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Black Lives Matter

The Call to Sing at Holy Trinity Lutheran Church

October 26, 2021 By Collegeville Institute Leave a Comment

Ann Schrooten speaks about her calling to serve through music, and how that vocation transformed during the pandemic and following George Floyd’s murder near her church in Minneapolis, MN.

The Scent of Grief

April 19, 2021 By Andrea Roske-Metcalfe 1 Comment

A pastor reflects on air fresheners and the National Guard at a protest in Brooklyn Center after Daunte Wright was killed by police.

For the Love of God and Family

February 22, 2021 By J. Jioni Palmer 6 Comments

Being the Black father of Black boys in America today means more than giving "the talk." The threat of gun violence from many sources brought this father to a heartbreaking decision.

We Had Hoped: An Easter Faith in a Time of Lament

July 9, 2020 By Rhonda Miska 2 Comments

Rhonda Miska reflects on the Biblical account of the Road to Emmaus for those who feel grief and discouragement on the road to racial justice.

Black Lives Matter

June 7, 2020 By Collegeville Institute Leave a Comment

Black lives matter to the Collegeville Institute and we join in condemning the brutal killing of George Floyd by police. Read more in our latest newsletter.

People Need to Do the Work

June 1, 2020 By Susan Sink 1 Comment

In this interview, Pastor James Alberts II speaks about George Floyd's murder by police in Minneapolis and calls people to do the work of racial justice.

Come and See

November 27, 2019 By Mary Turck Leave a Comment

"I have marched as faithfully as I have prayed. / If I have ever marched without praying, I do not know when."
Why Are We Here?

Why Are We Here if Not for Each Other?

August 3, 2017 By Natasha Oladokun 1 Comment

Natasha Oladokun's moving essay, which describes her experience marching against the KKK, asks a powerful question about belonging, faith, and solidarity.
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Clap In or Clap Back?

April 20, 2017 By David Evans 1 Comment

Spiritual discipline should extend to how we engage online, writes David Evans. Read his take on "clap back" culture and the New Civil Rights Movement.

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