ELISHA VALLADARES-CORMIER CATHOLIC VALUES COLUMNIST The news from Monday, Nov. 12, that the Vatican had effectively canceled the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops’ efforts to vote on bishop accountability reform shocked Catholics across the country, leaving many of them frustrated…
VERONICA NOVOTNY STAFF WRITER A few dozen young Catholics eager to consecrate themselves to their mother gathered in the Gentile Gallery at 7 p.m. on Dec. 5 to hear a renowned Mariologist speak on the history and graces associated with…
SARAH KADERBEK STAFF WRITER On the evening of Dec. 4, the Schola Cantorum Franciscana and Franciscan University Chorale performed their program “Advent Lessons and Carols” in Christ the King Chapel. The evening was structured around nine “lessons” or readings from…
S. MICHAEL HUTCHESON STAFF WRITER The lower Gentile Gallery filled with the buzz of excited conversation on the afternoon of Sunday, Dec. 2, as students and guests from all over campus came to watch the Franciscan University Chorale perform at…
MONICA TORREBLANCA STAFF WRITER Friends, family and classmates gathered for a musical and spiritual journey as a Franciscan University of Steubenville sacred music major performed his junior organ recital at St. Peter Catholic Church on the night of Dec. 2.…
MAGGIE PAWSEY CRITIC’S CORNER COLUMNIST Igor Vishnevetsky – professor, novelist, composer – is a man full of stories, and not just the literary type. This is his first semester at Franciscan University of Steubenville, during which he has been teaching…
VERONICA NOVOTNY STAFF WRITER Over 150 students and visitors crammed into the Gentile Gallery on the evening of Dec. 2 for an explosive debate on President Trump’s immigration policies, Catholic social teaching and open borders. The motion of the evening,…
SYDNEY LORENTZ STAFF WRITER The inaugural season of Franciscan University of Steubenville indoor track and field is off to a running start, kicking off with the Mount Union Toy Drive Collegiate Invitational. Beginning its season at this meet at the…
VERONICA NOVOTNY STAFF WRITER Inspiration hung in the air as renowned theologian Mark Miravalle presented the ascetical and mystical levels of prayer as outlined in the great spiritual traditions of the Church to a full Pugliese Auditorium on the evening…
THOMAS BODOH STAFF WRITER On the chilly Thursday evening of Nov. 29, students gathered in the Gentile Gallery for a film screening of the inspiring documentary about the real life of St. Francis titled “Sign of Contradiction.” After a prayer…
