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Kerry A. Robinson

Global Ambassador, Leadership Roundtable

Kerry A. Robinson is global ambassador for the Leadership Roundtable. She previously served as executive director. From 1997 to 2007 she was the director of development for Saint Thomas More Catholic Chapel and Center at Yale University. Robinson is a member of the Raskob Foundation for Catholic Activities in Wilmington, Delaware, and a member of the board of directors of FADICA (Foundations and Donors Interested in Catholic Activities). She is a frequent writer and speaker on the subjects of philanthropy, development and the Catholic Church. She has a B.A. degree from Georgetown University and an M.A.R. degree from Yale Divinity School. She and her husband, Dr. Michael Cappello, professor of medicine and director of the World Fellows Program at Yale University, have two children, Christopher and Sophia.

Fear giving way to joy

In challenging days for the Catholic Church, Kerry Robinson reminds Jesuit seminary graduates that they are to bear the good news of the Resurrection and stand witness to the new life to come.

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Vital Worship, Vital Preaching Grants from the Calvin Institute for Christian Worship are designed for worshiping communities. These grants allow a wide range of Christian worshiping communities to focus on projects that connect public worship with Christian discipleship and faith formation. Funding awards range from $8,000 to $25,000. 

The grants support year-long projects that show promise in fostering renewed or strengthened worship practices within worshiping communities in the United States or Canada. Vital Worship, Vital Preaching Grants for teacher-scholars are also available. Applications for the October 15 deadline will open on July 15, 2026.

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