Broken: A Human Priest August 8, 2019 By June Mears Driedger Leave a Comment The TV series Broken is a thoughtful, engaging portrayal of a priest who is earnestly following his vocation while doubting his efforts and effectiveness.
Writing to Reveal the Holy in Brokenness with Susan Sink September 27, 2018 By Susan Sink, former Resident Scholar and current Communications Associate at the Collegeville Institute, will present in the "Sunday at the Abbey" series on Writing as a Spiritual Practice.
Broken People March 15, 2018 By Marion Aldridge 3 Comments If God loves broken people, then why do so many churches teach the opposite? In this personal essay, a pastor confronts his wounds and scars.
Brokenhearted Online March 31, 2015 By Janel Kragt Bakker & Jenell Paris Leave a Comment As the religious activity taking place on sites like Glow in the Woods illustrates, the Internet is helping to reshape religious affiliation and identity.
Broken Hearts and New Creations June 9, 2013 By Collegeville Institute Leave a Comment This collection of essays, marked by adventurous scholarship and imaginative playfulness, teases out and extends the thought of Rene Girard. James Alison covers topics as diverse as Pentecost, grand opera, the McCarthy witch-hunts, the state of Israel, and life as an openly gay priest loyal to Rome and a cautious admirer of the current Pope.
Staging Creation May 11, 2022 By Janet R. Kirchheimer & Jaclyn Piudik 1 Comment Reading this poem, let the syllables, as the act of Creation, roll over you. Abstract and concrete, emotional and rational, evocative and literal, consider with the poets all that was created those "first days."
The Call to Stepmother April 25, 2022 By Susan Sink 2 Comments Being a stepmother is a paradigm of the Christian life: you enter a broken situation and try to live with grace.
Lent as a Place of Abundance March 2, 2022 By Marissa Papula Leave a Comment What if, this Lent, we pray, move, and imagine from a place of abundance, rather than the scarcity the pandemic has left us with?
Called to the Radical Welcome of God January 10, 2022 By Liz Miller 2 Comments My defiant search for a church finally led me to places that expect Pride Sunday every Sunday.