Retreats

Perhaps you're interested in learning how Scripture, prayer, Benedictine wisdom or art can enhance your spirituality.

Saint Meinrad offers a variety of monk-led retreats during the year - on these and other topics at our Guest House and Retreat Center in southern Indiana.

Three-day retreats are held on weekends (Friday evening through Sunday noon) or during the week (Tuesday evening through Thursday noon).

Check-in time for retreats is 2-5 p.m. Vespers in the Archabbey Church is at 5 p.m. followed by supper. The opening conference typically begins at 6:30 or 7:30 p.m. The retreat concludes with lunch on the last day of the program. A complete schedule is provided at registration.

To register online, begin by clicking on the title of the retreat that interests you.

Revisiting the Rosary - 139502

Friday, October 6, 2023 - Sunday, October 8, 2023
Archabbey Guest House and Retreat Center

Offered during Mary’s month of October, this retreat is designed to introduce the rosary to beginners and to help others deepen their existing prayer practice.

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Leadership for Catholic Laity - 161944

Wednesday, October 18, 2023
Archabbey Guest House and Retreat Center

The laity are instructed in Lumen Gentium to contribute to the sanctification of the world through the witness of their lives. We are called to use our gift...


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Christian Hospitality: Welcoming One Another as Christ - 139536

Friday, October 20, 2023 - Sunday, October 22, 2023
Archabbey Guest House and Retreat Center

Christian hospitality is not a “soft” virtue; it is hard! St. Paul believes Christians are called to demonstrate a ready openness to others (whom Jesus calls “neighbor”) and to welcome the neighbor...


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The Sermon on the Mount: Matthew’s Handbook for Living in the Kingdom of Heaven - 139568

Monday, October 23, 2023 - Friday, October 27, 2023
Archabbey Guest House and Retreat Center

(Priests Retreat) This retreat will examine Matthew’s Sermon on the Mount, highlighting challenges for priestly spirituality.


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Hymns to the Mother of God - 139664

Friday, November 17, 2023 - Sunday, November 19, 2023
Archabbey Guest House and Retreat Center

This retreat will consider five hymns/antiphons that honor Mary. We will listen to the chant versions and then elaborate further our understanding of what the Church’s faith proclaims about Mary.
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Advent Workshop: “It’s the Most Wonderful Time of the Year!” - 161945

Tuesday, November 21, 2023
Archabbey Guest House and Retreat Center

Sessions will cover the following topics: the Scriptures of Advent, Advent is not Lent, and Keeping Advent surrounded by Christmas (9 a.m.-3 p.m. Central Time, $55 per guest)


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Organ Workshop and Concert - 157403

Saturday, December 16, 2023
Archabbey Guest House and Retreat Center

This one-day workshop for organists will focus on preparing for the Christmas season. The day will include demonstrations, handouts, discussions, and tours of the Archabbey Church and organ and the...


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Christmas Celebration at Saint Meinrad Archabbey 163603

Sunday, December 24, 2023 - Tuesday, December 26, 2023
Archabbey Guest House and Retreat Center

This “celebration,” not “retreat,” will be an opportunity to immerse oneself in the richness of the tradition that we celebrate at Saint Meinrad. Your visit will include opportunities to join the m...


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Winter Chant Workshop: Chant Notation and Interpretation - 146977

Monday, January 22, 2024 - Friday, January 26, 2024
Saint Meinrad Archabbey

Sessions during the week will focus on how to read the earliest sources of chant and interpret their notation. 


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Women of the Word 146500

Tuesday, February 27, 2024 - Thursday, February 29, 2024
Archabbey Guest House and Retreat Center

(Midweek Retreat) This retreat explores and reflects on the role of women in the story of salvation as told in sacred scripture. Participants do not need a background in scripture studies, but they...


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