CI Staff Celebrates Ottenhoff’s Retirement July 30, 2021 By Collegeville Institute Leave a Comment Collegeville Institute staff recently gathered to celebrate Executive Director Don Ottenhoff's retirement after almost 17 years of leadership.
Ottenhoff Announces 2021 Retirement October 30, 2020 By Collegeville Institute Leave a Comment Don Ottenhoff, Executive Director of the Collegeville Institute for Ecumenical and Cultural Research, has announced his intention to retire.
Full of Days June 4, 2020 By Jody Reis Johnson 4 Comments How may I come into old age ‘full of days,’ the Biblical description given to those who reach the end of life fulfilled and ripe with wisdom?
Goodbye to Books September 12, 2019 By Linda Mercadante 9 Comments When Linda Mercadante moved out of her seminary office, she had to sort through 83 linear feet of books from over three decades of teaching.
Caregiving—Why Should the Church Care? July 2, 2015 By Collegeville Institute 1 Comment What should be the church’s response to the immense and growing challenge of caregiving? And why should the church care about caregiving in the first place?
Calling and Retirement January 12, 2015 By Janel Kragt Bakker 3 Comments Ministry to older people in the congregation should provide opportunities for community and conversations that re-explore calling and vocation.
The search for vocation in retirement September 16, 2013 By Laura Kelly Fanucci Leave a Comment Peg’s story of retiring from a career as a teacher, leaving behind a clearly defined role for an uncertain future, resonates with many recent retirees. She struggles to find purpose and meaning in this new stage of life.