Latest Posts
The Last Swim of Summer
by Anne Whitehouse
As summer fades into fall, Anne Whitehouse's poem "Last Swim of Summer" celebrates "those who linger, / not yet ready for farewell."
Finding the Needles
by Mary Kenagy Mitchell
What is it like reading through submissions at a literary journal? Finding the proverbial needle in the haystack calls for ruthless efficiency.
The Sun, the Moon, and Prayer
by Vance Morgan
For those gifted with lunar spirituality, the life of faith is not the same from day to day—there are times of light and times of darkness.
An Editor’s Envy
by Valerie Weaver-Zercher
In our new series on editing, aquisitions editor Valerie Weaver-Zercher desribes the "holy jealousy" that sometimes occurs when working with writers.
Articles & Essays
Finding the Needles
by Mary Kenagy Mitchell
What is it like reading through submissions at a literary journal? Finding the proverbial needle in the haystack calls for ruthless efficiency.
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The Sun, the Moon, and Prayer
by Vance Morgan
For those gifted with lunar spirituality, the life of faith is not the same from day to day—there are times of light and times of darkness. -
An Editor’s Envy
by Valerie Weaver-Zercher
In our new series on editing, aquisitions editor Valerie Weaver-Zercher desribes the "holy jealousy" that sometimes occurs when working with writers. -
The Dragons We Knowby Mary Van Denend
Who are the dragons and dragon-slayers in the modern human drama of mass migration? The lines between right and wrong become blurrier by the week.
Interviews
Immigrants and the Rural Church
by Susan Sink
Rural pastor Salim Kaderbhai believes that churches can become better neighbors to immigrant communities through shared experience and relationship.
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Theology in Uncertain Timesby Collegeville Institute
Bonhoeffer's life speaks to those who "are wrestling collectively and individually with issues of conscience and our responsibilities as people of faith and as citizens." -
All the Colors We Will Seeby Josina Cooper Guess
In this interview, Patrice Gopo discusses her essay collection titled All the Colors We Will See: Reflections on Barriers, Brokenness, and Finding Our Way. -
Sex and Theology on Campusby Susan Sink
In her research, Jennifer Beste discovered that college students are overwhelmingly dissatisfied with hookup culture on campus. Can Christian ethics, focused on mutuality and justice, provide an alternative?
Books
Suffering and Salvation: The Story of the Ninth Hour
by Susan VanZanten
In her review of The Ninth Hour, Susan VanZanten explores the rich, theological themes in a novel about the "quietly heroic life of Catholic women."
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The Improviser’s Prayerby MaryAnn McKibben Dana
In this excerpt from God, Improv, and The Art of Living, MaryAnn McKibben Dana describes why the Serenity Prayer is perfect for life's improvisers. -
Midwifing Painby Christiana N. Peterson
"Childbirth," writes Christiana Peterson, "hurts, yes, and life just hurts sometimes, too." Read her review of Rachel Marie Stone's memoir Birthing Hope: Giving Fear to the Light. -
Following Merton into a “Useless Life”by Charles Halton
Is monastic life useful, or a waste? In his spiritual memoir, Trappist brother Paul Quenon shares wisdom of a "useless life" spent dedicated to God.
Poetry
The Last Swim of Summer
by Anne Whitehouse
As summer fades into fall, Anne Whitehouse's poem "Last Swim of Summer" celebrates "those who linger, / not yet ready for farewell."
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Years Laterby Sarah Crowley Chestnut
"Perhaps I am always / thinking of you, the way / the obsessed or grieving / do." Read a new poem by Sarah Crawley Chestnut about loss and longing. -
Day of Prayer at Lake Louiseby Thomas Ryan
A new poem by Fr. Thomas Ryan, former short-term Resident Scholar at the Collegeville Institute. -
The Heron Lessonby Royal W. Rhodes
In his poem "The Heron Lesson," former Resident Scholar Royal W. Rhodes writes: "The heron is not a symbol. / It is always a heron incarnate, / when it arrives and departs."
