Sister Sarah O’Malley presented a wonderful retreat about Hildegard of Bingen. The participants left the retreat with a deeper appreciation of this twelth century Benedictine mystic and the inspiriation to follow her example of faithfulness to the gospel.Sister Sarah’s presentation explained how Hildegard’s passionate love for God was manifested in her service to the Church as well as to the world she was living in. She also honored the presence of God in the beauty of creation. Sister Sarah’s challenge to the group was to keep the spirit of Hildegard alive in each of our lives as we face the current challenges of our time in history.
