Upcoming Events With the Center for Catholic Studies

As the spring semester winds down, the Center for Catholic Studies has worked to organize three special events for the Seton Hall University community that are scheduled to take place over the next few weeks. Don’t miss these opportunities to end the 2023-2024 academic year in fellowship, reflection and inspiration before heading into summer.

Toth-Lonergan Spring Lecture: "Interiority as the Path to Democracy"

What do our individual spiritual lives have to do with cultivating society aimed at the common good? Join Francesca Zaccaron, Ph.D., Toth-Lonergan visiting professor, from 3:30 to 5 p.m., Thursday, May 16, in the University Center Chancellor’s Suite for this semester’s Toth-Lonergan lecture: "Interiority as the Path to Democracy: Berdjaev and Lonergan in Dialogue." Zaccaron’s presentation will explore the role of interiority in building democracy, imagining a dialogue between Bernard Lonergan and Nikolai Berdjaev in response to Jacques Maritain, and exploring where these Christian philosophers converge. The lecture will be followed by a Q&A and discussion period. This in-person event is open to the Seton Hall community. Light refreshments will be served.

26th Annual Faculty Summer Seminar: "Gracious Catastrophes"

What is "the Catholic Imagination," and how does it lead us into critical, contemplative, and creative engagement with the living God, the Catholic Intellectual Tradition, and all fields of knowledge? Faculty of all disciplines are invited to explore these questions and more, at this year’s Faculty Summer Seminar on the topic of "Gracious Catastrophes—Contemporary Representations of Mystery and Mercy in the Catholic Literary Imagination." Sponsored by the Center for Catholic Studies, the Center for Vocation and Servant Leadership, and the G.K. Chesterton Institute for Faith & Culture, the seminar will be facilitated by Michael Murphy, Ph.D., senior lecturer, author, and director of the Hank Center for the Catholic Intellectual Heritage at Loyola University Chicago. This two-day workshop will be held on from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m., May 22-23 in the Chancellor’s Suite. Registration is free for faculty and includes readings, presentations, and guided discussion. Participants are eligible to receive a stipend upon submission of a reflective scholarly article. Breakfast and lunch will be offered.

Faculty Summer Retreat with St. Elizabeth Ann Seton

Looking to St. Elizabeth Ann Seton as our guide and enlightened by our participation in the Catholic Intellectual Tradition, this retreat will focus on identity, community, and mission in her extraordinary life and as it relates to the role of faculty at a Catholic University. Through talks, practical workshops, and ample time for silent prayer and reflection, faculty will delve into the Catholic Intellectual Tradition and the important ways this tradition is actualized through their academic discipline, teaching, and research. Seton Hall University faculty of all disciplines are invited to the 2nd annual Faculty Summer Retreat, on the beautiful grounds of the Loyola Retreat Center in Morristown, NJ. The seminar will begin at 3 p.m. on Tuesday, June 4, and will end at 4 p.m. on Wednesday, June 5. Those who wish to participate but cannot join us on June 4 are still able to sign up for the retreat and attend on June 5. There is no cost to attend, but registration is required. All meals and accommodations are provided for you free of charge.

The Center for Catholic Studies is pleased to round out a year of fruitful and engaging programs with these end-of-semester events. For more information, please email catholicstudies@shu.edu, or visit the Center’s webpage to keep up with its latest news and activities.

About the Center for Catholic Studies

Founded at Seton Hall University in 1997, the mission of the Center for Catholic Studies is to support the Catholic mission and identity of the university by fostering dialogue between the Catholic Intellectual Tradition and all areas of study and contemporary culture. Home of the G. K. Chesterton Institute for Faith & Culture with its prestigious journal, The Chesterton Review; the Bernard J. Lonergan Institute and its journal The Lonergan Review; and the Micah Institute for Business and Economics, the Center endeavors to creatively facilitate conversation and collaboration among faculty, students and the public through scholarly research and publications and ongoing programs. 

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