M. Basil Pennington OCSO Archive
Fr. M. Basil Pennington, deceased June 3, 2005, was a Cistercian monk who
entered the religious life at St. Joseph's Abbey in Spencer, MA. He wrote many
books on the subject of centering prayer, a form of meditation that takes you
deep within yourself and is used to create a closer connection to God. Fr. Basil
had spent some time as abbot in a monastery in China and was briefly abbot of
Our Lady of the Holy Spirit in Conyers, Georgia.
The collection includes a complete run of Fr. Basil's works, professional and
personal correspondence, and other documents and effects relating to his personal
work. The collection contains programs from seminars he led, newspaper articles,
photographs, slides, videotapes, letters, and books.
See also: Institute
of Cistercian Studies Collection
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