Regardless of whether they are Catholic, Pope Francis is someone who absolutely amazes Americans. He is puzzling, he is baffling. So when he came to America almost a year and a half ago for the first time as pope, twenty-four-hour news stations followed his every move. For a minute, the country almost forgot about the beginnings of…
Here at Franciscan University, we have a unique system called “Households.” Commonly explained as a “Catholic fraternity,” these small groups of men or women are united by more than just a banner, color, or t-shirt. Households are families. I was blessed to join Daughters of Zion household in the spring of my freshman year. At…
I joined The Troubadour as a freshman during my first week at Franciscan University. I came in as a mass communications major with a concentration in journalism and had high hopes to become a mainstream newspaper journalist. It made sense to join the school paper. I had been a part of my school paper in…
Because of the very broad core program at Franciscan, Franciscan students have the opportunity to take classes with a wide variety of professors from different departments. Within my first semester, I knew there was something very special about this group of people who have dedicated themselves to the education of their younger brothers and sisters…
Many in the Franciscan community see Father Mike as the man who re-founded the school and helped it find its identity in the Church. Before Father Mike, the college was virtually unknown and struggling. But with humility and support of the Holy Spirit, Father Mike helped Franciscan flourish. He’s a sort of St. Francis-like figure.…
Fr. Michael Scanlan, TOR Even though I grew up in Steubenville and visited Franciscan frequently, I don’t have any vivid memories of Father Michael Scanlan. But he was always there, usually as one of the many priests at the altar during mass at Christ the King or in the Field House for Household Life. However,…
Thinking on the little way recently, because of St. Therese’s feast day Oct 1st! St. Therese is so great- I think she’s a saint that is so reachable and relatable. Her book Story of a Soul is practically a diary of her interior life that reveals so much about her spirituality, but also just how…