Saint John’s Abbey Holds Mass of Blessing and Thanksgiving for Abbot Douglas Mullin February 1, 2024 By Collegeville Institute Leave a Comment On Sunday, January 28, a public Mass of Blessing and Thanksgiving was offered in the Saint John’s Abbey and University Church in Collegeville, MN.
Saint John’s Abbey Elects New Abbot January 15, 2024 By Collegeville Institute Leave a Comment On Tuesday, January 9, Abbot Douglas Mullin, OSB was elected as the 11th Abbot of Saint John's Abbey. The Collegeville Institute also welcomes Abbot Douglas to our Board of Directors.
To My Friends at Saint John’s Abbey May 3, 2023 By Jenni Ho-Huan 4 Comments perhaps [we] finally seek them out / and they host us gently / with food that lasts // thus nourished / we see how poorly we have seen / and how much we have lost— / hearts grown too cold and too old // for creation’s glory
Benedictine Options: Learning to Live from the Sons and Daughters of Saints Benedict and Scholastica September 23, 2021 By Patrick Henry 1 Comment What can we learn from today's Benedictines about how to live?
Listen! August 4, 2021 By Angela Alaimo O'Donnell 1 Comment "I hearted the loon on the lake. / I hearted the skyful of blue.... I hearted the old monk rowing / his boat across Lake Sagatagan."
All is Possible May 27, 2021 By Catherine Hervey 1 Comment Meet former Resident Scholar Eric LeCompte, who leads the nonprofit Jubilee USA and addresses economic inequality on a global scale through debt forgiveness.
Call to Prayer July 8, 2020 By Angela Alaimo O'Donnell Leave a Comment Angela Alaimo O'Donnell's poem contemplates: "Light / sung loud as loons, the Abbey bells rung bright / as Christ’s gold leaf icon shining in its niche."
What May We Hope For? December 12, 2019 By Vance Morgan Leave a Comment As the 13th century Dominican monk Meister Eckhart provocatively asked: “What good is it for me that Christ was born a thousand years ago in Bethlehem?”
Welcomed as Christ June 21, 2019 By Nicholas Tangen Leave a Comment 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.
Collegeville Institute Greats: Fr. Kilian McDonnell, Part One October 30, 2017 By Patrick Henry 1 Comment Fr. Kilian McDonnell, OSB, is a renowned ecumenist and founder of the Collegeville Institute. Don't miss this tribute to McDonnell by Patrick Henry.
