The homemade dog toys for the SPCA Steven Stutz / The Bona Venture stutzsa20@bonaventure.edu BY: HADLEY THOMPSON, NEWS EDITOR Service Day, a day when students and faculty come together to participate in activities to help others, is the Saturday before Francis Week at St. Bonaventure University. Members at the McGinley-Carney building, Bonaventure’s center for Franciscan…
BY WILLIAM MCDONOUGH, STAFF WRITER Francis Week at St. Bonaventure is a week celebrating the founder of the Order of Friars Minor – or simply Franciscan Friars – and his accomplishments. St. Bonaventure celebrated six days of events in memory of the beloved Saint, according to SBU News. According to the SBU News’ schoolwide email,…
BY ANTHONY DASILVA, CONTRIBUTING WRITER St. Francis week starts today, Oct. 1 and goes through Wednesday, October 6. According to Amanda Naujoks, associate director of St. Bonaventure University’s ministries, the event has a long and detailed tradition at the university. “St. Bonaventure has held St. Francis week for at least 20 years,” said Naujoks. The…
By Hannah Legacy Contributing Writer From Sept. 30 to Oct. 4, University Ministries will host its annual Francis Week to honor the life of St. Francis, the patron saint of animals and creation, with funds from John and Kay Meisch. Francis Week is a time to “celebrate and remember all that is a part of…
By Emily Losito Associate Editor The McGinley-Carney Center for Franciscan Ministries has a distinguishing feature – the Interfaith Prayer Tower. University Ministries and The Center for Arab and Islamic Studies hosted an Interfaith Prayer Service to mark the beginning of Francis Week in the great room. Fr. Michael Calabria, OFM, welcomed all religious people…
By Jessica Dillon Contributing writer Francis Week, a celebration honoring the life and legacy of St. Francis of Assisi, patron saint of animals and the environment, began Wednesday. The celebration is meant to take students’ perceptions of St. Francis beyond the birdbath, said Fr. Francis Di Spigno, O.F.M., executive director of University Ministries. “We can…
By Brandon Chin Contributing Writer Last Saturday, the Franciscan faculty, in cooperation with volunteer students, hosted a service that stretched beyond homily or prayer. Mixing the elements of drama and music to form a mix of play, concert and sermon, the “Transitus of Saint Francis” received admiration from a number of attendees. The Transitus…
By Rachel Konieczny News Assignment Editor Francis week presentation, titled “Francis Goes to Washington,” included speakers Joel Horowitz, Ph.D.; Fr. Dominic Monti, O.F.M.; Mary Rose Kubal, Ph.D. and James (J.W.) Cook, junior political science major, respectively. Horowitz began the presentation on Tuesday evening. The professor of history commented on the geography of Argentina, Pope Francis’…
By Andrea Fernandes Associate Editor Now that Feast Week has concluded, the life of St. Francis will be celebrated in the University Chapel on Saturday at 7 p.m. Students will perform a narrated play to depict a series of events in Francis’ final hours and his death. “All Franciscans celebrate this day,” said Vanessa Hulse,…
By: Caitlyn Morral Staff Writer Feast your eyes on this—next week St. Bonaventure is gearing up for the start of Feast Week, in honor of St. Francis. Throughout the week, which begins with a Family Weekend Mass at 4:30 p.m. Saturday in the University Chapel, there will be different events leading up to the Feast…
By: Hunter Samuelson Contributing Writer Beginning this Saturday, St. Bonaventure’s ministry team will kick off a weeklong Franciscan fiesta to honor the life of St. Francis, the patron saint of animals and creation. The purpose of this annual event is to revive the message of St. Francis and enlighten faculty, staff and students about a…
By Nate West News Editor Francis Week will feature a new ending this year. For the first time, the Campus Service Day will mark the end of the campus-wide celebration of the life and times of Francis of Assisi. “When we celebrate Francis Week, there are many speakers and there’s different activities going on,” Sister…
By Julia Mericle Contributing Writer As Francis Week approaches, University Ministries is preparing a variety of events to get the campus involved. The festivities run from Sunday to Saturday, Oct. 5, with the Feast of Saint Francis taking place on Friday, Oct. 4. “Francis Week is a celebration of our Franciscan identity on campus,” Julianne…
