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.

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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Patterns for Contemplation Winter Session 1

Friday, January 3, 2025 - Friday, January 17, 2025

Participants will explore different pattern styles in order to create an image that can be used to quiet the mind. Some of these styles include: sacred geometry, grids/tiles, pixelation, 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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Sculptural Basket Weaving: Object Form and Ornamentation Winter Session

Monday, January 13, 2025 - Monday, February 24, 2025
Archabbey Guest House and Retreat Center
Mondays, January 13, 20, 27, and Feburary 3, 17, 24, 2025, from 9 am – 11 am Central Time.

(Maximum Class Size: 10)

Participants will learn various techniques for creating woven vessels such as a hanging ornament, a bowl, and a cup. These obj...


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Making “Soma” from “Sarx”: The Transformative Power of the Gospel 173672

Friday, January 17, 2025 - Sunday, January 19, 2025
Archabbey Guest House and Retreat Center

Retreat conferences will center on the teachings of St. Paul to explore what Christ has done for us through his Incarnation.


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Winter Chant Workshop: History and Theory of Chant

Monday, January 20, 2025 - Friday, January 24, 2025
Saint Meinrad Archabbey

This workshop is designed for directors of liturgical music and singers in parish liturgies who are new to chant. 


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St. Paul’s Conversion and Ours: An Experience of Metanoia 169445

Saturday, January 25, 2025
Archabbey Guest House and Retreat Center
9 a.m.-3 p.m. Central Time

In this exploration of the Feast of the Conversion of St. Paul, Apostle, we will reflect on Saul’s road to Damascus.


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Benedictine Wisdom for Married Life 166636

Friday, February 14, 2025 - Sunday, February 16, 2025
Archabbey Guest House and Retreat Center

Valentine Retreat – Married Couples Only

Take some time away from the day-to-day with your spouse and rest at Saint Meinrad.


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