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Column: Education for Man
By Nathanael Check Staff Write It seems education in the United States is lacking, and to determine what it is lacking, one must decide what education’s purpose is. To those in positions of political authority, education is intended to prepare the individual for civic engagement. To many parents and students, an education serves the individual […]
Letter from the editor: Journalism in a post-truth world
By Christopher Dacanay Editor-in-Chief From March 10-11, I had the pleasure of attending the “Journalism in a Post-Truth World” conference jointly hosted by EWTN News and Franciscan University. The conference addressed timely topics about the role of Catholic journalists in our modern society, which is plagued by moral relativism, political partisanship and fake news. Our […]
Agenda before truth: A Catholic response
A. MONTES POLITICAL PAPIST COLUMNIST Why, hello there! This is the Political Papist, a column about Catholics in politics. If you’re anything like me, you probably think politics is difficult, disheartening and obnoxious. That’s true. But, as children of God and American citizens, it is our duty to stand up for the truth, even if it’s […]
Student-run publications dig into truth, challenge norms
JACOB WATSON LIBERAL COLUMNIST Franciscan University is home to many publications that allow for freedom of speech and thought among the student body. Two of these, the Gadfly and the Gauntlet, often serve as conversation starters by spreading information, contributing ideas and sparking discussion. The Gadfly is one of the major campus publications. The goal […]
Veritas Society fosters intellectual defense of truth
ELOISA GUTIERREZ STAFF WRITER “O Infinite Creator … do Thou, who art in truth the fountain of light and wisdom, deign to shed upon the darkness of my understanding the rays of Thine infinite brightness…” So begins the highlight of Friday afternoons for intellectual Catholics in the Anscombe Seminar. The club, founded by freshmen Alex […]