We Are All Monks Now
If we have to live like monks for awhile, we had best heed the words that open the Rule of Saint Benedict: “Listen, my child.”
Benedictine spirituality
Welcomed as Christ
Do faith and justice go hand-in-hand? Nicholas Tangen writes how the Rule of St. Benedict helped him reconcile his theological and vocational communities.
Re-Creating a Life
According to Diane Millis, a redemptive story has nothing to do with a happy ending. Instead, it's about discovering the full truth of one's life.
Shout Your Truth: Wisdom from Two Weeks with Sr. Joan Chittister, OSB
Being a millennial woman in the Roman Catholic Church is not a cakewalk. To be inspire change, according to Sr. Joan Chittister, one must shout.
Collegeville Institute Greats: Joan Chittister, OSB
Joan Chittister, OSB is a major figure in religion who is closely associated with the Collegeville Institute. Read about Faith and Ferment, a groundbreaking study she led with Martin Marty in 1981.
Rachel Twigg Boyce on Spiritual Memoir
Stories from Rachel Twigg Boyce's life began to bubble up after daily prayer during a residency at the Collegeville Institute, leading her to write spiritual memoir.
Success, Setbacks, and Benedictine Stability
Kathleen Norris has had tremendous success as an author, but also setbacks. Benedictine humility, she says, is what gives her stability.
Collegeville Institute Greats: Krista Tippett
Before she launched her award-winning radio show On Being, Krista Tippett "fell down Collegeville's contemplative rabbit hole."
Collegeville Institute Greats: Kathleen Norris
To mark our 50th Anniversary, we are celebrating significant figures in our history. Read Kathleen Norris' speech on her experience as a Resident Scholar at the Collegeville Institute.
Playing the Long Game
Christians are prone to believe that they can reform society into the Kingdom of God. Instead, writes Gerald Schlabach, the Church is playing the long game.
