Sr. Mary Margaret Funk, OSB, is a member of Our Lady of Grace Monastery in Beach Grove IN. From 1994-2004 she was Executive Director of the North American Commission for Monastic Interreligious Dialogue. In this capacity she coordinated a number of events, notably the first two Gethsemani Encounters and Benedict's Dharma Conference. Her published works include a trilogy of books on “The Practice of the Spiritual Life.”