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An Invitation to Centering Prayer
Including an Introduction to Lectio Divina
2001
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At the urging of Pope Paul VI in 1971, the leaders of monastic communities throughout the world were encouraged to help the people of God rediscover an ancient way of prayer, centered in God and grounded in truth. This ancient method of prayer came to be known as "Centering Prayer." This book is for those who seek an enriched prayer life.
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M. Basil Pennington
Author · 16 books

Dom M. Basil Pennington O.C.S.O. (1931–2005) was a Trappist monk and priest. He was a leading Roman Catholic spiritual writer, speaker, teacher, and director. Pennington was an alumnus of the Pontifical University of St. Thomas Aquinas Angelicum where he obtained a licentiate in Theology in 1959.[1] He also earned a licentiate in Canon Law at the Pontifical Gregorian University. Pennington became known internationally as one of the major proponents of the Centering Prayer movement begun at St. Joseph's Abbey in Spencer, Massachusetts, during the 1970s.

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