October 15, 2009

BCU Features “Honduras: the Suffering and the Hope”

SIOUX CITY, Iowa – Briar Cliff University will host John Donaghy who will present “Honduras: the Suffering and the Hope” at 8 p.m. on Tuesday, Oct. 20, in the Saint Francis Center in the Stark Student Center on campus.

Sponsored by BCU’s Campus Ministry, Donaghy’s presentation will provide insights to the current political and economic crises in Honduras. He also will discuss root causes of the unrest, which was exacerbated by the military coup in Honduras this past summer.  This free event is open to the public.

Caritus (Catholic Charities) for the Diocese.  Previously, he was campus minister at Saint Thomas Aquinas Student Center at Iowa State University, Ames, Iowa. 

Briar Cliff University is a Catholic institution with an enrollment of more than 1,100 students from 28 states.  Students are educated in the Franciscan tradition of excellence in the liberal arts and career preparation in an environment of care and compassion. For more information, please visit briarcliff.edu.

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