For the famous art forger of the same name, see Tom Keating

Tom Keating

For the football player of the same name see Tom Keating .For the priest and author of the same name see Thomas Keating....

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For the American football player of the same name, see Tom Keating (American football)

Tom Keating (American football)

For the famous art forger of the same name, see Tom Keating.For the priest and author of the same name see Thomas Keating.Thomas Arthur Keating is a retired American collegiate and Professional Football player...

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Fr. Thomas Keating, O.C.S.O.

Trappists

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(born 1923) is a Trappist

TRAPPIST

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 monk

Monk

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 (Order of Cistercians of the Strict Observance) and priest

Priest

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, known as one of architects of the Centering Prayer

Centering prayer

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, a contemporary method of contemplative prayer, that emerged from St. Joseph's Abbey

St. Joseph's Abbey

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, Spencer, Massachusetts

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, in 1975. He was born in New York City

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, and attended Deerfield Academy

Deerfield Academy

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, Yale University

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, and Fordham University

Fordham University

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, graduating in December 1943.