Latest Posts
Saints are People, Too
by Stina Kielsmeier-Cook
In her book Vintage Saints and Sinners, Karen Wright Marsh explores the lives of 25 Christian brothers and sisters who urge us on, reassuring us with their own tales of travail and discovery.
Lynn K. Prouty on Art as Healing
by Susan Sink
In our Scholar Fridays interview, Lynn K. Prouty reflects on the healing nature of art and her experience writing personal memoir at the Collegeville Institute.
Book Notes, April 2018
by Collegeville Institute
In our April 2018 Book Notes, we feature titles about living abundantly, the challenge of digital communication for the church, and vocation, all written by authors affiliated with the Collegeville Institute.
Miasma
by Bo Niles
"Hark! Soon the breath you believed you’d always breathe / Will puddle into something you must swallow as you take it in."
Articles & Essays
The Presence of Absence
by Tom Montgomery Fate
While “the presence of absence” may describe God, it better describes Alzheimer’s, a disease that leaves a person physically present but mentally absent.
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Margaret Atwood and a “Real Life Christian Environmentalist”by Anthony G. Siegrist
A genuinely Christian view of the environment remembers that the goodness and the beauty of the world are backlit by the goodness and beauty of God. -
Rallying Prayersby Lee Ann M. Pomrenke
Do protests really make a difference? In this personal essay, one pastor reflects on the connection between rallying against gun violence and prayer. -
Collegeville Institute Greats: Joan Chittister, OSBby Patrick Henry
Joan Chittister, OSB is a major figure in religion who is closely associated with the Collegeville Institute. Read about Faith and Ferment, a groundbreaking study she led with Martin Marty in 1981.
Interviews
Saints are People, Too
by Stina Kielsmeier-Cook
In her book Vintage Saints and Sinners, Karen Wright Marsh explores the lives of 25 Christian brothers and sisters who urge us on, reassuring us with their own tales of travail and discovery.
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Lynn K. Prouty on Art as Healing
by Susan Sink
In our Scholar Fridays interview, Lynn K. Prouty reflects on the healing nature of art and her experience writing personal memoir at the Collegeville Institute. -
David Smoker on the Church in an Age of Cynicismby Susan Sink
In this interview, Resident Scholar David Smoker discusses rampant cynicism in the Church today and what signs of hope he sees for its revitalization. -
Jaisy Joseph on Reimagining Catholicityby Susan Sink
Resident Scholar Jaisy Joseph grew up in the Syro-Malabar Catholic Church. At the Collegeville Institute, she is reimagining catholicity within its intercultural and inter-ecclesial dimensions.
Books
Saints are People, Too
by Stina Kielsmeier-Cook
In her book Vintage Saints and Sinners, Karen Wright Marsh explores the lives of 25 Christian brothers and sisters who urge us on, reassuring us with their own tales of travail and discovery.
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Book Notes, April 2018
by Collegeville Institute
In our April 2018 Book Notes, we feature titles about living abundantly, the challenge of digital communication for the church, and vocation, all written by authors affiliated with the Collegeville Institute. -
Murder at the Monasteryby June Mears Driedger
In the tradition of British religious detectives, The Shadow of Death introduces us to the intrepid Sister Agatha, amateur sleuth and mystery writer. -
Book Notes, March 2018by Collegeville Institute
In our March 2018 Book Notes, we feature titles about stewardship, Martin Luther, and ancient women's writing, all written, translated, or edited by authors affiliated with the Collegeville Institute.
Poetry
Miasma
by Bo Niles
"Hark! Soon the breath you believed you’d always breathe / Will puddle into something you must swallow as you take it in."
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Simon and Andrew, Summonedby Regina Bechtle
In the Gospel story, Jesus summoned fishermen Simon and Andrew to "Come, follow me." Regina Bechtle's vivid poem imagines the scene. -
The Early Birdsby Angela Alaimo O'Donnell
"Now every bird / & beast & tree & leaf enacts his rising / and greens itself against the bitter dearth / that curses every creature until Spring / frees us from our winter sleep." -
Easter Mass on Bougainville (1944)by Stella Nesanovich
This poem reflects on a sacramental moment captured in an old photograph of Easter Mass on Boungainville Island, which was the site of major naval and land battles during World War II.
