vocations
JPII and the vocation of the artist
LUKE PONCE FINE ARTS COLUMNIST Early in my tenure as fine arts columnist for this publication, I issued an exhortation to my fellow artists encouraging them to make art and reminding them that, whatever capacity it takes on, their work is deeply important. Nearly two years later, I would like to return to these themes and […]
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 […]
Vocations fair provides unique opportunity for new relationships and vocational insight
SARAH KADERBEK STAFF WRITER On Oct. 12, Franciscan University of Steubenville hosted representatives from dozens of religious orders during the annual Vocations Fair in the Finnegan Fieldhouse from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. As visitors approached the event, they were greeted by the hubbub of joyful conversation as students mingled with the religious, gaining new […]
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 […]
Household hosts campus priest to share practical tips for discerning vocation
MAGGIE PAWSEY STAFF WRITER Franciscan Students gathered Feb. 22 in the Gentile Gallery to hear director of Priestly Discernment Program talk on discerning your vocation. Mary, Spouse of the Spirit household hosted the night for anyone discerning a path in their life. The Rev, Gregory Plow, director of the Priestly Discernment Program (PDP), spoke from […]
Catholic Values Column: Vocations of today
RACHEL MILLER CATHOLIC VALUES COLUMNIST Peter was a fisherman. John was a faithful Jew. Matthew was a tax collector. Before they met Jesus, the Apostles all had a trade that was their life. Even Jesus was a carpenter for His first 30 years. I recently went to a talk on vocations. Vocation: such a buzz […]
Catholics called to honest vocational discernment, says Jesuit theologian
ELISHA VALLADARES-CORMIER SOCIAL MEDIA MANAGER It is in people’s best interest to discern their vocation, said a renowned moral theologian during a talk at the annual Student Leadership Summit, held Friday and Saturday in the Gentile Gallery. Speaking to more than 200 students during the weekend, the Rev. Peter Ryan, SJ, gave three talks over […]