Mary Margaret Funk Papers

Fonds

Identifier: MMF

Staff Only

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.

Additional Description

Immediate Source of Acquisition

Mary Margaret Funk, OSB, Our Lady of Grace Monastery.

Related Material

Monastic Interreligious Dialogue Records

Subjects

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