Doubting Thomas: Keeping Faith in a Secular Age
Friday, July 10, 2026 - Sunday, July 12, 2026Archabbey Guest House
We will consider the main sources of doubt: the idea that science can explain everything without God, and the problem of why God would allow so much suffering.
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Catherine of Siena and Julian of Norwich: Women of Hope
Friday, July 17, 2026 - Sunday, July 19, 2026Archabbey Guest House and Retreat Center
We will reflect on some of the key teachings each of these women offer us as ways to stay connected with the theological virtue of hope, vital for every time and age...ours included! This retreat is full.
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The Catholic Approach to Studying Scripture
Saturday, August 1, 2026Archabbey Guest House and Retreat Center
Whether you want to read Scripture with discernment as part of your personal prayer (i.e. lectio divina), lead a Bible study, or seek enrichment when you hear the Word at Mass, this workshop will help you approach God's Word with a wider scope.
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Young Adult Retreat
Friday, August 7, 2026 - Sunday, August 9, 2026Archabbey Guest House and Retreat Center
Young Adults ages 20-35
Fr. Simon Herrmann, OSB, the monks of Saint Meinrad Archabbey, and Cassie Schutzer are hosting reduced rate retreats, made possible by our benefactors, for young adults, ages 20–35, for $50.
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Experiences of Prayer in the Bible
Friday, August 21, 2026 - Sunday, August 23, 2026Archabbey Guest House and Retreat Center
This retreat will explore a wide variety of prayer experiences taken from both the Old and the New Testaments.
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Forgiving Because We Are Forgiven
Friday, August 28, 2026 - Sunday, August 30, 2026Archabbey Guest House and Retreat Center
This retreat explores the divine mandate for disciples of Jesus to forgive offenses.
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Lifted High: A Retreat for the Exaltation of the Holy Cross
Friday, September 11, 2026 - Sunday, September 13, 2026Archabbey Guest House and Retreat Center
A retreat centered on the mystery and majesty of the Holy Cross - the instrument of our salvation and the sign of God's unfathomable love.
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Pilgrims of Hope
Friday, September 18, 2026 - Sunday, September 20, 2026Archabbey Guest House and Retreat Center
Retreat conferences will reflect on how Christ's Church is commissioned to be a "pilgrim people" moving through our world proclaiming Christ and his Gospel.
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Serving, Receiving, and Giving: From the Church to the World
Friday, September 25, 2026 - Sunday, September 27, 2026Archabbey 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, and give in the world through missionary discipleship.
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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, 2026Archabbey Guest House and Retreat Center
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, 2026Archabbey Guest House and Retreat Center
Priests Retreat
This 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, 2026Archabbey Guest House and Retreat Center
Young Adults ages 20-35
Fr. Simon Herrmann, OSB, the monks of Saint Meinrad Archabbey, and Cassie Schutzer are hosting reduced rate retreats, made possible by our benefactors, for young adults, ages 20–35.
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Being "Eucharistic" People
Friday, October 23, 2026 - Sunday, October 25, 2026Archabbey 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, 2026Archabbey Guest House and Retreat Center
Sculptural basket weaving will be used as the model for discussing monastic work; the majority of the retreat, therefore, will be spent learning this craft.
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The Infancy Narrative of Matthew's Gospel
Friday, November 13, 2026 - Sunday, November 15, 2026Archabbey 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, 2026Archabbey 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, 2026Archabbey Guest House and Retreat Center
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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Raising Hope
Friday, January 15, 2027 - Sunday, January 17, 2027Saint Meinrad Archabbey
This retreat explores how Christians can cultivate the virtue of hope in service to the human community.
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Young Adult Retreat
Friday, January 29, 2027 - Sunday, January 31, 2027Saint Meinrad Archabbey
For Young Adults Ages 20–35
Fr. Simon Herrmann, OSB, the monks of Saint Meinrad Archabbey, and Cassie Schutzer are hosting reduced rate retreats, made possible by our benefactors, for young adults, ages 20–35, for $50.
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Two Become One: A Valentine’s Couples Retreat
Friday, February 12, 2027 - Sunday, February 14, 2027Saint Meinrad Archabbey
Married Couples Retreat
This retreat invites couples into a beautiful weekend of renewal, reflection, and deeper love.
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The Kingdom of God
Tuesday, February 23, 2027 - Thursday, February 25, 2027Saint Meinrad Archabbey
This retreat explores the meaning of the Kingdom of God in Scripture.
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The Passion(s) of the Christ
Monday, March 15, 2027 - Wednesday, March 17, 2027Saint Meinrad Archabbey
This retreat, offered shortly before Holy Week, will examine each of the Passion accounts.
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Behold Your King: A Holy Week Retreat through John’s Passion
Wednesday, March 24, 2027 - Sunday, March 28, 2027Saint Meinrad Archabbey
Holy Week Retreat
This Holy Week retreat will journey prayerfully through the Passion of Christ.
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St. Carlo Acutis Video Gamers Young Adult Retreat
Friday, April 2, 2027 - Sunday, April 4, 2027Saint Meinrad Archabbey
For Young Adults Ages 20-35
This retreat seeks to gather Catholic and other Christian gamers for a weekend of prayer, fellowship over meals, Eucharistic devotion, and, of course, video games.
