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.
In this retreat, we will focus on the making of a great artist through suffering and rejection. Beethoven’s spirituality will be explored by focusing on his masterpieces. Audio-visual aids will enh...
(Midweek Retreat)
Anger is an unavoidable human feeling and we often have good reasons to be angry. But anger can also be an obstacle to living a fuller life. This retreat aims to examine Je...
(Married Couples Only)
With all the distractions of the world, children, jobs, volunteering, etc., the vocation aspect of marriage tends to fall to the wayside as we try to raise our famili...
The Rule of St. Benedict contains practical and sound advice for living with God and with others. This retreat will focus on key passages that offer us Benedict’s common sense and wisdom f...
Retreat conferences will reflect on St. Benedict’s spiritual teachings as summarized by the seventh chapter of his Rule for monks. Humility is the primary characteristic of the Benedictine...
(Priests Retreat)
Many of the pastoral issues St. Paul had to deal with have strong similarities with current pastoral issues priests are confronted with today. We will ask Paul how he deal...
(Midweek Retreat)
Gratitude has been called the parent of the virtues. What place does it have in the life of a Christian disciple and how do we practice it?
By studying the encyclicals and teachings of this remarkable theologian, we will gain an understanding of his “theology of the body” and the “new evangelization.” His earlier struggles with Nazi an...
Many great stories are found in the Gospel of John. This retreat will focus on just a few of them and show why they have remained so popular through the centuries. We will consider The Prologue of ...
What do the Gospels have to say about Jesus’ birth?
This workshop is designed for directors of parish liturgical music and singers in parish liturgies. Come spend a week immersed in the beauty of liturgical chant. Learn how to incorporate Engl...
What assumptions do 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 in an unconscious manne...
(Valentine Retreat – Married Couples Only) This weekend retreat will discuss the various phases of our relationships and how we can grow in true love with one another. Together we will explore the ...
The requirements and responsibilities of everyday living and work obligations can quickly overwhelm you. Finding solutions can be as easy as using pen and paper. In this workshop, learn the basics ...
(Midweek Retreat) Life’s hurts can leave us feeling angry and holding grudges. Sometimes we become prisoners of these feelings. This retreat explores the process of forgiveness to which Jesus invit...
(Second Valentine Retreat – Married Couples Only) This weekend retreat will discuss the various phases of our relationships and how we can grow in true love with one another. Together we will explo...
Reflect on the character and spiritual teaching of this medieval woman and Doctor of the Church. Learn from her example of what it means to be faithful to Christ and his gospel in these uncertain t...
In this retreat, you will journey with Church mystic Julian of Norwich and taste the transformational redemptive power of Christ’s passion and the healing available to you through it. You will also...
Reflect on the teachings of the famous Trappist monk Thomas Merton and glean some important insights for today’s challenging times. Conferences will focus on what Merton had to say about our call t...
Live the Paschal Mystery through the liturgy with the monastic community, daily presentations, and time for personal prayer and quiet reflection.
(Priests Retreat)
Following in a series of art retreats that explore the spirituality expressed beautifully in a series of masterpieces by great artists, this retreat will focus on this didactic masterpiece by the B...
This hands-on workshop is designed for beginner photographers who want to increase basic photo knowledge and skills and become more comfortable with their DSLR cameras. The workshop will include ti...
God has poured gifts into our lives but sometimes we lose track of them or stop noticing. This retreat explores how and why gratitude can be a helpful spiritual practice.
This retreat focuses on five parables of Jesus: on the reign of God among us; living according to the reign of God; in the world but not of the world; loss and gain; vigilance.
The practicalities of our busy lives can leave us tired, burned out and wanting more. Join us on a one-day journey where we will explore how to cultivate the virtues of presence, hospitality and co...
From the beginning, art has been used as a pathway toward spiritual insight and awareness. On this studio retreat, each participant will work in one of several media throughout the week. Emphasis w...
Music is an expressive art form employed in the liturgies of the Church across the ages. Understanding notable sacred musical compositions from the medieval period to the 21st century reinforces th...
The Rule of St. Benedict for monasteries has many valuable lessons for those living outside the monastic setting. Conferences will focus on identifying some of the important aspects of the...
This workshop is designed for directors of parish liturgical music and singers in parish liturgies. Come spend a week immersed in the beauty of liturgical chant. Learn how to incorporate English an...
Join us for a fun-filled journey through Steps 3, 11 and 12. Happy, joyous and free will dispel any glumness. An atmosphere couched in Benedictine hospitality will enable you to take stock of where...
We live in a time of Biblical illiteracy. Catholics and other Christians often remark that they feel a bit lost when approaching the Bible. This retreat aims to help Christians approach the Bible m...
Join us in this workshop that is designed to illustrate how to create a traditional newsletter, including helping you gather appropriate content and applying basic layout skills. In addition, the w...
(Midweek Retreat)
Music, painting, sculpture, and other notable artworks across the ages show how artists present praise and prayer in their masterpieces. Through a deeper understanding of ...
In the communion of saints triumphant and militant (us), prayer is an important and crucial aspect of the committed Christian’s life. Lifting others in prayer in their illnesses and struggles is a ...
Reflect on the spiritual teachings of St. Benedict and his Rule for monks. The Rule has much to teach monks, nuns and laity alike, about the true nature of humility and obedience,...
A retreat that offers challenges for faith and spiritual growth.
This retreat will explore how beauty in nature and art reveals God’s presence and action in the world and examines the strength and power of religious imagery, art and architecture through the ages...
This retreat tackles the topics of God’s love for us in Christ, the gift of the Spirit in prayer and in life, and our friendship with Christ.
What does the brain have to do with the way we pray? Why do some forms of prayer feel more comfortable? How can we expand our prayer repertoire? Come, get out of your comfort zone and you might dis...
Reflect on life with God and how, through deep prayer and generous service, we can learn to recognize the Christ present in the circumstances of ordinary daily life and respond to the “demands of c...
Priests Retreat
This merry retreat will focus on the life and times of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart; in particular, his two main Masses will be considered spiritually. Audio-visual materials will enhance the program. C...
Come spend a day exploring what it means to be a friend of God. With Scripture and spiritual writers as our guides, we will hear the call to be friends of God and consider how that friendship shape...
Reflect on how prayerful reading of the holy scriptures, and lovingly meditating on the sacred word, anchors our prayer and leads us to the deep interior still point of God’s presence within. Lecti...
Sometimes it is hard to balance all the pieces of our lives, or even to be aware of what really needs our attention. Creating a visual of a coherent whole, and reflecting on its meaning, can help u...
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 together. This retreat ...