Join the Collegium Institute for an online conversation exploring the rhythms, routines, and rituals of a painter, poet, sculptor, & writer on Thursday June 2nd via Zoom.
Join Collegium Institute and Durandus Institute for Sacred Liturgy and Music for Vespers & Benediction for the Annunciation of the Lord.
In this evening conversation, we will encounter the debut novel by Katy Carl, As Earth without Water. Christopher Beha, editor of Harper’s Magazine describes the novel as a “sharp and moving meditation on freedom, choice, and the creative life. Katy will read from her novel and participate in a discussion about the text with Joshua Hren, editor-in-chief of Wiseblood Books.
Collegium Institute welcomes students back with a choral celebration of EVENSONG, or Vespers according to the use of the Ordinariates, on the feast of the Nativity of Mary. This celebration of the Divine Office draws upon some of the finest works of liturgical worship in the English language, featuring music of William Byrd and other English masters, as sung by the Durandus Institute Choir.
Join Collegium Institute for a conversation about faith and fiction in the modern world, featuring prominent contemporary writers Christopher Beha, Kirstin Valdez Quade, and Randy Boyagoda.
This talk is the final installment in the Faith in Art Series presented by the Lumen Christi Institute and Harvard Catholic Forum and cosponsored by Collegium Institute. It will explore how artists of every background and walk of life transformed imported European images of the Virgin to make her a truly Latin American saint.
To return the gaze of the faithful to mystery, to assist congregations to see beyond the material, the Catholic Church in the 17th Century called upon the talent of Caravaggio, the Carracci School and other great artists, who produced works that still delight, teach and move people today. This talk, presented by Lumen Christi Institute and the Harvard Catholic Forum and cosponsored by Collegium Institute, will look at old masterpieces with new eyes, revealing how artists used their gifts to render the invisible, visible.
On April 8th, join the Collegium Institute for an evening conversation with recent Templeton Prize-Winning Physicist Marcelo Gleiser moderated by renowned chemist and spiritual writer Michelle Francl, as they discuss science and discovery, beauty and the unknown, and their immersive journeys into the mysteries of the universe.
St. Joseph was an unassuming latecomer to the history of art, but once discovered, his images evolved rapidly to serve the Catholic Church during challenging times. From model for the papacy, to symbol of marriage and fatherhood, to guide for a good death and advocate for the worker, St Joseph's many guises have made him one of the Church's greatest spiritual treasures. Following Pope Francis' dedication of 2021 to St. Joseph, this talk will look at Giotto, Raphael, Murillo and others as we uncover the many faces of this quiet saint.
Through seminar discussions, students will explore thinkers like Pope John Paul II, Thomas Merton, Madeleine L'Engle, C.S. Lewis, and others; in addition, they will have the opportunity to participate in hands-on creative workshops with guest artists and writers, engaging the mind, the heart, and the hand.
How do we develop a culture marked by an ethic of ecological awareness? In Laudato Si, Pope Francis called for an ecological conversion to just such a culture. The ecological conversion he envisions entails more than just tinkering with technology or the economy; rather, we must reshape our sense of culture and society.
Join the Collegium Institute and Penn's Program for Research on Religion & Urban Civil Society (PRRUCS) for an online evening panel discussion as we look at how literature can help us understand Catholicism in global contexts by exploring the complexity of living and writing between cultures. Endo, Greene, McKay, and Xuelin wrote from their own experiences of transnational life while also expressing differing relationships to Catholicism. Each of these authors had deep, though complicated, relationships with the Church and found powerful ways to express that in their writing. We hope, in looking to these writers, to see new ways of dealing with contemporary issues, while also dealing with the beauty and meaning of their literary creations.
On June 3, from 7:00 to 8:30pm, join the Collegium Institute's Ars Vivendi Arts Initiative for a dynamic evening conversation via Zoom exploring Flannery O’Connor on the imagination, solitude, and the glorious oddities of life. Click for a full description:
