Mary Margaret Funk Papers
Fonds
Identifier: MMF
Scope and Content
Papers of Mary Margaret Funk, OSB, including family documents, records of her time as prioress of her monastery and of her involvement in Monastic Interreligious Dialogue, documentation of her experience in Bolivia, texts from her blog, printed material, and drafts and copies of her books. Correspondence, memoranda, outlines, essays, photographs, newsletters, clippings, brochures, and other printed material regarding Contemplative Outreach and its programs, Rev. Thomas Keating, ocso, and centering prayer. Slides, snapshots, portraits; representing her family, fellow religious, and friends. Seven audio CDs of original music from her monastery and two audio cassette tapes. 250 Gigabytes of data (documents and photographs) on a USB Macintosh hard drive.
Dates
- 1953-2011.
Creator
- Funk, Mary Margaret (Person)
Language of Materials
English.
Conditions Governing Access
Restricted by contract.
Background
Member of the Benedictine Monastery of Our Lady of Grace in Beech Grove, Indiana since 1961 and prioress 1985-1993; author of Humility Matters, Thoughts Matter, Tools Matter, Lectio Matters: Before the Burning Bush, Islam Is . . . : An Experience of Dialogue and Devotion, and Into the Depths: A Journey of Loss and Vocation; as Executive Director of the Monastic Interreligious Dialogue Board she promotes interaction with contemplative men and women from Christian, Hindu, Buddhist, Islamic, Confucian, and Taoist traditions. She has also served on the Contemplative Outreach Board of Trustees, and as a member of the Board of Overseers of St. Meinrad School of Theology.
Extent
4.5 linear feet.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Mary Margaret Funk, OSB, Our Lady of Grace Monastery.
- Christianity and other religions Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Contemplation Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Contemplative Outreach.
- Digital data Subject Source: Local sources
- Keating, Thomas.
- Monastic Interreligious Dialogue.
- Monasticism and religious orders Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Our Lady of Grace Monastery.
- Papers Subject Source: Local sources
- Prayer -- Christianity Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Printed material Subject Source: Local sources
- Visual works Subject Source: Local sources
- recordings Subject Source: Local sources
Creator
- Funk, Mary Margaret (Person)
- Title
- Mary Margaret Funk Papers
- Subtitle
- Guide
- Author
- University of Notre Dame Archives
- Date
- 2017
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
- Language of description note
- English
Repository Details
Part of the University of Notre Dame Archives Repository