We’re hiring for a Director of Communications December 5, 2024 By Collegeville Institute Leave a Comment We are excited to announce that we are hiring for a Director of Communications. Reporting to the Executive Director, the Director of Communications is responsible for the organization’s branding, marketing, media, and communications strategy to advance the Collegeville Institute’s mission. … Read more >
Beloved Br. Wilfred dies at 95 December 4, 2024 By Collegeville Institute Leave a Comment Fr. Wilfred Robert Theisen OSB Monk of Saint John’s Abbey Collegeville, Minnesota Born: September 5, 1929 Professed: July 11, 1953 Ordained: 1956 Died: December 3, 2024 Robert John Theisen was the sixth of nine children born to John Franklin and … Read more >
An Update on the Ecclesial Literature Project and Its Leadership October 22, 2024 By Collegeville Institute Leave a Comment Since 2006, a centerpiece of the Collegeville Institute has been the Ecclesial Literature Project (ELP). We’ve hosted over 140 writing workshops, in which participants have written sonnets and revised memoirs. They’ve pressed paragraphs into the service of activism. They’ve written … Read more >
Meet a Resident Scholar September 23, 2024 By Collegeville Institute Leave a Comment Over the course of the next few months, we’ll be introducing you to our fall semester Resident Scholars. Today, we’d like to introduce you to Aishah Shahidah Simmons. Aishah is a survivor-healer, cultural worker, and mindfulness meditation teacher from Philadelphia, … Read more >
Hiring for an Executive Director at Collegeville Institute September 19, 2024 By Collegeville Institute Leave a Comment Collegeville Institute is excited to announce that we are seeking an Executive Director. kpCompanies is leading the search for the next Executive Director for Collegeville Institute for Ecumenical and Cultural Research. This is an excellent opportunity for a theological leader … Read more >
Meet a Resident Scholar September 12, 2024 By Collegeville Institute Leave a Comment As part of our Meet a Resident Scholar series, we’ll be introducing you to our fall semester Resident Scholars. Today, we’d like to introduce you to Aaron Klink, Chaplain for Pruitt Hospice in Durham, NC. For more information about all … Read more >
Collegeville Institute receives two-year, almost $1.2 million grant from the Lilly Endowment August 30, 2024 By Collegeville Institute Leave a Comment The Collegeville Institute is pleased to announce the award of a two-year, almost $1.2 million grant from Lilly Endowment Inc. to continue the comprehensive program Words Making Worlds: The Ecclesial Literature Project.
Writing for Mystic Activists meets at Collegeville Institute August 1, 2024 By Collegeville Institute Leave a Comment From July 10-16, the Collegeville Institute hosted Writing for Mystic Activists, a workshop facilitated by Dr. Chanequa Walker-Barnes and Jonathan Wilson-Hartgrove.
Apart, and Yet Apart workshop wraps up June 28, 2024 By Collegeville Institute Leave a Comment From June 5-14, the Collegeville Institute hosted ten writers of various genres in Apart, and Yet Apart.
“Writing Toward God” workshop series wraps up March 20, 2024 By Collegeville Institute Leave a Comment For six weeks this winter, ten writers met over Zoom each Tuesday evening to explore different approaches to writing toward God and the Sacred.