Prior Peter Funk, O.S.B. has been the superior at the Monastery of the Holy Cross, a contemplative Benedictine monastery in the Archdiocese of Chicago, since 2004. Before entering monastic life, he was a choral conductor at St. Thomas the Apostle parish in the Hyde Park neighborhood of Chicago as well as at the University of Chicago, having received his AB in music from the U of C in 1992. He earned a Master’s degree in Scripture from Saint John’s School of Theology in Collegeville, Minn., in 2002. His liturgical compositions, including four settings of the Mass, have been widely performed. His articles have appeared in Sacred Architecture magazine and Pastoral Music, the official publication of the National Association for Pastoral Music (NPM). Fr. Peter has authored several articles for the Encyclopedia of the Bible and Its Reception. Previously, he was a theological consultant for articles in the New Catholic Encyclopedia Supplement 2011, including the article “Film and Catholicism.” He is the artistic director, and co-founder (with Kevin Allen) of Schola Laudis, a professional choir that sings the masterpieces of sacred polyphony at the Monastery’s celebration of Vespers.
