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Pennington, M. Basil

 Person

Dates

  • Existence: 1931 - 2005

Biography

M. Basil Pennington was born on July 28, 1931, in Brooklyn, NY and died on June 3, 2005, in Worcester, MA. He received degrees from Cathedral College of the Immaculate Conception, 1951; Pontifical University of St. Thomas Aquinas, S.T.L. (cum laude), 1959; Pontifical University of the Gregorianum, J.C.B. (summa cum laude), 1962, J.C.L. (summa cum laude), 1963 and did graduate work at the Pontifical University of St. Thomas Aquinas and the Benedictine International College of St. Anselm. He held memberships with Studies in Formative Spirituality (international board of consultants), Canon Law Society of America, Catholic Theological Society of America, and Association of Cistercian Scholars.

Pennington was a writer, educator, and Cistercian monk and abbot. He entered the Order of Cistercians of the Strict Observance (OCSO; also known as Trappists) in 1951 and ordained as a Roman Catholic priest, in 1957, at St. Joseph's Abbey, Spencer, MA. There he served as a professor of moral theology, from 1959-61, a professor of theology and church law, 1963-2005, a pastoral counselor at Retreat House, 1959-61 and 1963-2005, librarian at Institute of Monastic Studies, 1960- 61, a lecturer at institute, 1971-72, assistant director of novices, summer 1962, and vocation director, 1978-81. He was the head of Monastic Council on Church Law, 1964-2005, a member of the Commission of Law, Order of Cistercians of the Strict Observance, 1969-2005, and the head of Interreligious Monastic Colloquium, 1977. He was also a member of advisory board, Center for Contemplative Studies, North American Board for East-West Relations, and a member of board of directors of the Lilly Foundation, the John Paul II Center for Prayer and Study for Peace and Food for the Poor, the Mastery Foundation, and a member of Ecumenical Institute of Spirituality and Academie Nationale de Reims. He also served as the founding editor of Cistercian Publications, 1968-73, and was chairperson, 1973-76. Additionally, he was the organizer and director of ecumenical conferences and symposia, a guest lecturer at conferences, institutes, and universities all over the world and a consultant to the Second Vatican Council.

Citation:
"M. Basil Pennington." Contemporary Authors Online. Detroit: Gale, 2008. Literature Resource Center. Web. 7 Jan. 2013.

Found in 136 Collections and/or Records:

Correspondence. B. J. Atkinson - Pennington, March 14, 1989

 Item — Box 3, Folder: 9, Object: 2
Scope and Contents From the Series:

This series contains mainly audiocassettes and videocassettes. They are some commercially published sets on religious issues, but the bulk contains recordings of M. Basil Pennington speaking, often on centering prayer.

Dates: March 14, 1989

First through seventh conferences at Immaculate Conception Seminary, Reverend Basil Pennington (Audiotape reel), February 5-9, 1978

 Item — Box 4, Folder: 1
Scope and Contents From the Series:

This series contains mainly audiocassettes and videocassettes. They are some commercially published sets on religious issues, but the bulk contains recordings of M. Basil Pennington speaking, often on centering prayer.

Dates: February 5-9, 1978

Fr. Basil Pennington at Our Mother of Sorrows, Tucson (Videocassette), February 1, 1989

 Item — Box 3, Case: 6
Scope and Contents From the Series:

This series contains mainly audiocassettes and videocassettes. They are some commercially published sets on religious issues, but the bulk contains recordings of M. Basil Pennington speaking, often on centering prayer.

Dates: February 1, 1989

β€œHe’s Coming – Now!”, September, 1985

 Item — Box 60, Folder: 18, Object: 5
Scope and Contents From the Collection: This collection is divided into four series: 1) Audio-visual materials 2) Graphic materials 3) The M. Basil Pennington, OCSO Papers - 236 archival boxes and 4) The Pennington Family Collection - 50 archival boxes. The first three series cover the career of Father M. Basil Pennington, OCSO (1931-2005) as a Trappist monk and focuses largely on his writings and presentations on centering prayer, as well as his involvement in ecumenism and interfaith relations. It is comprised primarily of...
Dates: Other: September, 1985

Homily, by Basil Pennington (Audiocassette), February 13, 1986

 Item — Box 5, Folder: 3
Scope and Contents From the Series:

This series contains mainly audiocassettes and videocassettes. They are some commercially published sets on religious issues, but the bulk contains recordings of M. Basil Pennington speaking, often on centering prayer.

Dates: February 13, 1986

Homily, by Basil Pennington (Audiocassette), August 3, 1986

 Item — Box 5, Folder: 3
Scope and Contents From the Series:

This series contains mainly audiocassettes and videocassettes. They are some commercially published sets on religious issues, but the bulk contains recordings of M. Basil Pennington speaking, often on centering prayer.

Dates: August 3, 1986

Homily, by Basil Pennington (Audiocassette), November 16, 1986

 Item — Box 5, Folder: 3
Scope and Contents From the Series:

This series contains mainly audiocassettes and videocassettes. They are some commercially published sets on religious issues, but the bulk contains recordings of M. Basil Pennington speaking, often on centering prayer.

Dates: November 16, 1986

Homily, by Basil Pennington (Audiocassette), June 14, 1987

 Item — Box 5, Folder: 3
Scope and Contents From the Series:

This series contains mainly audiocassettes and videocassettes. They are some commercially published sets on religious issues, but the bulk contains recordings of M. Basil Pennington speaking, often on centering prayer.

Dates: June 14, 1987

Homily, by Basil Pennington (Audiocassette), August 30, 1987

 Item — Box 5, Folder: 3
Scope and Contents From the Series:

This series contains mainly audiocassettes and videocassettes. They are some commercially published sets on religious issues, but the bulk contains recordings of M. Basil Pennington speaking, often on centering prayer.

Dates: August 30, 1987

Homily, by Basil Pennington (Audiocassette), January 26, 1990

 Item — Box 5, Folder: 3
Scope and Contents From the Series:

This series contains mainly audiocassettes and videocassettes. They are some commercially published sets on religious issues, but the bulk contains recordings of M. Basil Pennington speaking, often on centering prayer.

Dates: January 26, 1990