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American Trappist priest and abbot (1923–2018), one of the principal developers of Centering Prayer, the contemplative method that came out of St Joseph's Abbey in Spencer, Massachusetts and spread through the network he helped found.
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Silence, prayer and direct experience within the mystical traditions of Christianity.
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