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nes Murzaku, Chair of Catholic Studies and Professor of Religion
Thursday, February 12, 2026

Inside the Core We Celebrate a Volume on Catholic Studies

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.

MLK's march from Selma
Monday, February 2, 2026

Inside the Core: Film Series Presentation

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.

Reverend Grzegorz
Wednesday, January 21, 2026

The Person as Transcendence

Debates on the human person are very complex and advanced in contemporary philosophy. One of the interesting approaches to personhood is offered by Karol Wojtyła.

The Death of Socrates by Jacques-Louis David
Friday, January 16, 2026

Inside the Core we celebrate lasting legacies

This week we think of Plato, Martin Luther King, Jr., and Pope Francis -- all of whom have left lasting legacies to those of us who follow in their footsteps.

Dorothy Day
Thursday, December 11, 2025

Inside the Core: A Time for Gratitude

This season is a wonderful time for gratitude for the daily encounters we share with colleagues and students to the deeper spiritual realities we celebrate.

Professor Josephine DeVito, Nursing and Core faculty member, will give a presentation on a pilgrimage she took in October to Lourdes and Fatima. This talk is co-sponsored by the Core and Campus Ministry.
Tuesday, November 25, 2025

Core and Campus Ministry Host Talk on Pilgrimage

Josephine DeVito, a nursing and Core faculty member, will give a presentation about her October pilgrimage to Lourdes and Fatima. The talk is co-sponsored by the Core and Campus Ministry.

Melinda Papaccio
Monday, November 24, 2025

Inside the Core: International Collaboration

Inside the Core, Melinda Papaccio, faculty member in English and the Core, has brought us Black Poster Project and I-Thirst. Now Sister Bosco, Core faculty member, has brought I-Thirst to Nigeria.

books screensaver and laptop
Monday, November 24, 2025

Book Discussion - Catholic Studies

Join us on Teams for a discussion of the new volume, "An Interdisciplinary Pedagogical Model for Catholic Studies: Rooted in Vatican II, Growing Through the 21st Century" (June 2025)

At 5:00 p.m. on Wednesday, April 29, Chapel of the Immaculate Conception. A reception and program will follow in the Chancellor Suite. All members and their families are welcome.
Saturday, November 22, 2025

Delta Epsilon Sigma Honor Society

At 5:00 p.m. on Wednesday, April 29, Chapel of the Immaculate Conception. A reception and program will follow in the Chancellor Suite. All members and their families are welcome.

Inside the Core this week many Core I students read Martin Luther King Jr's
Monday, November 17, 2025

Inside the Core

Inside the Core this week many Core I students read Martin Luther King Jr's "Mountaintop Speech," which resonates with the lives of some African saints presented on this past Wednesday.

Puebla
Monday, November 17, 2025

A Holiday Drive for Puebla

Your gift of school supplies and new soccer balls supports students in the sites we will be visiting and reflects our course themes of faith, care and community.

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