Inside the Core we are Reading Contrasting Modern Texts
Core II students are now reading modern authors including German philosopher and atheist Frederich Nietzsche in contrast to other modern authors, like Pope Francis and St. Oscar Romero.

Core II students are now reading modern authors including German philosopher and atheist Frederich Nietzsche in contrast to other modern authors, like Pope Francis and St. Oscar Romero.
As the spring season unfolds, with Holy Week culminating on Easter Sunday and Passover beginning this week, nature is part of the celebration, and the Core is focusing much on Laudato Si, a Core text.
Five Seton Hall University students will present their scholarship at Solidarity in Action: A Conference on the Dignity of Refugees and Migrants on April 25, 2026, at The Center at Mariandale.
Over spring break, students from Seton Hall embarked on an immersive study abroad experience in Mexico, exploring the intersection of faith, culture and healthcare in Puebla and Mexico City.
We had one Vigil-on-the-Green on March 24th and will have another on April 7. We will also have a talk by Ana Maria Pineda on March 31st and a breakfast on April 1.
Robert Royal will explain how the very notion of modern martyrdom has undergone several developments in the papacies of St. John Paul II and Pope Francis. Royal chronicles the heartrending stories.
The Core, along with ICSST, the CAST Program and CAST Center, welcomed Cardinal Joseph Tobin to talk about 'Pope Leo and the Legacy of Pope Francis.'
Seton Hall students recently completed a 13-day study abroad trip through 14 Italian cities, exploring the historic and spiritual foundations of Christian culture from Sicily to the heart of Rome.
On March 18 at 3 p.m., Cardinal Joseph Tobin, archbishop of Newark, will speak about 'Pope Leo and the Legacy of Pope Francis' in the Event Room in the University Center.
As Black History Month comes to a close, we turn to Reverend Forrest Pritchett to recall significant figures, Bishop Joseph Francis and his brother, Norman Francis, key figures locally and nationally.
Undergraduate teams invited to develop interdisciplinary, mission-driven solutions to environmental justice challenges in honor of Laudato Si’s tenth anniversary.
A lecture by Bronwen McShea Ph.D. examining how lay and consecrated women helped found and shape modern Catholic universities in the U.S., Europe, and Latin America.
Ines Murzaku, Chair of CAST and Professor of Religion, and Joseph Rice, Professor, ICSST, have co-edited and contributed essays to their book on CAST in the Scholars' Forum in the CIT next Wednesday.
Jonathan Heaps, Toth-Lonergan visiting professor and Core adjunct faculty member, recently published an article in Commonweal, linking the ideas of Bernard Lonergan to our contemporary world.
Four Seton Hall professors will share their conference experiences and excerpts from conference presentations with students, faculty and staff.
Inside the Core is showing four films, related to Core texts and values, beginning with the film Selma about Martin Luther King, Jr's leading of the march from Selma to Montgomery.