<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><!-- <?pcf-stylesheet path="/_resources/xsl/for-all-forever-news/news-post-campaign.xsl" title="CampaignHTML" extension="-campaign.html" alternate="yes" ?> --><item href="/core-curriculum/news/inside-the-core-we-are-reading-contrasting-modern-texts.html" dsn="news"><teaser-title>Inside the Core we are Reading Contrasting Modern Texts</teaser-title><teaser-description>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.</teaser-description><pubDate>04/17/2026</pubDate><title>Inside the Core: Contrasting Modern Texts</title><description>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.</description><author>Nancy Enright</author><author-title/><image><img src="/images/Nietzsche_320.jpg" alt="Frederich Nietzsche"/></image><shortnames/><category>Campus Life,Education,Faith and Service</category><department>University Core Curriculum</department><relationships>Campus Ministry,Center for Catholic Studies,College of Arts and Sciences,University Core Curriculum</relationships><created-date>2026-04-17T18:04:23.76Z</created-date><tags><tag>Catholic Intellectual Tradition</tag></tags></item>