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Midday Prayer

November 11, 2015 By Jamie Howison Leave a Comment

Jamie Howison reflects on his experience praying with the monks at Saint John's Abbey Church, while on a writing retreat at the Collegeville Institute.
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Peace Is a Good Thing to Seek: The Uncommon Life of Robert Lax

October 15, 2015 By Betsy Johnson-Miller Leave a Comment

Betsy Johnson-Miller interviews Michael N. McGregor about his recent biography of Robert Lax.
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Believing and Belonging

September 23, 2015 By Karissa Knox Sorrell 2 Comments

I was unsure if Collegeville was the right place for me. But my time there gave me the hope that I can be a spiritual person.
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The Writer’s Life

August 13, 2015 By Kenneth Garcia Leave a Comment

Writers and artists require solitude. Where then, might community fit into the writer’s life?
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Why I Write (What I Write)

June 11, 2015 By Renée Bondy Leave a Comment

For me, writing is like trying to dislodge a pebble from my shoe.
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Meet the Maker

May 28, 2015 By Rachel Srubas 1 Comment

Write a poem, meet your Maker. Participate in creation. Fall into the hands of the living God. It’ll toast your marshmallow if you’re not careful.
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A Love Letter to Reading

May 21, 2015 By Sari Fordham Leave a Comment

As a child, I discovered through reading that my most secret and embarrassing thoughts were not so peculiar after all.
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Chosen

May 14, 2015 By Katherine Willis Pershey Leave a Comment

I can’t quite bring myself to say that I’ve chosen to write about what I write about. It seems more accurate to say that the things I write about chose me.
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A Way of Seeing

May 7, 2015 By Michael N. McGregor 3 Comments

Like glasses, writing allows me to see the natural and the spiritual world more clearly, wholly, and truly.
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Finding My Introvert

November 10, 2014 By Chuck Appleby Leave a Comment

I cannot remember the exact moment of recognition, but I think it occurred early afternoon on the second full day of our writing workshop. I rediscovered time.
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