Saint Meinrad is hosting unstructured, subsidized cost retreats for young adult men and womeen, ages 18-35, for $50. The cost includes a guest room and all meals.
These retreats are designed to give young adults the opportunity to spend a weekend at Saint Meinrad in prayer, rest, contemplation, and leisure – as well as the opportunity to meet other young adults on retreat.
The retreats are organized by Fr. Simon Herrmann, OSB who is the Vocation Director and Director of Young Adult Engagement. He and, depending on the size of the retreat, other Saint Meinrad monks, Benedictine Sisters, and lay men and women will be available for one on one spiritual direction meetings. The young adults also have the opportunity to pray with the monks (whose liturgies are always open to the public!).
Otherwise, there are no formal conferences for the young adults. Fr. Simon shares, “In creating these retreats, we thought it would be best to have the structure be “unprogrammed” since we are already overprogrammed in life as is. So, the $50 weekend, which includes housing and meals, is an opportunity for young adults to step away from the normal day-to-day of life and enter into the sacred space of Saint Meinrad." This is a great opportunity to "come away and rest a while" (Mark 6:31) -- made possible by the generosity of Saint Meinrad's benefactors.
Many young adults who have attended these retreats in the past bring a Bible, a spiritual book or two, a journal, their running or hiking shoes, and their disc golf discs (we have a disc golf course at Saint Meinrad). One last thing Fr. Simon encourages young adults to bring: an open heart.
Scheduled Retreats
- January 9-11, 2026 (Full)
- April 17-19, 2026 (Full)
- May 29-31, 2026 (Full; email us if you would like to be put on the waitlist.)
- (Special theme: St. Carlo Acutis Video Gamers Retreat; Full)
- August 7-9, 2026 (Full)
- October 16-18, 2026 Basket Weaving Retreat (Contact Br. Jean at baskets@saintmeinrad.edu to register; 4 spots available for young adults.)
- October 23-25, 2026 (2 of 5 rooms remaining)
When registering online, please indicate in the Notes field which meals you would like for the retreat. This helps us prepare enough meals as well as reduce cost if you are arriving late or leaving early. Most young adult retreatants, if they are able to arrive in time, sign up for dinner on Friday (dinner is from 5:30 to 6:15 pm central time), all meals on Saturday, and breakfast and lunch on Sunday. If you would like all the meals, simply write “all meals”, otherwise please clarify which meals you would like and let us know of any dietary restrictions.
Upon adding your information for the retreat through our online registration form, you can pay the $50 (single) or $100 (double) retreat fee online with your credit card. If you’d like to pay in person during the retreat, you can do so via cash or check.
If you have additional questions, please contact the Director of Young Adult Engagement, Fr. Simon Herrmann, OSB, at yae@saintmeinrad.edu.
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