Processing Our National GriefOn 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 YogaLauren 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.
A New Season for the Resident Scholars ProgramSeptember 4, 2026The 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 AdvisorSeptember 4, 2026Fr. 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 >
God speaks to me from hollow treesGod is filling your lungs / and you are in the middle of the story.
Standing in AweWhat prayers do the trees offer to God, and will my prayers / be heard if my prayer shawl is folded away in a drawer?
