The
Catholic Weekly
Online
Sydney
21 September 2003
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Heaven
scent floral feast
Welcome
strangers’ call
Bishops:
Fight racism
Bishop
Mayne dies at 75
Senate
‘yes’ to gay bid
Benedictine
nuns gather in Sydney
Tears
of joy at Marriage Sunday Mass
Donor
club
His
Holiness, the poet
Concert
to mark Pope’s jubilee
It’s
‘weakness of faith’
Still
a need for Catholic voice: Dr Pell
Editorial:
Spectre of fear
Letters:
Christian values
Conversation:
Amanda McKenna, Catholic singer and songwriter - ‘God’s messenger’ on a journey
of faith
Opintion:
‘Good mother of all ...’
Voice
of Youth: ‘Most wonderful day’
Insights:
Biblical ancestors?
Religious:
Spirit-ualities are everywhere
North
American, Irish, Australian sisters in historic Loreto reunion
Education:
Decade a day at school
Social
Work degree course at Strathfield
Balmain
kids hit right note
Catechism:
Daytime course
New
bishops ‘help God’s light shine in darkness’
Capacity
to forgive ...
‘Heroic
witness’ to the Gospel of hope
‘Kids
worth dying for’
Inspirations:
‘Schoolies’ faith patrol
Benedictine nuns gather in Sydney
Benedictine nuns from around the world have been meeting over the past week at the Mount St Benedict Centre, Pennant Hills, to foster the development of women’s monasticism.
It was the first time that a meeting of the Communio Internationalis Benedictinarum (International Alliance of Benedictine Women), established in November 2001, has been held in Australia.
The Abbot Primate of all Benedictine communities, Notker Wolf, from Sant’ Anselmo, Rome was at the meeting representing some 25,000 Benedictines worldwide, 16,500 women and 8500 men. His role is to foster union between the many diverse communities of the Benedictine Order.
The congregational leader of the Pennant Hills Good Samaritans, Sr Sonia Wagner, said the meeting included delegates from all corners of the globe.
“The purpose of the Communio is to promote mutual support and exchange of ideas and experience among Benedictine women on an international level and to foster the development of women’s monasticism,” she said.
“We are delighted to host in Australia such a rich and wonderful gathering of Benedictine women.”
One of the highlights was a session examining issues in monastic spirituality, presented by Cistercian monk Michael Casey and Good Samaritan Sr Margaret Malone.
The program also included a visit to the Abbey of the Benedictine Nuns at Jamberoo in the Southern Highlands, and a visit to St Mary’s Cathedral with prayer at the tomb of Archbishop Polding.