women’s ministry
First Franciscan student-run conference highlights contribution of women to culture, church
JESSICA COHEN STAFF WRITER Franciscan University’s first student-facilitated conference, “Women: Gift in Culture and Church,” will take place in the Finnegan Fieldhouse on April 15-16. Seniors Haley Ketschke, Toni Brown and Marykate Heim make up the team of women who have been working on this conference for their Capstone Portfolio project for the Center for […]
Priest relates Theology of the Body to the Eucharist at Women’s Ministry event
KAREN BISGES STAFF WRITER “When you’re hungering, you are hungering; when you want love, you want love,” said the Rev. Ryan Mann, guest speaker at Franciscan University Women’s Ministry’s talk Feb. 17 in the Gentile Gallery. The event titled “A Tabernacle of Flesh and Blood” included a theological discussion relating the sacrament of the Eucharist […]
Women’s Ministry BeLoved event encourages women to embrace role of suffering in their lives
ALLEGRA THATCHER STAFF WRITER Franciscan University Women’s Ministry’s annual BeLoved event took place Jan. 30 in the Finnegan Fieldhouse, drawing more than 500 women to an evening of reflection and prayer. The event began at 5:30 p.m. with a welcome from Mary Catherine Jadlos, residence director of Sts. Louis and Elizabeth Hall, followed by dinner […]
Women’s Ministry helps students discover their temperaments at Know Thyself event
RACHEL RANDER STAFF WRITER What kind of saint are you? Franciscan University’s Women’s Ministry hosted Know Thyself: Understanding Your Temperament on Nov. 19 during which students were matched with a saint who had a similar temperament as their own. The first part of the event had students complete a temperament test, which consisted of four […]
BeLoved retreat finds theme in St. Francis prayer, helps women grow in self-awareness
BY RACHEL DEL GUIDICE CATHOLIC VALUES COLUMNIST More than 300 women participated in the retreat BeLoved hosted by Franciscan University’s Women’s Ministry on Saturday in Finnegan Fieldhouse. The theme of the retreat was inspired by St. Francis’ prayer, “Lord, who are you, and who do you say I am?” The evening kicked off with a […]
Women’s Ministry hosts Holy Hour, talk for women
BY ERIN MADDEN Staff Writer The women of Franciscan University came together Thursday night for a Eucharistic holy hour in Christ the King Chapel to look upon the Lord and embrace their femininity. The whole event was sponsored by the FUS Women’s Ministry and was entitled “His Gaze: Discovering Our Femininity.” The Rev. Nathan Malavolti, […]