News from the Collegeville Institute Read all about what’s happening at the Collegeville Institute. In this section of the website we share opportunities of interest, news about what’s going on at the Collegeville Institute, alumni news, and updates on our artists in residence. Collegeville Institute starts year with two yoga and writing workshops February 9, 2023Collegeville InstituteThe Collegeville Institute has started out its Ecclesial Literature Project programming for the year with a double dose of writing workshops.Read more »Writing Grief and Mystic Activists Final Workshops for 2022 Year November 14, 2022Collegeville InstituteThe Collegeville Institute conducted two workshops in October to complete its Ecclesial Literature Project programming for the 2022 year. The first was Writing Grief as Restorative Justice. This workshop took place online from October 10th through October 14th. Next, on October 31st through November 6th, the Collegeville Institute, along with the School for Conversion, co-sponsored ...Read more »Collegeville Institute and School of Theology Team Up for Oktoberfest October 24, 2022Collegeville Institute Every October, the Collegeville Institute and the graduate Saint John’s School of Theology and Seminary (SOT) celebrate an annual tradition that is familiar to the German Catholic roots of the wider Saint John’s/Saint Ben’s community. This is of course, an Oktoberfest party. The Collegeville Institute opens its campus to host SOT faculty, staff, and students ...Read more »Friday Night Gatherings start off the year October 4, 2022Collegeville InstituteEvery Friday night, resident scholars and Collegeville Institute staff gather for a longstanding tradition of community bonding, the Friday Night Gathering. Often, our resident scholars focus on their work, writing, and research throughout the week, while also enjoying the place of the Collegeville Institute and wider Saint John’s University campus. This includes walking through the ...Read more »Emerging Writers Mentorship Program kicks off for 2022-2023 September 26, 2022Collegeville InstituteThe Collegeville Institute’s Emerging Writers Mentorship Program launched on Monday, September 19 with a four-day writing workshop experience. Graciously hosted by the Saint John’s Abbey Guesthouse, the group enjoyed group instruction and discussion, one-on-one meetings between participants and their assigned writing mentor and coach, communal meals, and a game night. Yet this four-day experience was ...Read more »Fr. Kilian celebrates 101! September 20, 2022Collegeville InstituteOn Friday, September 16, Fr. Kilian McDonnell, the founder and president of the Collegeville Institute, celebrated his 101st birthday. Fr. Kilian is a member of Saint John’s Abbey and the Order of Saint Benedict (OSB) who is a widely recognized theologian and advocate for ecumenicism. The Collegeville Institute, founded in 1967, itself celebrated its 50th ...Read more »Two Writing Workshops Fill July August 12, 2022Collegeville Institute Over the month of July, the Collegeville Institute hosted two distinct writing workshops, following the recommencement of in-person workshopping at the Collegeville Institute in June. The first of these was Women Writing led by Lauren Winner, which took place from July 6 - July 15, 2022. Winner, a professor of divinity at Duke University and long-time ...Read more »Writing Workshops Are Back In Person June 16, 2022Collegeville InstituteThe Collegeville Institute recently hosted its first in-person writing workshop after two summers of virtual writing workshops due to Covid.Read more »Former CI Board Member Krista Tippett receives Honorary Doctorate May 25, 2022Collegeville InstituteOn May 23, Yale University awarded the honorary Doctor of Divinity Degree to Krista Tippett, former Collegeville Institute Board Member.Read more »Honoring Joyce McFarland May 20, 2022Collegeville InstituteOn May 13, our dear friend Joyce McFarland died. She was, in the words of former Executive Director Patrick Henry, "one of God's great ones."Read more »<<12345678910...40>>
