Sharing the Word

The Official Blog of The Saint John's Bible Heritage Program

The Heritage Edition is a fine art edition of the original Saint John’s Bible. Created under the direction of Donald Jackson, these limited editions are being shared in communities around the world. The purpose of Sharing the Word is to celebrate the creative and inspired ways The Saint John’s Bible ignites the spiritual imagination. If you would like to receive Sharing the Word by email, please click here.

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The Official Blog of The Saint John's Bible Heritage Program

JourneyNote: When, Lord, Will You Be Done with Me?

April 18, 2024 Blog Article

Our guest writer is Fr. Eric Hollas, OSB, Prior of Saint John’s Abbey.  Fr. Eric is the person to whom Donald Jackson originally brought the idea of creating The Saint John’s Bible.  Since that infamous meeting in 1995, Fr. Eric has tirelessly worked to ignite the spiritual imagination of people around… Read More

Vision, Collaboration, and Legacy: Rob Culligan’s Journey with The Saint John’s Bible

April 15, 2024 Blog Article

Collegeville, Minnesota – The year was 1996 and big things were stirring behind the scenes at Saint John’s University and Abbey. The idea was ambitious: to create a contemporary, handwritten, illuminated Bible that would eventually be known as The Saint John’s Bible. For a project as monumental as… Read More

Sarum College Uses The Saint John’s Bible Heritage Edition to Ignite the Spiritual Imagination in the Classroom and Beyond

April 15, 2024 Blog Article

Salisbury, England — At Sarum College, a theological college with Renaissance-era ancestry located in Salisbury, England, the Written Word of God stands at the center of academic life and the college’s mission to nourish the human spirit. So, naturally, when the news came that a Heritage Edition set of… Read More