World Without End

Thomas Keating OCSO is known throughout the world as an exponent, teacher, and writer on contemplative prayer. A Cistercian (Trappist) monk of St Benedict's Monastery, Snowmass, Colorado, he is a founder of the Centering Prayer Movement and of Contemplative Outreach. He is the author of numerous books, particularly of the trilogy Open Mind, Open Heart; Invitation to Love; and The Mystery of Christ. Among his most recent books is The Daily Reader for Contemplative Living, compiled by S Stephanie Iachetta.Lucette Verboven is a Flemish writer and film producer. She holds a Master's degree in English Literature from the Catholic University of Louvain, Belgium. She has produced a number of major television series for Flemish/Dutch television and is the author of a bestselling book, Pelgrim in het Leven, which includes a chapter on Timothy Radcliffe.Joseph M. Boyle was an Editorial Advisory Board member of and contributor to The Journal of Medicine and Philosophy and Christian Bioethics. He died on September 24, 2016,

• PART ONE INTRODUCTIONA JourneyPART TWO 'TO ENTER INTO THE UNVEILED PRESENCE OF GOD': CONVERSATIONS WITH FATHER KEATING1 A Lonely Time2 The Spiritual Journey3 Close Encounters4 Awakening5 Happiness6 The Suffering of a Teacher7 After Death8 A Cosmology9 On the Road AgainPART THREE 'A PLACE WHERE GOD CAN DWELL': CONVERSATIONS WITH ABBOT JOSEPH BOYLE1 Captivated by Experience2 Maintaining a Faith Centre in the Valley3 Father Thomas4 Centering Prayer in an Uncentred Time5 Purifying the Ego6 Past and Future7 A Clear Sky8 Aspen9 Life and DeathAppendix 1: Biography of Father Thomas Keating, OCSOAppendix 2: Biography of Abbot Joseph Boyle, OCSOAcknowledgementsNotesBibliography