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.

Young Adult Retreat 174617

Friday, October 18, 2024 - Sunday, October 20, 2024
Saint Meinrad Archabbey

An unstructured retreat for young adults, ages 18-39 for only $50. Led by Fr. Simon Herrmann, OSB.


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Integrating Catholic Faith and Patient Care in Today’s World 163960

Friday, November 1, 2024 - Sunday, November 3, 2024
Archabbey Guest House and Retreat Center

The aim of this retreat is to increase the knowledge and comfort level of physicians, nurses, advanced practice providers, and other healthcare professionals in applying Catholic faith and spiritua...


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Photography Basics: Camera, Composition and Technique 166219

Saturday, November 2, 2024
Archabbey Guest House and Retreat Center

Photography techniques, terminology and equipment can seem complicated and intimidating at first. This hands-on workshop is designed for beginner photographers who want to increase basic photograph...


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Spiritual Poverty and the “Magisterium of Frailty” 147380

Friday, November 8, 2024 - Sunday, November 10, 2024
Archabbey Guest House and Retreat Center

In the summer of 2022, Pope Francis spoke about the need for Christians to take better care of those impoverished by physical and mental diminishment. Too often the sick, the very elderly, the home...


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The Passion Narrative of Mark’s Gospel 147412

Friday, November 15, 2024 - Sunday, November 17, 2024
Archabbey Guest House and Retreat Center

The most important section of Mark’s Gospel is the Passion Narrative. It comes last in the story, but it was probably written first. It is a model followed by all the other gospels. This retreat wi...


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Young Adult Retreat 174618

Friday, November 29, 2024 - Sunday, December 1, 2024
Saint Meinrad Archabbey

An unstructured retreat for young adults, ages 18-39 for only $50. Led by Fr. Simon Herrmann, OSB.


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Benedictine Spirituality as Lived in Marriage 159675

Friday, December 13, 2024 - Sunday, December 15, 2024
Archabbey Guest House and Retreat Center

(Married Couples Only) This retreat explores the Benedictine vows of obedience, stability, and conversion as they can be applied in marriage, with humility as the thread that binds these three vows...


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Christmas Celebration at Saint Meinrad Archabbey 162038

Tuesday, December 24, 2024 - Thursday, December 26, 2024
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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A New Year’s Silent Retreat 175879

Tuesday, December 31, 2024 - Thursday, January 2, 2025
Archabbey Guest House and Retreat Center

Ring in the new year surrounded by the beauty of Saint Meinrad! Spend time in silence, prayer, and meditation with the monastic community as you reflect on 2024 and ...


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Family Goal Setting 175933

Sunday, January 5, 2025
Archabbey Guest House and Retreat Center
9 a.m.-3 p.m. Central Time

Grounded in the Rule of Saint Benedict, Josh and Angie, along with their children Nate and Lucy, will break open some ways they keep obedience, stability, and kindness, ...


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