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.
Series
Books
Lectio Divina
Renewing the Ancient Practice of Praying the Scriptures
1998
Call to the Center
The Gospel's Invitation to Deeper Prayer
1990
Daily We Touch Him
Practical Religious Experiences
1977
The Cistercian Spirit
A Symposium: In Memory of Thomas Merton
1970
An Invitation to Centering Prayer
Including an Introduction to Lectio Divina
2001
Thomas Merton, Brother Monk
The Quest for True Freedom
1987
The Monks of Mount Athos
A Western Monks Extraordinary Spiritual Journey on Eastern Holy Ground
2003
A Place Apart
Monastic Prayer and Practice for Everyone
1983
Listen With Your Heart
Spiritual Living with the Rule of St. Benedict
2007
O Holy Mountain
Journal of a Retreat on Mount Athos
1978
Praying By Hand
1991
Centering Prayer
Renewing an Ancient Christian Prayer Form
1980
True Self, False Self
Unmasking the Spirit Within
2000
On Retreat With Thomas Merton
1995
Centered Living
The Way of Centering Prayer
1986
Finding Grace at the Center
The Beginning of Centering Prayer
1978
