Why Believe in God? To Live Inside a Poem
There comes a time when a theology professor is asked: Why believe? For Gerald W. Schlabach, the answer is less Pascal's Wager and more poetry.
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Works-Righteousness and the Politics of Virtue Signaling
The concept of "works-righteousness" is taking a different shape than it did during Martin Luther’s day. Now, self-justification is only a tweet away.
The Score
A new poem by Ruth Johnston, in which she asks: "What if all that matters / are the live breaking moments, / like a cosmic scoring sheet"?
I Knew You Would Save Me
After being rescued from a river, Anthony Siegrist's son told him: "I knew you would save me."
Transmitting Tradition to Children
How is faith tradition transmitted to children? Read a report from 1987 that details findings from a consultation at the Collegeville Institute.
Raw Grief and Beauty
In this essay, Sue Ivany explores the sacredness and beauty in raw grief as she conducts a committal service for a man who did not want a funeral.
Peeking
A poem about seeing with "the faith of a child" by Andrew Taylor-Troutman, participant in several summer writing workshops at the Collegeville Institute.
Book Notes, January 2017
What are you reading this January? Check out new book titles from Collegeville-affilated writers, ranging in genre from memoir to essay to novel.
It Is Not Good for Man to Be Alone
In this excerpt from Reading Genesis, the inimitable Dr. Ruth Westheimer declares the Bible to be "the wisest guide to sex ever written."
To Peter, the Fisherman
A new poem by John D. Groppe, in which he asks the biblical character Peter to "light a fire to warm our sodden souls and share your night’s catch with us."
