December 2015 Newsletter December 31, 2015 By Collegeville Institute Leave a Comment If you missed our December 2015 newsletter in your inbox, we invite you to check it out online: View the December 2015 email newsletter archive »
Best of Bearings Online, 2015 December 31, 2015 By Elisabeth Kvernen Leave a Comment On this the last day of 2015, we’re taking a moment to look back at the Bearings Online articles that our readers and staff have most enjoyed.
Delight December 30, 2015 By Taylor Brorby Leave a Comment A poem by Taylor Brorby, participant in the summer 2014 writing workshop, Apart, and Yet a Part.
The Living Tradition of Icon Painting December 24, 2015 By Elisabeth Kvernen 1 Comment Elisabeth Kvernen interviews Russian iconographer Philip Davydov, who speaks of icons as "windows to heaven," that help the viewer focus on prayer.
Praying With The Monks December 21, 2015 By M. Dion Thompson 2 Comments For M. Dion Thompson, the Abbey Church has become a place to reconnect, to repair some frayed wires, and to lay in a reserve for the next dry season.
Resident Scholars Celebrate Christmas December 18, 2015 By Collegeville Institute Leave a Comment The Resident Scholars celebrated both the end of the semester and the Christmas holiday with a potluck party on December 10, 2015.
Book Notes, December 2015 December 17, 2015 By Elisabeth Kvernen Leave a Comment Richard Gaillardetz on Vatican II, Robin Gallaher Branch on the lives of obscure biblical women, Benjamin Durheim on sacramental theologies and ethics, and Micah Kiel on retribution in the book of Tobit.
Dis-regulated December 16, 2015 By Ruth Johnston 2 Comments A poem by Ruth Johnston, participant in the summer 2014 writing workshop, Poetry, Prose and Prayer: A Week with Michael Dennis Browne.
Return to Babel December 10, 2015 By Anna Lisa Gross Leave a Comment Beth’s end-of-life, or long dying, is messy. But mysterious wisdom is present in Beth’s babble as she nears death, just as it was present 90 years ago in her toddler babbling.
The Dakotas, the Dishes, and the Divine December 7, 2015 By Collegeville Institute An interview with Kathleen Norris on acedia, writing, hospitality, and the importance of place.