CAST

CATHOLIC STUDIES STUDENT ORGANIZATION

Mission

The mission of the Catholic Studies Club is to support the program of Catholic Studies at the university by intellectual, spiritual, social, and service activities.

The program of Catholic Studies is new at Seton Hall University and its purpose is to create a bridge between the study of Catholicism and all the other disciplines and professions taught at the university. Thus, it seeks to link literature and faith, business and spirituality, nursing and religion. Because Catholic faith recognizes a natural desire in all people for beauty, goodness, truth – all synonyms for God – the program in Catholic Studies seeks to explore all the ways in which this desire can be discerned in the various disciplines and professions. In the words of the first-century martyr, Saint Justin, the program in Catholic Studies seeks to recognizes "the seeds of God’s Word" scattered throughout the universe.

CAST's main priorities in its fourth year of existence are to focus on the academic, spiritual, service, and social aspects of life.

UPCOMING EVENTS
CAST ACTIVITIES 2007-2008

Summer Study Abroad

*Australia and World Youth Day
Thinking about studying abroad next summer?  Consider Campion College in            Australia!  View the flyer here.
*Italy in the Footsteps of the Saints
Take part in a two week, three-credit course/trip which will encounter some of the great spiritual teachers who have called Italy home.  The trip will visit Venice, Padua, Bologna, Ravenna, Assisi and Rome.  View the flyer here.

Arcadia: A Student Journal for Faith and Culture

Interested in writing, photography, art or essay writing? If you are then think about contributing or being a part of the staff that brings the annual issue of Arcadia to campus. For more information e-mail Elliot Guerra (Guerrael@shu.edu).
*Fall issue of Arcadia now available - contact catholicstudies@shu.edu*

Weekly Night Prayer

Join fellow students and community priests in Night Prayer every Monday-Thursday at 10pm in Msgr. Liddy's room on the 5th floor of Xavier Hall!

Walking Tours of Catholic New York

Tour through the Big Apple's famous and not-so-famous places to discover the secrets and stories that shaped one of the most vibrant Catholic communities in America.  Led by Thomas Rzeznik, professor of history at Seton Hall, the tours will allow students to experience the sights and sounds of NYC as they learn how Catholicism has helped shape its history.  To R.S.V.P. and learn more about the tours, email Professor Rzeznik at rzeznith@shu.edu or catholicstudies@shu.edu.
       *Saturday, September 22:  Enjoy an afternoon of great food and lively
        entertainment at the San Gennaro Festival in the heart Little Italy, and then
        explore Old St. Patrick's, the city's first cathedral.  The group will meet in front
        of the Bishop Dougherty University Center at 1 PM and travel into the city by
        train.  R.S.V.P. by Wednesday, September 19.
       *Saturday, October 20: Partake in a walking tour of NY churches, beginning with
        the Mother Seton Shrine at Battery Park and continuing up Broadway toward
        Trinity Church, St. Peter's and other sites.  The tour will conclude at South
        Street Seaport, where students can walk along the river, explore the shops and
        enjoy a meal on their own.  The group will meet in front of the Bishop Dougherty
        University Center at 9:30 AM and travel into the city by train.  R.S.V.P. by
        Wednesday, October 17.
        *Sunday, March 30: End spring break on a high note!  Join the Catholic Studies
        Program for a concert of American Spirituals at St. Paul the Apostle on Sunday,
        March 30.  The historic parish was founded by the Paulists, the first men's
        Catholic religious community established in the United States, now celebrating
        their 150th anniversary.  Tickets are $10.  The group will meet in front of the
        Bishop Dougherty University Center at 1:30 p.m. and travel into the city by
        train.  R.S.V.P. and remit payment by Monday, March 17.
        *Saturday, April 26: See Gotham in all its Gothic glory!  The walking tour will
        take you to three of New York's grandest churches: St. Patrick's Cathedral, St.
        Thomas, and St. Vincent Ferrer.  Students can end their day with a springtime
        stroll in Central Park.  The group will meet in front of the Bishop Dougherty
        University Center at 10:30 a.m. and travel into the city by train.  R.S.V.P. by
        Wednesday, April 23.

Catholic Studies Lecture Series

• William Kauffman
  Looking Homeward, America: Following G.K. Chesterton and Dorothy Day Down the Little Way
  September 18, 2007, 6pm; Chancellor's Suite, Student Cente
• Randall Rosenberg
  The Human Knowledge of Jesus: A Conversation with Lonergan and Balthasar
  September 27, 2007, 1pm; Beck Room, Walsh Library
• Lady Clare Asquith
  Shakespeare's Dark Matter
  October 5, 2007, 5pm; Chancellor's Suite, Student Center
• Christopher Bellitto
  The Star of David, the Cross, the Crescent and the Crusades
  November 12, 2007
  11:30am - Corrigan Hall, Room 64; 2:30pm - Nursing Building, Room 318
• Saints and Sleuths
  Catholic Life in Literature
  January 18-20, 2008 and January 25-26, 2008
  Theatre-In-The-Round, Bishop Dougherty Student Center, Seton Hall
• Dr. Wayne Hankey
  The Neoplatonc Form and Content of St. Augustine's Confessions
  April 16, 2008
• David Mills
  Two Ways to the Same End: Comparing G.K. Chesterton's Orthodoxy and C.S. Lewis' Mere Christianity
  April 22, 2008
   

06-07 CAST EVENTS

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For more information, contact:
Marissa Kutoloski
(973) 761-9000 x2175
 kutoloma@shu.edu

                                                         Elliot Guerra                                                              guerrael@shu.edu