The Human Journey Colloquia Series
Previous Events
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Day Celebration
January 22, 2025
The Island of the Four Ps
January 29, 2025
Guest Speaker: Ed Hajim author of “The Island of the Four Ps: A Modern Fable about Preparing for your Future,” which draws from his fascinating life story to provide guidance for living a meaningful life.
Bergoglio Lecture: AI between possibilities and challenges: the need of algorethics
Cancelled
Guest Speaker: Father Paolo Benanti, Professore Straordinario Facoltà di Teologia - Dipartimento di Teologia morale, Pontifical Gregorian University
Bergoglio Lecture: Cardinal Seán Patrick O'Malley
February 5, 2025
Reaching Back for Father Clarence Rivers
February 19, 2025
Guest Speakers: Emily Strand and Eric Styles hosts and creators of the podcast Meet Father Rivers
Bergoglio Lecture: Cardinal Sean O’Malley
February 26, 2025
The Jesuit Disruptor: A Personal Portrait of Pope Francis
February 27, 2025
Panelists: Dan Rober, Associate Professor of Catholic Studies, Sacred Heart University; David Gibson, Director of the Center for Religion and Culture at Fordham University, Mary Kate Holman, Assistant Professor of Religious Studies at Fairfield University, Michael W. Higgins, Distinguished Professor Emeritus at Sacred Heart University and Senior Fellow at Massey College, University of Toronto
Reconsidering Catholic Saints
March 11, 2025
This panel discusses the legacy and work of important women saints in Catholic History. Presented by Ren Witter. Introduction by Professor Kelly Marino (History). Panelists include Professors June-Ann Greeley (Languages & Literature), Callie Tabor (Catholic Studies) and Megan Shepherd (Campus Ministry).
Soft Girl”/Trad Wife Trend
March 13, 2025
“Soft Girl”/”Trad Wife” trend will discuss how young women opting out of the workplace and staying at home to be “traditional wives”. Presented by Professors Kelly Marino (History), June-Ann Greeley (Languages & Literature), Lori Bindig Yousman (School of Communication, Media & the Arts) and Mary Ignagni (Psychology)
The 272: The Families Who Were Enslaved and Sold to Build the American Catholic Church
Cancelled
Guest speaker: Rachel L. Swarns, Associate Professor, Arthur L. Carter Journalism Institute, New York University. Co-sponsored with the Office for Inclusive Excellence and Mission Integration, Ministry & Community Engagement
Great Minds Lecture: The Point is to Change It: Karl Marx’s Transformation of the World
March 20, 2025
Perhaps the 19th century’s most controversial figure, Karl Marx’s ideas continue to resonate throughout the globe. Regardless of one’s political ideology, it is difficult to deny that he was a transformative force, and truly one of the Great Minds in world history. This talk will explore Marx’s complicated and ongoing intellectual legacy by engaging with several of his key contributions to social and political thought. Presented by Bill Yousman, Ph.D. (Communication & Media)
Fragile Kinship: Animals, Humanity and a Planet in Crisis
March 25, 2025
Film screening and discussion on the environmental challenges before us and ways of combating its worst effects by discovering the powers of compassion and care, and developing new bonds of community and kinship. Presented by Professors June-Ann Greeley (Languages & Literature) and Chelsea King (Catholic Studies)
The Land is Not Ours: Christian Environmental Ethics Against Ecofascism
March 26, 2025
Guest Speaker: Daniel Castillo, Ph.D., Associate Professor, Department of Theology, Loyola University Maryland
The True Cost
April 1, 2025
The True Cost documentary is a film about fast-fashion and the harm it does to the environment and to the poorest among us. Moderated by Chelsea King (Catholic Studies). Panel includes Professors June-Ann Greeley (Languages & Literature); Dave Loranger, Ashley Stoehr and Todd Matthews
Les Byelas and Ellen Lubell Endowed Lecture on Jewish Christian Dialogue: “Prophecy and the Biblical Call for Justice: The Ani-Jewish Structure of a Well-Meaning Christian Motif”
April 2, 2025
Guest Speaker: Ethan Schwartz, Ph.D., Assistant Professor of Hebrew Bible, Department of Theology and Religious Studies, Villanova University
Untitled Colloquium: the Untitled Othello Project at SHU
April 3, 2025
What do the skills of intentional reflection and courageous civil discourse about a great text look like in action? Join Emily Bryan, Ph.D. (Languages & Literature), Rachel Bauer, Ph.D. (Performing Arts) and members of the "Othello, A Prelude" ensemble in a discussion hosted by Charlie Gillespie, Ph.D. (Catholic Studies) about the past, present and future of the ground-breaking Untitled Othello Project in residency at the College of Arts & Sciences.
Lenten Event with The Guild and The Center for Catholic Studies
April 3, 2025
The Connecticut Witch Trials: From Accusations to Exoneration Efforts
April 3, 2025
Join Connecticut historical novelist and researcher Beth M. Caruso as she discusses the witch trials in colonial Connecticut. Her well-researched novels in The Connecticut Witch Trials Trilogy are based on real events and people from this era. She explores the first witch trial accusations in Windsor and elsewhere in Connecticut which led to the convictions and deaths of at least eleven people between 1647 and 1663. Beth will also recount the process of passing Resolution HJ 34 in the Connecticut General Assembly in May 2023 as well as its pertinence for modern witch hunt victims in over sixty countries in present-day.
Giving Voice to Memories
April 8, 2025
Guest speaker: Dr. Guneeta Singh Bhalla, founder of the 1947 Partition Archive about 10,000 Memories: A Lived History of the 1947 Partition. In 2008, Dr. Bhalla founded the 1947 Partition Archive to acknowledge and popularize the history of India's 1947 Partition: today, the Archive houses over 11,500 stories of Partition witnesses preserved digitally. By crowdsourcing and training citizen-historians, the Archive documents, preserves, and shares eyewitness testimony preserve objects from India's tumultuous history and brings knowledge of the 1947 Partition to the collective and global consciousness. Dr. Bhalla also has released 10,000 Memories: A Lived History Of The 1947 Partition, which tells the story of Partition, World War II and Independence in the mid-20th century Indian subcontinent. The inaugural volume draws on Afghanistan, Myanmar, Kashmir, and Kerala stories. The book features over 1,000 photographs, quotes and oral history summaries.
The Credible Economy: Women’s Voices in the Church
The Jacqueline & Edward Musante Center for Catholic Studies Endowed Lecture
April 9, 2025
Guest Speakers: Ellen Koneck, Executive Director, Commonweal and Natalia Imperatori Lee, Professor, Religious Studies, Manhattan College
Author Amy Bloom: “Where the God of Love Hangs Out”
April 15, 2025
Well known contemporary author Amy Bloom will be speaking about her books “Where the God of Love Hangs Out” and “Away”.
Come Forth
April 16, 2025 | 7 p.m. | Chapel of the Holy Spirit
Guest speaker: Father James Martin will discuss his latest book “Come Forth, The Promise of Jesus’s Greatest Miracle”.