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.
This retreat will consider basic questions people ask about St. Paul and his letters: Who was St. Paul? Did he know Jesus of Nazareth? Why and to whom did he write letters? Was he a success or a fa...
Join us as we reflect on and share with each other the meaning of and practical ways to improve our conscious contact, as directed in Step 11. We are not a “glum lot” – so, expect joy and good humo...
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...
This workshop is designed for directors of liturgical music and singers in parish liturgies. In addition to covering some of the fundamentals of chant, the focus of the week will be on the spiritua...
Extreme polarization can lead to deep divisions in our country, our Church, and even our families. Join Br. John Mark as he explores how the main tenets of Benedictine spirituality provide many of ...
When discussing the Bible, it is common to hear people, even Christians, admit to not knowing much about it. This retreat is an opportunity to spend a weekend becoming familiar with the Bible as pr...
This retreat will highlight a wide variety of people at prayer in the Bible. The challenge will be to see how diverse their praying is and what we can learn from their experiences. Among those we w...
All prayer has a contemplative dimension, the experience of God’s presence grounding and supporting our prayer. Retreat conferences explore prayer as the basis of a conscientious life of service by...
(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...
A close look at a gorgeous Gothic cathedral and the mysteries behind it. Most Gothic cathedrals took centuries to design and build. Chartres is a great exception – built in only 25 years. Its maste...
Saint Meinrad’s first abbot, Martin Marty, became interested in missionary work, particularly to the Native Americans. In the 1880s, the monks of Saint Meinrad became intensely involved with the Si...
What do the scriptures (both Old and New Testaments) contain that can help us to understand what was in the mind of Christ as He celebrated the Last Supper? How do these scriptures give insight to ...
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.
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 gifts and expertise to transform our...
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...
(Priests Retreat) This retreat will examine Matthew’s Sermon on the Mount, highlighting challenges for priestly spirituality.
In the history of art, the Renaissance person sought to explore the marvel of the human. Returning to classical Greek and Roman roots, the artists of this age explored the marvel of the human. This...
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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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)
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...
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...
This workshop is designed for directors of liturgical music and singers in parish liturgies who have some background in music. Sessions during the week will focus on how to read the earliest source...
(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...
Come spend the day reflecting on the meaning of the imago Dei (image of God) for you, your relationships with God and others, and your life in the world. The day will include a blend of pr...
(Married Couples Only) With all the distractions of the world, children, jobs, volunteering, etc., the vocation aspect of marriage can fall to the wayside. This retreat will provide inspirational e...
St. Paul wants us to “wake up” to the truth of who we are as those baptized into Christ. During this retreat, we’ll reflect on the basic elements of our baptismal character as foundational to our C...
(Holy Week Retreat) This retreat will help participants take part in the monastic community’s celebration of the Triduum and the ongoing experience of the Paschal Mystery.
This retreat will reflect on the divine call for mercy on the part of all Christians.
(Priests Retreat) Mark’s Gospel can be understood as being structured around four major rejections experienced by Jesus. This retreat will consider Mark’s Gospel through the lens of these four majo...
St. Benedict of Nursia did not “invent” Christian monastic life. It had been around for a few centuries by the time he wrote his Rule for Monks in the early sixth century. What he did was ...
Most of us need healing – physically or spiritually. Drawing on his own experience of health difficulties and the Church’s rich theology of prayer, Fr. Lorenzo’s conferences will focus on our coven...
This retreat will lead you to a broader understanding of Step 11 and “conscious contact.” There will be time to explore “conscious contact” in prayer, meditation, and in mindful living. While engag...
This workshop is designed for directors of liturgical music and singers in parish liturgies. In addition to covering some of the fundamentals of chant, the focus of the week will be on vocal pedago...
This retreat will focus on the way Mark’s Gospel presents the disciples. They struggle to understand who Jesus really is. What can Mark’s Gospel teach us about our own discipleship?
Has your prayer life plateaued? Has prayer become dry and “boring” to you? This retreat will explore the contemplative dimensions of prayer coming out of the Christian tradition from as far back as...
(Retreat for young adults 20-40 years old) – The late 20th-century philosopher Josef Piper described that our world is heading toward “total work.” We are being subsumed into work, and the world’s ...
What are the different assumptions we make about others based on their race and cultural background and, more importantly, why do we make them? How do these assumptions affect our behavior? How doe...
This retreat will examine the history and practice of the rosary in the Christian life. Participants may wish to attend the rosary devotion at our Monte Cassino Shrine after the retreat on Sunday, ...
(Priests Retreat) Mark’s Gospel can be understood as being structured around four major rejections experienced by Jesus. This retreat will consider Mark’s Gospel through the lens of these four majo...
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...
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...
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...
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...
(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...
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...