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Contemplative Prayer and “The Cloud of Unknowing”
Friday, April 16, 2027 - Sunday, April 18, 2027Saint Meinrad Archabbey
Retreat talks will introduce "centering prayer" to participants and unpack the spiritual principles that undergird this form of contemplative prayer.
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Suffering Beyond the Cross: Lessons from the Gospel of Mark
Monday, April 19, 2027 - Friday, April 23, 2027Saint Meinrad Archabbey
Priests Retreat
This retreat will focus on what I will refer to as Jesus’ experiences of suffering beyond the cross.
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Forgiven and Forgiving
Friday, April 30, 2027 - Sunday, May 2, 2027Saint Meinrad Archabbey
This retreat explores the meaning and modes of forgiveness.
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Doubting Thomas: Keeping Faith in a Secular Age
Friday, May 14, 2027 - Sunday, May 16, 2027Saint Meinrad Archabbey
We will consider the main sources of doubt: the idea that science can explain everything without God, and the problem of why God would allow so much suffering.
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Young Adult Retreat
Friday, May 28, 2027 - Sunday, May 30, 2027Saint Meinrad Archabbey
For Young Adults Ages 20–35
Fr. Simon Herrmann, OSB, the monks of Saint Meinrad Archabbey, and Cassie Schutzer are hosting reduced rate retreats, made possible by our benefactors, for young adults, ages 20–35.
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Discipleship According to the Gospel of Mark
Friday, June 4, 2027 - Sunday, June 6, 2027Saint Meinrad Archabbey
This retreat will explore why Jesus' handpicked disciples seemed to fail and what we can learn from their failure.
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Contemplative Prayer and “The Cloud of Unknowing”
Tuesday, June 15, 2027 - Thursday, June 17, 2027Saint Meinrad Archabbey
Midweek Retreat
Retreat talks will introduce "centering prayer" to participants and unpack the spiritual principles that undergird this form of contemplative prayer.
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Blessings in Scripture and in the Liturgy
Friday, July 2, 2027 - Sunday, July 4, 2027Saint Meinrad Archabbey
This retreat will explore the theology of blessings in the Bible and in certain prayers used in our worship.
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Lectio Divina – Monastic Contemplation
Friday, July 23, 2027 - Sunday, July 25, 2027Saint Meinrad Archabbey
We will turn to Guigo's The Ladder of Monks as a guide to this form of contemplative prayer which can dispose the faithful to better experience God’s presence in the rhythm of one’s daily life.
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Young Adult Retreat
Friday, August 20, 2027 - Sunday, August 22, 2027Saint Meinrad Archabbey
For Young Adults Ages 20–35
Fr. Simon Herrmann, OSB, the monks of Saint Meinrad Archabbey, and Cassie Schutzer are hosting reduced rate retreats, made possible by our benefactors, for young adults, ages 20–35.
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Jesus of Nazareth: Mark’s Human Face of God
Friday, August 27, 2027 - Sunday, August 29, 2027Saint Meinrad Archabbey
This retreat will focus on the humanity of Jesus as presented in the Gospel of Mark.
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The Blessed Virgin Mary in the Liturgy
Friday, September 17, 2027 - Sunday, September 19, 2027Saint Meinrad Archabbey
This retreat will reflect on Scripture readings and prayer texts used in certain Marian feasts in the liturgical calendar.
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Cultivating a Merciful Heart
Friday, September 24, 2027 - Sunday, September 26, 2027Saint Meinrad Archabbey
This retreat will explore the Christian call to move beyond judgment and into mercy, humility, and compassion.
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St. Augustine of Hippo – What is prayer and why do it?
Friday, October 8, 2027 - Sunday, October 10, 2027Saint Meinrad Archabbey
In this retreat, we will turn to St. Augustine as a spiritual master and explore some of his most impactful teachings on the value and purpose of prayer.
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Suffering Beyond the Cross: Lessons from the Gospel of Mark
Monday, October 11, 2027 - Friday, October 15, 2027Saint Meinrad Archabbey
Priests Retreat
This retreat will focus on what I will refer to as Jesus’ experiences of suffering beyond the cross.
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Seasons of Us: Renewing Marriage Through Every Stage of Life
Friday, October 22, 2027 - Sunday, October 24, 2027Saint Meinrad Archabbey
Married Couples Retreat
This retreat invites couples of all stages to step away from the noise and rediscover the heart of their marriage vocation.
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Praying with the Liturgical Seasons
Tuesday, November 2, 2027 - Thursday, November 4, 2027Saint Meinrad Archabbey
Midweek Retreat
This retreat is intended to help people pray with and enter into the spirit of the liturgical seasons.
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Young Adult Retreat
Friday, November 12, 2027 - Sunday, November 14, 2027Saint Meinrad Archabbey
For Young Adults Ages 20–35
Fr. Simon Herrmann, OSB, the monks of Saint Meinrad Archabbey, and Cassie Schutzer are hosting reduced rate retreats, made possible by our benefactors, for young adults, ages 20–35.
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The School of Prayer
Friday, November 19, 2027 - Sunday, November 21, 2027Saint Meinrad Archabbey
This retreat will explore prayer as a living relationship with God—one that deepens through silence, Scripture, trust, and daily fidelity.
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The Longing of God
Friday, December 17, 2027 - Sunday, December 19, 2027Saint Meinrad Archabbey
This retreat will reflect on the story of salvation as the story of a God who continually seeks His people.
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