About Meg Funk
Sister Meg Funk
Mary Margaret Funk, OSB, is currently a nun seeking God through the monastic way of life under a Rule and a superior. She has been a member of Our Lady of Grace Monastery Beech Grove, Indiana since 1961. She taught elementary school at St. Barnabas 1965-69, and she was an administrator for the Archdiocese of Indianapolis in catechetics from 1969-1983. She also was Director of Religious Education for the Archdiocese of Louisville in 1984.
She was Prioress of Our Lady of Grace Monastery 1985-1993, and in 1994 became Executive Director of Monastic Interreligious Dialogue Board. In that capacity she coordinated the Gethsemani Encounter 1996, and in 2002, Benedict’s Dharma Conference, 2001, Benedict’s Dharma 2, 2003. She spoke at the World’s Parliament of Religions in 1993. She traveled to India and Tibet on the 6th Spiritual Exchange Program in 1995 and 1999, and has been in formal dialogue with Hindu, Zen Buddhist, Islam, Confucius, and Taoist traditions.
She was the Executive Director of MID Board. She collaborated with James Wiseman, editor, on the last 30 issues of Monastic Interreligious Dialogue Bulletin and Web Site: MonasticDialogue.org
She spoke at the Gethsemani Encounter 1996 and 2002. She has given many retreats to Monastics and lay ministers on Christian Practice. She served on Thomas Keating’s Contemplative Outreach Board of Trustees, Weston School of Theology in Cambridge and was a member of the Board of Overseers of St. Meinrad School of Theology.
She holds Graduate degrees from Catholic University (1973) and Indiana University (1979). She’s a graduate of Epiphany Certification Program of Formative Spirituality (2002).
Books by Meg Funk
In addition to her books, chapters by her have appeared in:
Living in the Meantime Concerning the Transformation of Religious Life edited by Paul J. Philibert, O.P. Paulist Press 1994.
New book soon to be published: Lectio Matters before the burning bush. Continuum 2010.
She was Prioress of Our Lady of Grace Monastery 1985-1993, and in 1994 became Executive Director of Monastic Interreligious Dialogue Board. In that capacity she coordinated the Gethsemani Encounter 1996, and in 2002, Benedict’s Dharma Conference, 2001, Benedict’s Dharma 2, 2003. She spoke at the World’s Parliament of Religions in 1993. She traveled to India and Tibet on the 6th Spiritual Exchange Program in 1995 and 1999, and has been in formal dialogue with Hindu, Zen Buddhist, Islam, Confucius, and Taoist traditions.
She was the Executive Director of MID Board. She collaborated with James Wiseman, editor, on the last 30 issues of Monastic Interreligious Dialogue Bulletin and Web Site: MonasticDialogue.org
She spoke at the Gethsemani Encounter 1996 and 2002. She has given many retreats to Monastics and lay ministers on Christian Practice. She served on Thomas Keating’s Contemplative Outreach Board of Trustees, Weston School of Theology in Cambridge and was a member of the Board of Overseers of St. Meinrad School of Theology.
She holds Graduate degrees from Catholic University (1973) and Indiana University (1979). She’s a graduate of Epiphany Certification Program of Formative Spirituality (2002).
Books by Meg Funk
- Thoughts Matter: The Practice of the Spiritual Life
- Tools Matter: For Practicing the Spiritual Life
- Humility Matters: For Practicing the Spiritual Life
- Islam Is. . . An Experience of Dialogue and Devotion (New edition, 2008)
- "Islam: What Catholics Should Know" (an article from Catholic Update)
In addition to her books, chapters by her have appeared in:
- The Gethsemani Encounter: A Dialogue on the Spiritual Life by Buddhist and Christian Monastics
- Benedict Dharma: Buddhists Reflect on the Rule of St. Benedict
- Purity of Heart and Contemplation: A Monastic Dialogue between Christian and Asian Traditions
- Transforming Suffering: Reflections on Finding Peace in Troubles Times
Living in the Meantime Concerning the Transformation of Religious Life edited by Paul J. Philibert, O.P. Paulist Press 1994.
New book soon to be published: Lectio Matters before the burning bush. Continuum 2010.
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