I have recently discovered that Meg Funk, the Benedictine author of the well known books Thoughts Matter, Tools Matter and Humility Matters, has a blog. Well, it isn’t geared to comments or discussions, so perhaps it’s not a blog in the strict sense, but it does provide regular reflections that may well be of value to some readers. Recent posts include topics like the Jesus Prayer, the Cell, Lectio Divina and the Manifestation of Thoughts.
I must confess that I haven’t read any of Sister Meg’s books (we don’t have them in our library and although I’ve thought of suggesting acquiring them, there have somehow always been other things that have seemed more urgent) but she is fairly well known for making the wisdom of the ancient monastic tradition (especially the teaching of John Cassian, if I remember correctly) accessible for today’s readers.
August 6, 2008 at 3:41 am
Ironically, I’m reading both books now and find them very helpful. However, sometimes she uses phrases like “the myth of original sin” or describes one practioner of lectio divina using a mandala. Things like this aren’t of the Church’s own teachings or Cassian’s so they kinda turn me off.