When I first started at Franciscan University of Steubenville in 2004,
Father Michael Scanlan was already a walking legend on campus. He had
retired from his role as president just four years previously and spent
his days as the chancellor of the college visiting with students, saying
Mass, and hearing confessions. When I heard the news this weekend of
Father Scanlan’s death, I was reminded of how the course of my life
would have been completely different had it not been for Father Scanlan
turning around the failing College of Steubenville and transforming it
into the vibrant, community centered, academically focused institution
it is today. His life and work,
open to the movement of the Holy Spirit, obedient to the requests of
his superiors, has been formative in so many lives of Catholics,
especially those of us who have been able to attend Franciscan
University.
Read the rest at the National Catholic Register...
Confessions of a Catholic Mom and Philosopher's Wife
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