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.
Due to the circumstances surrounding COVID-19, the scheduled retreats at the Guest House and Retreat Center have been cancelled for the rest of 2020.
If you made a reservation for a cancelled retreat, a staff member from the Guest House will contact you regarding a refund.
Below are retreat dates for 2021.
(Valentine Retreat – Married Couples Only)
This weekend retreat will discuss the various phases of our relationships and how we can grow in true love with one another. Together we will explo...
(Midweek Retreat)
This retreat provides an opportunity for parish ministers involved in the liturgies of Holy Week or anyone who wants time to prepare for the sacred mysteries of Palm Sunday...
(Second Valentine Retreat – Married Couples Only)
This weekend retreat will discuss the various phases of our relationships and how we can grow in true love with one another. Together we wil...
Retreat conferences will reflect on St. Benedict’s spiritual teachings as summarized by the seventh chapter of his Rule for monks. Humility is the primary characteristic of the Benedictine...
(Holy Week Retreat)
The retreat will foster the faith and devotion of participants in the liturgies of Holy Week. Conferences will offer meditation and theological reflection on the liturgie...
This retreat is geared toward young adults. Br. Simon enjoys working with young adults to encourage them to discover their gifts to serve God, their families, friends, and their parish and secular ...
Retreat conferences will focus on the value of praying with the sacred scriptures to connect with the mind of Jesus. Some of the conferences will focus on a method of praying with the Bible using a...
(Priests Retreat)
Many of the pastoral issues St. Paul had to deal with have strong similarities with current pastoral issues priests are confronted with today. We will ask Paul how he dealt...
This retreat will explore how beauty in nature and art reveals God’s presence and action in the world and examine the strength and power of religious imagery, art and architecture through the ages....
This retreat is part of a series of artist retreats (Michelangelo, Raphael, Fra Angelico, Van Gogh) that explore the spirituality of famous artists. Art appreciators are especially invited as well ...