Mary Margaret Funk
Sr. Mary Margaret Funk, OSB, is an American writer and advocate of interreligious dialogue. Her published works include a trilogy of books on "The Practice of the Spiritual Life".
In 1993 Funk spoke at the Parliament of the World's Religions. From 1994-2004 she was Executive Director of the Monastic Interreligious Dialogue Board, which coordinates the organization that aims to foster interreligious and intermonastic dialogue. In this capacity she coordinated a number of events, notably the Gethsemani Encounters and Benedict's Dharma Conference. In 1995 she traveled to India and Tibet on the 6th Spiritual Exchange Program.
A former Prioress and still a current member of Our Lady of Grace Monastery in Beech Grove, Indiana, Funk directs the School of Lectio Divina at the adjacent Benedict Inn.
Books
- Discernment Matters: Listening With the Ear of the Heart (2013)
- Into the Depths: Memoirs of Bolivia (2011)
- Lectio Matters: Before the Burning Bush: Through the Revelatory Texts of Scripture, Nature and Experience (2010)
- Humility Matters: The Practice of the Spiritual Life (2005)
- Tools Matter For Practicing the Spiritual Life (2004)
- What Catholics Should Know About Islam (2004)
- Islam Is: An Experience of Dialogue and Devotion (2003)
- El Corazon En Paz: La Sabiduria de los Padres Del Desierto (2001)
- Thoughts Matter: The Practice of the Spiritual Life (1999)
- A Mind at Peace (1999)
Other works
- Into Iraq: Dispatches From an America at War; A Nun's Prayer (Letter to the Editor, New York Times, March 21, 2003.)
External links
- Monastic Dialogue
- About Sr. Meg
- Amazon.com offerings by Mary Margaret Funk
- Kylemore Abbey
- Personal Website