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.
An Update on the Ecclesial Literature Project and Its LeadershipOctober 22, 2024Since 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 >
Meet a Resident ScholarSeptember 23, 2024Over the course of the next few months, we’ll be introducing you to our fall semester Resident Scholars. Today, we’d like to introduce you to Aishah Shahidah Simmons. Aishah is a survivor-healer, cultural worker, and mindfulness meditation teacher from Philadelphia, … 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?
