Thomas Keating

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1923 –

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Who is Thomas Keating?

Fr. Thomas Keating, O.C.S.O. is a Trappist monk and priest, known as one of architects of the Centering Prayer, a contemporary method of contemplative prayer, that emerged from St. Joseph's Abbey, Spencer, Massachusetts, in 1975. He was born in New York City, and attended Deerfield Academy, Yale University, and Fordham University, graduating in December 1943. He is a founder of the Centering Prayer movement and of Contemplative Outreach, Ltd.

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Born
1923
New York City
Nationality
  • United States of America
Education
  • Fordham University
  • Deerfield Academy
  • Yale University
Lived in
  • New York City

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on July 23, 2013

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