Father Pius Noonan

Dom Pius Mary Noonan is a Benedictine Monk and Priest. Born in Kentucky (USA), he entered the Abbaye Saint Joseph in Flavigny-sur-Ozerain (France) in 1984. Since 2017 he has been the Prior of a Benedictine Foundation called Notre Dame Priory in Colebrook, Tasmania, in the archdiocese of Hobart. Dom Pius holds a doctorate in Sacred Theology from the Institut Saint Thomas d’Aquin (Institut Catholique of Toulouse, France), and before leaving France was Director of Studies at the Abbey of Flavigny. As part of his community’s apostolate, Dom Pius conducts spiritual retreats in various places around Australia and in the United States.

He has published the following books:

• L’Option Finale dans la Mort, Réalité ou Mythe?, (doctoral dissertation in French) Editions Pierre Téqui
• Tant Qu’Il Fait Jour – Se Préparer dès maintenant à l’au-delà, (abridged version of doctoral dissertation in French) Editions Pierre Téqui
• Whilst It Is Day, Shedding Light on the Eternal Stakes of Life (abridged version of doctoral dissertation in English) Cana Press
• The Grace to Desire It – Meditations on St Benedict’s Twelve Degrees of Humility, Cana Press
• Divine Providence and Human Freedom: Our Role in God’s Plan, Cana Press
• Fig Leaves Are Not Enough – Open Letters on Modesty in Dress, Cana Press