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Mar 1 2019toMar 3 2019
Retreat
Lenten Retreat
Led by Fr David Barry osb Lent is a time traditionally devoted to spiritual purification and refinement in preparation for the great celebration of Easter.
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Mar 15 2019toMar 17 2019
Guesthouse Retreat
Benedictine Experience Weekend
Benedictine spirituality is more readily experienced than defined. These weekends in the monastery guesthouse (beginning with Vespers at 6.30 p.m. on Friday, concluding after lunch on Sunday) provide the opportunity to enter fully into the monastic rhythm and balance of prayer, work, lectio divina, hospitality, and community life.
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Mar 29 2019toMar 31 2019
Study Weekend
Spirituality in the works of Oscar Wilde
Led by Dr.Liam Lynch. Oscar Wilde is represented in the popular imagination primarily as a irreverent wit and literary aesthete. Yet his works reveal a profound pre-occupation with questions of a spiritual nature, and are deeply imbued with images and concepts drawn from Christianity, especially Roman Catholicism.
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May 10 2019toMay 12 2019
Study Weekend
Philosophical Movements in the Mediterranean World at the Time of Christ
Led by Fr Robert Nixon osb. At the time of Christ and in the centuries which followed, a number of diverse and interesting philosophical movements flourished in the Mediterranean world- Platonism, Stoicism, Epicureanism, Skepticism, and several others.
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May 31 2019toJun 2 2019
Guesthouse Retreat
Benedictine Experience Weekend
Benedictine spirituality is more readily experienced than defined. These weekends in the monastery guesthouse (beginning with Vespers at 6.30 p.m. on Friday, concluding after lunch on Sunday) provide the opportunity to enter fully into the monastic rhythm and balance of prayer, work, lectio divina, hospitality, and community life.
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Jun 21 2019toJun 23 2019
Retreat
Christian Meditation
Led by Kathryn Houston (National Director, School of Meditation, World Community for Christian Meditation) Meditation is a spiritual practice of central importance, not only in Christianity but in the other great religious traditions of the world
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Jul 12 2019toJul 14 2019
Study Weekend
The Desert Fathers - The Earliest Christian Monks
Led by various monks from New Norcia. The term ‘Desert Fathers’ refers to Christians who, from the late 2nd Century, adopted eremitic and/or coenobitic modes of life in the deserts of North Africa and the Middle East.
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Aug 3 2019
Benedictine Institute Event
Annual Benedictine Institute Day
BENEDICTINE SPIRITUALITY AND THE SEARCH FOR GOD Keynote Speaker: Fr. Araliya Jayasundara, osb, Director of the Sylvestrine Benedictine Minor Seminary, Sri Lanka, Vice-Rector of St. Anthony’s College, Kandy, Sri Lanka
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Aug 16 2019toAug 18 2019
Retreat
Transitioning through the Stages of Life
Led by Sr. Lilian Bong, sja, & Dom Daniel Meers, osb The transition through the various stages of life- from youth to adulthood, from young adulthood to middle age, from middle age to old age- can present both challenges and rewards, of a personal, spiritual and physical nature. The various events in life, such as the discernment of a vocation, changes in state of life, or illness and injury, can also form confronting and challenging transitions.
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Aug 24 2019
Contact Us
Main Office
T: +61 8 9654 8018
F: +61 8 9654 8097
E: information@newnorcia.wa.edu.au
Hotel
T: +61 8 9654 8034
E: hotel@newnorcia.wa.edu.au
Friends of New Norcia / Volunteering
Museum & Art Gallery
T: +61 8 9654 8056
E: museum@newnorcia.wa.edu.au
Group Accommodation & Education Centre
T: +61 8 9654 8018
E: groups@newnorcia.wa.edu.au
Media & Communications
Visit New Norcia
People visit New Norcia for many reasons; for spiritual retreat, to join a tour and see inside the magnificent buildings or sometimes just to walk around the town and enjoy the peace and beautiful scenery.
In this section you will find all the information you need for your visit to New Norcia. Details of places to eat and places to stay, details of the town tours and information about some of our favourite things to do in Australia’s only monastic town.
We recommend your first port of call is the Museum & Art Gallery to speak to one of the staff about all the attractions and experiences New Norcia has to offer. The Museum & Art Gallery is also a Visitor Information Centre and is the point from which the town tours leave.
Stay at New Norcia
There are so many different options for accommodation at New Norcia.
The Hotel, with its comfortable simple rooms, home cooked meals and neo-classical architecture is a perfect place for couple and families, its scenic deck and heritage veranda a perfect place to while away sunset with a New Norcia Abbey ale or a wine from the Abbey range. The Guesthouse is perfect for a quiet, retreat like experience, a world away from the rigours of modern life. You can join a Benedictine retreat here or be housed in the Hermitage for a silent retreat. Groups of 15 -100 can be accommodated in the Old Convent and the historic boarding school colleges.
Please click on the individual areas for more information.
Eat & Drink
Hospitality is a tenet of the Rule of St Benedict, the Rule by which the monks of New Norcia live, so wherever you choose to eat in town, our aim is for you to experience warm monastic hospitality.
Education & Research
From the earliest days of its foundation New Norcia has been focussed on education. The first Abbot, of New Norcia (Rosendo Salvado) established the Aboriginal girls and boys schools and the second Abbot of New Norcia, Fulgentius Torres built and opened the European girls and boys schools, which closed in 1991.
Since the closing of the schools, New Norcia's school buildings have been utilised for camps and groups and this section contains all the information you need if your group is interested in staying in one of the colleges or undertaking one of the education programmes.
However, New Norcia also has a tradition of research and academia, with its impressive archival records and library collection, and scholars and researchers alike have delighted over the years in the information available in the town's records.
This section also provides information on the archives and library and provides link to forms which will give you access to the records of New Norcia.
Protecting a Unique Heritage
New Norcia is Australia’s only monastic town and has a unique heritage. Founded in 1847 by Spanish Benedictine Monks, the town has had many purposes; a mission, a monastery, a provider of education and now as a place of spiritual retreat.
Delve into the town's unique history, discover the ongoing and completed work necessary for the upkeep and restoration of this special part of Australia.
But it is not only the majestic buildings set amongst the Australian bush that sets New Norcia apart; its history is also encapsulated in the archival records of New Norcia and in the library and museum collections.
In this section we also have information about how you can donate to New Norcia to help the Community restore and maintain this treasure.
What's Happening at New Norcia
We hold a diverse array of events throughout the year at New Norcia.
In 2019 we will be hosting a full programme of retreats, a Writers and Arts Festival and the education programme presented by the Institute for Benedictine Studies, plus the Studies Journal Launch in November and a few other surprises!
So watch this space for all the updated information about "What's on at New Norcia".