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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.
Group photo of Apart, and Yet Apart workshop group

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.
Group photo: About Me, About You 2024

About Me, About You workshop meets in NYC

May 8, 2024 By Collegeville Institute Leave a Comment

From April 22-28, the Collegeville Institute hosted ten writers in About Me, About You, a writing workshop by and for women of color, led by Roohi Choudhry.

“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.

Collegeville Institute hosts “The Sacred Ordinary” yoga and writing workshop

March 7, 2024 By Collegeville Institute Leave a Comment

On February 24, the Collegeville Institute hosted The Sacred Ordinary, led by Ellie Roscher, at Bethlehem Lutheran Church in Minneapolis.

CI Alumni Reception at Festival for Faith and Writing

February 12, 2024 By Collegeville Institute Leave a Comment

We're hosting an evening reception for our alumni at this year's Festival for Faith and Writing at Calvin University!

Saint John’s Abbey Holds Mass of Blessing and Thanksgiving for Abbot Douglas Mullin

February 1, 2024 By Collegeville Institute Leave a Comment

On Sunday, January 28, a public Mass of Blessing and Thanksgiving was offered in the Saint John’s Abbey and University Church in Collegeville, MN.

Saint John’s Abbey Elects New Abbot

January 15, 2024 By Collegeville Institute Leave a Comment

On Tuesday, January 9, Abbot Douglas Mullin, OSB was elected as the 11th Abbot of Saint John's Abbey. The Collegeville Institute also welcomes Abbot Douglas to our Board of Directors.

Writers enter Advent season in “Waiting For Words”

December 11, 2023 By Collegeville Institute 1 Comment

From December 4-8, the Collegeville Institute hosted Waiting For Words: An Advent Writing Workshop at the Avila Center for Community Leadership in Durham, NC.
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