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Seton Halls first study abroad trip since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic has taken flight! The study abroad experience in Italy, through the course Foundations of Christian Culture. March 2-14.

This course (Foundations of Christian Culture CAST 3994) is cross-listed with CORE 3748, RELS 3208, HIST 4281, and HONS Seminar – (Spring 2022). The group will meet for classes prior to trip.

Seton Hall University Tuesday, May 11, 2021 On June 14-16th, the Center for Catholic Studies will host the twenty-third annual Faculty Summer Seminar, "From Facts to Truth to Wisdom with Thomas Aquinas," co-sponsored by the Center for Vocation and Servant Leadership. The seminar will be led by Jeremy Wilkins, Ph.D., of Boston College.  The seminar will run three days from 9:30 a.m.–12:30 p.m. in an online format via Microsoft Teams with limited in-person availability. Please register by i...

Seton Hall University Wednesday, April 7, 2021 On Thursday, April 29th, Dr. Lydia Dugdale of Columbia University will give a lecture entitled: "On Lonely Deaths: COVID, Community, & the Lost Art of Dying Well," which will be moderated by Dr. Bryan C. Pilkington of Seton Halls School of Health and Medical Sciences.  This event is a part of IHS Bioethics, The Dignity Series: Online, and is co-sponsored by the Center for Catholic Studies and the IHS Library.  History may well record the inflict...

The polarization of Catholics around the world could explain the course the pope is trying to set.

Regarding same-sex unions, Pope Francis must navigate a divided church Ruby Mellen © Ben Curtis/AP Pope Francis waves to well-wishers in Maputo, Mozambique, on Sept. 5. (Ben Curtis/AP) Pope Francis delivered a disappointment to Catholic LGBT communities Monday, with a decree reaffirming that priests should not bless same-sex unions. The move stood in contrast to the pontiff’s past statements calling for the legalization of same-sex unions and urging inclusion — part ...

Seton Hall University Monday, March 1, 2021 Ecce Dolor by Georges Rouault, 1936. On Thursday, March 11th the Bernard J. Lonergan Institute presents Professor Emeritus Jerome Miller of Salisbury University and " From Vulnerability to Passion: A Few Thoughts Sprung from Tears". This event serves as the Bernard J. Lonergan Institutes Spring 2021 lecture. We put a premium on being in control of our lives–being able to handle, deal with, manage, situations so we wont be overwhelmed and incapacita...

Seton Hall University Thursday, February 18, 2021 By Nancy Enright Inside the Core this week, we will give some attention to some of the exciting Core III options available to our students. Core III, Engaging the World, is the third of the three "Signature courses" required of students at Seton Hall. It is meant to take the "Journey questions" of Core I, which are deepened through the dialogue of Core II: Christianity and Culture in Dialogue, to the next level, applying them to the world around...