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Building the Collegevillle Institute

April 21, 2017 By Collegeville Institute Leave a Comment

Read Fr. Kilian McDonnell's words about planning the Collegeville Institute buildings with architect Marcel Breuer back in 1967.

Enter our 50th Anniversary Giveaway!

April 19, 2017 By Collegeville Institute Leave a Comment

Our 50th Anniversary giveaway is now closed. Winners received books by Kathleen Norris and Father Kilian McDonnell, founder of the Collegeville Institute.

Collegeville Institute Greats: Cynthia Wedel

April 14, 2017 By Collegeville Institute Leave a Comment

To mark our 50th Anniversary, we are celebrating significant figures in our history. Read Cynthia Wedel's reflections on the "Collegeville approach."
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Transmitting Tradition to Children

April 6, 2017 By Collegeville Institute Leave a Comment

How is faith tradition transmitted to children? Read a report from 1987 that details findings from a consultation at the Collegeville Institute.
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Board Discusses Theology More than Finances

March 30, 2017 By Collegeville Institute Leave a Comment

In an excerpt from a 1987 Collegeville Institute newsletter, Fr. Kilian McDonnell remarked that the Board often discusses theology more than finances.
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On the Leading Edge of the Ecumenical Movement

March 23, 2017 By Collegeville Institute Leave a Comment

In the 1986 Annual Report, then-Director Patrick Henry described the Collegeville Institute's calling to be at the leading edge of ecumenism.
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Collegeville Institute Greats: James “Jim” P. Shannon

March 16, 2017 By Collegeville Institute Leave a Comment

To celebrate our 50th, we are looking back at significant figures in our history. Read Jim Shannon's speech "A Dozen Years of Grace" about his experience at the Collegeville Institute.

50 years shows real value of 3 entities

March 8, 2017 By Collegeville Institute Leave a Comment

In his column for the St. Cloud Times, former Collegeville Institute director Patrick Henry wrote about the 50th Anniversary of 3 Minnesota institutions.

Inside the Institute, February 2017

February 27, 2017 By Collegeville Institute Leave a Comment

Check out Volume 11, Issue 1 of Inside the Institute (pdf), which features a new grant from the Lilly Endowment, Inc., an announcement about the Collegeville Institute's 50th Anniversary, and new staff members introductions.
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Collegeville Institute Greats: Bob Piper’s “Last Speech”

February 23, 2017 By Collegeville Institute Leave a Comment

To celebrate our 50th, we are looking back at significant figures in our history. Read Bob Piper's moving "Last Speech" about his experience of God's grace.
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