Lectio Divina is most often understood as a slow reading and medition on scripture. Sr. Meg stressed that the process does not end with the lectio session, but continues throughout the day. Lectio encompasses the whole of a contemplative's life. "It is what we do," she says, "when we are not doing anything else."

She taught mainly from her new book, Lectio Matters, published by Continuum Publications. Her conferences were aimed at the novices and juniors, but many in the community took advantage of a general invitation to attend.

Sr. Meg is a Benedictine nun from Our Lady of Grace monastery in Beech Grove, Indiana. She was a longtime member and president of the board of directors of the Monastic Interreligious Dialogue (MID). Among her many books are, Thoughts Matter, Humility Matters and Islam Is... in addition to her latest on Lectio. She maintains her own webpage:

megfunk.com