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Mooney-Hall
Wednesday, April 1, 2026

Inside the Core Focus on 'Laudato Si'

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.

Romero and King on Westminster Abbey, London, UK
Tuesday, March 31, 2026

Inside the Core we celebrate Romero-King week

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.

Cardinal Joseph Tobin
Wednesday, March 11, 2026

Inside the Core: A Talk by Cardinal Joseph Tobin

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.

Norman Francis
Tuesday, March 3, 2026

Inside the Core: Reflecting on Black History

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.

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.

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.


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