace community in reopened residence hall
CECILIA ENGBERT STAFF WRITER With the reopening of Bonaventure Hall on lower campus this fall semester, graduate and non-traditional (GNT) students at Franciscan University of Steubenville now have a place to call home and a community of their own. Internal damage to the building, including mildew under the carpets and paneling, chased undergraduate residents away from Bonaventure […]
Theology on Tap speaker inspires students to sleep
SARAH KADERBEK STAFF WRITER On March 21, one of Franciscan University of Steubenville’s philosophy professors gave an inspiring lecture on “The Sleep of the Virtuous” at Theology on Tap, drawing unexpected crowds and encouraging students to develop virtuous sleep habits. Over 40 students and local alumni listened as Brandon Dahm, who holds a doctorate in […]
Students discover beauty of intimacy with Christ
NOEMY BANUELOS STAFF WRITER Graduate students at Franciscan University of Steubenville came together on Thursday, Feb. 21, at 7 p.m. in Froelich’s Dine and Bar for an inspiring talk about intimacy through beauty. Entitled “The Beauty of Intimate Joy,” this talk was given by Bill Keimig, assistant director at the Catechetical Institute, who emphasized the […]
Speaker explains Mary’s self-gift through theology of the body
NOEMY BANUELOS STAFF WRITER Over a dozen graduate and non-traditional students from Franciscan University of Steubenville gathered at Froelich’s Classic Corner on Thursday, Jan. 17, at 7 p.m. for a talk on Mary and theology of the body, the first Theology on Tap event of the semester. Cindy Costello, an inspirational speaker and graduate theology […]
Theology on Tap speaker emphasizes the power of beauty
NOEMY BANUELOS STAFF WRITER Franciscan University of Steubenville’s inaugural Theology on Tap for this fall semester was held on Thursday, Sept. 20 at Froelich’s Bar and Dine at 7 p.m. The topic for the event was beauty through the channels of faith, hope, and love. Speaker Jennifer Holmstrom intrigued the roomful of eager graduate and […]
Preparing for advent: Theology on Tap speaker offers helpful tips
MARGARET BOYLAN EDITOR-IN-CHIEF Both Grad Non-Trad and undergrads from Franciscan University gathered for the final Theology on Tap of the semester in the basement of Froelich’s on Nov. 16. The Rev. Jonas Shell, an alumnus of the university, presented a talk for the GNT group on “Advent preparation.” Shell spoke of the variety of ways […]
Theology on tap continues tradition of capturing students
MARGARET BOYLAN EDITOR-IN-CHIEF A visiting priest opened the eyes of students gathered at Froehlich’s on Oct. 19 as he shared the importance of our guardian angels, pulling from biblical sources. The guest speaker was the Rev. William Wagner, OA. Wagner studied in Rome and taught in Portugal for 10 years. The talk tonight was on […]
Theology on Tap series kicks off semester with new partnership
MOLLY TRAINOR STAFF WRITER Franciscan University of Steubenville’s Grad-Non-Trad Student Organization kicked off its Theology on Tap series Tuesday night, Jan. 31, at Froehlich’s Classic Corner. This was the first Theology on Tap coordinated by Grad-Non-Trad in conjunction with the Christian Formation and School Office of the Diocese of Steubenville. To make room for a […]
Rice exhorts students to evangelism
JOHN GALLAGHER SPORTS EDITOR “If you haven’t given your life to Jesus, you’re about to.” Franciscan professor Bob Rice, who holds a doctorate in theology, sought to demonstrate evangelization by means of a somewhat unique medium: confident accordion playing. Those who packed the Ohio Valley Room of the Best Western University Inn, present to witness […]