Inside the Core We Explore the Nature of Reality
Core I students read Plato's Allegory of the Cave, which shows people living in a cave, thinking shadows are reality. Parallels can be drawn between this experience and false worlds created by AI.

Core I students read Plato's Allegory of the Cave, which shows people living in a cave, thinking shadows are reality. Parallels can be drawn between this experience and false worlds created by AI.
The Core has made a change in the syllabus requiring for Core I that students read either from the writings of Elizabeth Ann Seton or Dorothy Day or both.
The Catholic Studies Program proudly presents I Thirst: Archbishop Fulton Sheen's Theology of the Crucifixion with Edmund M. Lazzari, Ph.L., STL (Cand.), Ph.D., at 2 p.m. on Wednesday, September 16.
Seton Hall celebrates the publication of the 2024 Stanley Jaki Congress proceedings, highlighting the University's leadership in advancing dialogue between theology and the sciences.
Seton Hall University is pleased to announce the publication of the 'Stanley Jaki Foundation International Congress 2024,' an edited volume by Father Paul Haffner and Father Joseph R. Laracy.
This year’s inductees are Nancy Kajo, Anthony Haynor, Taylor Ann Lyons, Jessica Vital, Ana Emilia Ferreira, Frederick Engram Jr., Josephine DeVito and Mary Ellen Roberts.
The Department of Catholic Studies at Seton Hall University has announced the winners of its 2026 New Jersey High School Essay Contest, “St. Francis and ‘Integral Ecology’: More Than ‘Being Green
Join us for a screening of the film, "The Triumph of the Heart," at 1 p.m. on Thursday, April 30, in Mooney Hall Room 336.
Seton Hall students presented research-informed environmental solutions inspired by Laudato Si’, with Sisters of Water earning first place in the inaugural Challenge.
Ines Angeli Murzaku, Ph.D., professor and director Catholic Studies Program at Seton Hall, has published a new book, "Light from the East: The Catholic Eastern Churches Sixty Years After Vatican II."
The last Scholars' Forum in the CIT for the spring semester will feature Justin Anderson, Ph.D., Professor of Moral Theology in ICSST presenting on his three latest books.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.