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.


Pilgrims of Hope

Friday, September 18, 2026 - Sunday, September 20, 2026
Presenter(s): Fr. Adrian Burke, OSB
Archabbey Guest House and Retreat Center

This retreat is full.

Retreat conferences will reflect on how Christ's Church is commissioned to be a "pilgrim people" moving through our world proclaiming Christ and his Go...

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Serving, Receiving, and Giving: From the Church to the World

Friday, September 25, 2026 - Sunday, September 27, 2026
Presenter(s): Fr. Simon Herrmann, OSB , Dr. David Freyer
Archabbey Guest House and Retreat Center

This weekend's retreat will focus on the Liturgy of the Word, the Liturgy of the Eucharist, and how our participation in the sacraments, especially Mass, helps prepare the Church to serve, receive, an...

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Running the Way of the Lord’s Commands (despite tripping over a few speed bumps) – A retreat on The Rule of St. Benedict

Friday, October 9, 2026 - Sunday, October 11, 2026
Presenter(s): Archabbot Kurt Stasiak, OSB
Saint Meinrad Archabbey

The Rule of St. Benedict is not to be speed-read, but some of its many treasures do lie close to the surface. This retreat offers a guided five-part look at some of its buried treasures.

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Faith Stories from the Gospel of Matthew

Monday, October 12, 2026 - Friday, October 16, 2026
Presenter(s): Fr. Eugene Hensell, OSB
Archabbey Guest House and Retreat Center

This retreat is full.

This priest-only retreat will focus on some of those stories of faith as presented in the Gospel of Matthew.


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Young Adult Retreat

Friday, October 23, 2026 - Sunday, October 25, 2026
Presenter(s): Fr. Simon Herrmann, OSB
Archabbey Guest House and Retreat Center

Young Adults ages 18-35 Fr. Simon Herrmann, OSB, and the monks of Saint Meinrad Archabbey are hosting reduced rate retreats, made possible by our benefactors, for young adults, ages 18-35. This retr...

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Being Eucharistic People

Friday, October 23, 2026 - Sunday, October 25, 2026
Presenter(s): Fr. Adrian Burke, OSB
Archabbey Guest House and Retreat Center

Retreat conferences will reflect on what it means to be Eucharistic people - as individual disciples and Christ's Church.

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Basket Weaving A Monastic Microcosm

Tuesday, November 3, 2026 - Thursday, November 5, 2026
Presenter(s): Br. Jean Fish, OSB
Archabbey Guest House and Retreat Center

This retreat is full.

Sculptural basket weaving will be used as the model for discussing monastic work; the majority of the retreat, therefore, will be spent learning this c...

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The Infancy Narrative of Matthew's Gospel

Friday, November 13, 2026 - Sunday, November 15, 2026
Presenter(s): Fr. Eugene Hensell, OSB
Archabbey Guest House and Retreat Center

This retreat will focus on the key characters of Matthew's birth story emphasizing how it still has meaning today.

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Stories from the Old Testament for Today

Friday, November 20, 2026 - Sunday, November 22, 2026
Presenter(s): Fr. Harry Hagan, OSB
Archabbey Guest House & Retreat Center

This retreat will explore key stories from the Old Testament: creation (Gen 1-3), Exodus and the Journey to the Promised Land.

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Benedictine Spirituality as Lived in Marriage

Friday, December 18, 2026 - Sunday, December 20, 2026
Presenter(s): Deacon Rich and Cherie Zoldak
Archabbey Guest House and Retreat Center

Married Couples Retreat

Married Couples Retreat This retreat explores the Benedictine vows of obedience, stability, and conversion as they can be applied in marriage.


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A letter from our retreats director, including a brief overview of the retreats organized by topic.

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