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  • A New Season for the Resident Scholars Program

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    The Collegeville Institute for Ecumenical and Cultural Research (CI) announces the 2027–2028 application process for its Resident Scholars Program, with a focus on global and intercultural spiritualities, collective healing, and ecological transformation. 

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  • Fr. Anselm Adodo, OSB, Joins the Collegeville Institute as Senior Research Fellow and Special Advisor

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  • Remembering Sister Dolores Schuh, CHM

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  • Resident scholars gathered around a shared table at the Collegeville Institute in Minnesota, enjoying a final meal together before the summer break.

    Collegeville Institute receives $3.88 million Lilly Endowment grant to fund four years of the Ecclesial Literature Project: Words for the Church and the World.

    By Collegeville Institute

    The Collegeville Institute has received a $3.88 million grant from Lilly Endowment Inc. to support and expand the next four years of its Ecclesial Literature Project (ELP): Words for the Church and the World. Launched in 2006, ELP fosters vibrant … Read →

  • The beloved founder of the Collegeville Institute, Fr. Kilian McDonnell, OSB, passed away September 8, 2025

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    KILIAN McDONNELL, OSB

    Dear Friend of the Collegeville Institute,

    It is with deep sadness that the Board of Directors of the Collegeville Institute announces the →

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Featured Content

Essays by CI Emerging Writers

Processing Our National Grief

On this Memorial Day, Ellen Spero considers how the Vietnam War Memorial provides an example of the ongoing process of grief in community that might also guide us in the wake of Covid-19.

Relieving Anxiety through Yoga

Lauren L. Murphy has found a way to move from anxiety to rest and peace. In the practice of yoga, she grounds her body, stills her mind, and connects to her Benedictine spirituality.
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A New Season for the Resident Scholars Program

September 4, 2026

The Collegeville Institute for Ecumenical and Cultural Research (CI) announces the 2027–2028 application process for its Resident Scholars Program, with a focus on global and intercultural spiritualities, collective healing, and ecological transformation. 

Nearly sixty years ago, Father Kilian McDonnell, OSB, … Read more >

Fr. Anselm Adodo, OSB, Joins the Collegeville Institute as Senior Research Fellow and Special Advisor

September 4, 2026

Fr. Anselm Adodo, OSB, is a Benedictine monk whose work over three decades has followed a continuous thread from healing to community to economic life. 

He founded Paxherbal, an African center for phytomedicine research and education. There, questions of healing … Read more >

  • Remembering Sister Dolores Schuh, CHM

Poetry

God speaks to me from hollow trees

God is filling your lungs / and you are in the middle of the story.

Standing in Awe

What prayers do the trees offer to God, and will my prayers / be heard if my prayer shawl is folded away in a drawer?
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A New Season for the Resident Scholars Program

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Remembering Sister Dolores Schuh, CHM

September 4, 2026

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