As part of our Meet a Resident Scholar series, today we’d like to introduce you to Dr. Jane Dawson. Jane is a writer, educator, and spiritual director from Comox, BC, Canada. While in-residence, she is working on “The Last Speech … Read more >

As part of our Meet a Resident Scholar series, today we’d like to introduce you to Dr. Kimberley Smolik. Kim is an independent scholar and artist. While in-residence, she is working on Protagonist: An Exploration of Leadership Voices of Catholic … Read more >

“Choose two of the lines you’ve just written,” Lauren said. “These are now lines 2 and 4 of a quatrain. Write lines 1 and 3.” Or: In the next ten minutes, write the beginning to the novel you’ve always wanted … Read more >

Since 2006, a centerpiece of the Collegeville Institute has been the Ecclesial Literature Project (ELP). We’ve hosted over 140 writing workshops, in which participants have written sonnets and revised memoirs. They’ve pressed paragraphs into the service of activism. They’ve written … Read more >