Collegium Institute, in partnership with the Penn Newman Center, invites college students to apply for the Spring 2026 Catholic Humanism Fellowship.  Each semester is an independent fellowship, and student fellows who complete all four will be awarded Collegium’s Certificate in Catholic Thought.

We are pleased to announce this semester’s fellowship as: “The Good: What is Distinctive About Christian Ethics?”. Across six lunchtime seminar sessions, we will explore what what the good life is, which ethical challenges Christianity raises and which conundrums it solves, and how discerning good action leads the mind to a deeper understanding of God from whom all goodness comes. Through readings from writers including Charles Taylor, Dorothy Day, John Paul II, and Julian of Norwich, we will undertake our study of the Good as pilgrims motivated by restless hearts.

Dates: Fridays, 12:45 pm to 1:45 pm.

• February 6

• February 13

• February 20

• February 27

• March 20

• March 27

Location: Penn Newman Center (111 S 38th St, University City)

Click the button below to register. This fellowship is open to students at the University of Pennsylvania and other Philadelphia colleges.

Priority application deadline: Friday, January 16

Final application deadline: Friday, January 30

This program is made possible by the Ambassador’s Fund for Catholic Education.