St Hildegard of Bingen: Doctor of the Church

This extraordinary woman was not only a renowned abbess in her own time she was also a prophetic visionary, theologian, herbalist, physician, poet and composer of liturgical texts. This weekend will examine a variety of Hilde-gard’s writings and explore how they can offer us deeper insights into under-standing life today. The text for our reading for this weekend is: St Hildegard of Bingen: Doctor of the Church, by Carmen Acevedo Butcher, available at www.amazon.com or through the Institute.

For Bookings please contact Sr Carmel Posa sgs
Phone: 08 96548371
Email: carmel.posa@newnorcia.wa.edu.au

The New Norcia Benedictine Community is the official title of the group of Roman Catholic monks who have owned and operated the small town of New Norcia, which is located 132km north of Perth in Western Australia, since 1847. New Norcia is Australia’s only monastic town, with the Monastery, where the monks live, work and pray, at its heart. The monks of New Norcia live according to the guidance and rhythms of The Rule of St Benedict, which has been followed by monks since the sixth century AD. Monks who do so are referred to as ‘Benedictines’. Unlike many priests and nuns, monks do not join an ‘order’ as such, but instead join an autonomous monastery where they promise to remain for the rest of their lives.

For more information, please visit: http://www.newnorcia.wa.edu.au