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 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...
Priests Retreat
Online registration has closed. You can call the Guest House at 812-357-6611 to see if there are any openings.
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 ...
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...
(Valentine Retreat – Married Couples Only) A crucial part of married couples’ lives are the in-laws. How do we welcome them into our family dynamic? Movies, PowerPoint presentations, and music will...
(Midweek Retreat) The Gospel teaches us that forgiveness is at the core of our faith. This retreat addresses the difficulties of forgiveness and ways to move beyond them by looking at how others ha...
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...
(Second Valentine Retreat – Married Couples Only) A crucial part of married couples’ lives are the in-laws. How do we welcome them into our family dynamic? Movies, PowerPoint presentations, and mus...
(Holy Week Retreat) Entering into the fullness of celebration, each retreatant will be active in the various liturgies of Holy Week. Conferences will examine in detail the various forms of
lit...
(Priests Retreat) This retreat will examine Matthew’s Sermon on the Mount, highlighting challenges for priestly spirituality.
All prayer has a contemplative dimension, the experience of God’s presence grounding and supporting our prayer. Retreat conferences will explore prayer as the basis of a conscientious life of servi...
(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...
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...
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...
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.
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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