Faith

Hunter Jurica: Finance, Faith, and Finding the Fairway

Written by Rachel (Vasilko) Heckman '13 | 04/21/2026
Hunter Jurica balances life as a finance and analytics double major while competing on the golf team, growing in his Catholic faith, and applying data-driven thinking across campus and beyond.

Care for Creation, Care for Saint Francis University

University Communications & Marketing | 04/20/2026
Saint Francis University welcomed Fr. Jonathan St. Andre, T.O.R., for a presentation on the Canticle of the Creatures, highlighting themes of unity, humility, and care for creation inspired by Saint Francis of Assisi.

Celebrating Law Day 2026: The Rule of Law and the American Dream

Mitchell Jubas | 04/01/2026
Saint Francis University will host its 2026 Red Mass on April 24 at 10:30 a.m. in the Immaculate Conception Chapel, featuring a keynote by Justice P. Kevin Brobson on “The Rule of Law and the American Dream,” with a luncheon to follow.

Seth Cunningham: Growing His Businesses and His Faith

Written by Rachel (Vasilko) Heckman '13 | 03/05/2026
Feeling like college just wasn’t what he needed, Seth wanted to jump straight into growing his online businesses and finding new pursuits. But then he was introduced to a core group of students in Campus Ministry, and everything instantly clicked.

Erin Riggi: Finding Her Voice through Teaching, Art, and Faith

Written by Rachel (Vasilko) Heckman '13 | 02/04/2026
Ed.D. Candidate Erin Riggi is embracing the Power of And. Erin is a devoted Italian Catholic mother, a studio instructor and art history teacher, a painter and ceramist, and now, thanks to insights gained through her graduate work, she is adding "leader" to her list of accomplishments.

New triptych honoring St. Marianne in Saint Margaret Hall

Marie Young, University Communications & Marketing | 09/02/2025
A new work of sacred art now graces the halls of Saint Margaret Hall in the study area outside the Occupational Therapy suite. The contemplative triptych celebrates the life and legacy of St. Marianne Cope, a Franciscan sister whose compassion and courage continue to inspire.

Mass of the Holy Spirit 2025

Marie Young, University Communications & Marketing | 08/29/2025
Students, faculty, and staff gathered under blue skies to pray for wisdom, strength, and unity as Saint Francis University opened the 2025-2026 academic year with the Mass of the Holy Spirit on the Campus Mall.

Saint Francis University Renames Agape Chapel to the Saint Carlo Acutis Adoration Chapel

Mitchell Jubas | 08/14/2025
Honoring a Modern Saint and Renewing Eucharistic Devotion on Campus Saint Francis University is proud to announce the renaming of the Agape Chapel to the Saint Carlo Acutis Adoration Chapel, a sacred space dedicated to deepening devotion to the Eucharist through silent prayer and adoration. The formal dedication and blessing of the chapel will take place on September 7, 2025, the same day that Saint Carlo Acutis will be canonized in Rome by Pope Leo XIV. This change reflects a growing spiritual movement on campus. Students have expressed an increasing desire for Eucharistic Adoration. In