A Great Plenty
Tom Montgomery Fate, former Resident Scholar and writing workshop participant, wrote and recorded a tribute to his mother who passed away last month.
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Shock Therapy?
Is the pandemic part of "shock therapy" to move us forward? Or, more likely, an opportunity we can use to become who God is calling us to be. →
My Stains
By Gale WaldenA new poem by Gale Walden who participated in the Collegeville Institute's 2018 Apart, And Yet A Part writing workshop with Michael N. McGregor. →
Healing at a Distance
A Chaplain’s Reflections in the Early Days of COVID-19
Nursing homes are the frontlines of the pandemic. Read one chaplain's reflections on healing at a distance drawing on Christian and Buddhist practices. →
From Interfaith Dialogue to Multi-Religious Action
A Conversation with Barry D. Cytron and Marty Stortz
Our third podcast episode explores the history of multi-religious work with Rabbi Barry D. Cytron and Dr. Marty Stortz. →
The Spiritual Practice of Conversation
A Lutheran pastor describes how certain kinds of conversations can be considered a spiritual practice, particularly when done across religious traditions. →
Featured Content
Faith & Culture
A Litany for the Coronavirus
Anne and Jeffery Rowthorn, current Resident Scholars at the Collegeville Institute, wrote a litany about the coronavirus for use in places of worship.Poetry
My Stains
By Gale Walden
A new poem by Gale Walden who participated in the Collegeville Institute's 2018 Apart, And Yet A Part writing workshop with Michael N. McGregor.Resources for Congregations
Called to Life
A free 6-week program for small groups to explore God’s call in their lives.Called to Work
A free 6-week program for small groups to explore profession and vocation.Lives Explored videos
A video series with real-life stories of calling.Books
Publications from the Seminars.Resources for Faith & Writing
Edit Yourself
A good day of deleting feels like a successful day of purging your closet, cleaning your kitchen, or weeding your garden.
Please Don’t Hate Me
When editor Charnell Peters sent out her first rejections to writers, she added a desperate whisper: “Please don’t hate me!”
Finding the Needles
What is it like reading through submissions at a literary journal? Finding the proverbial needle in the haystack calls for ruthless efficiency.
An Editor’s Envy
In our new series on editing, acquisitions editor Valerie Weaver-Zercher describes the "holy jealousy" that sometimes occurs when working with writers.Subscribe
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