Retreat Centers

Benedictine Getaways

Arkansas

Hesychia House of Prayer, located in New Blaine, Arkansas. Hesychia is a Greed word meaning peace and it is open to any faith seeking quiet time alone with God.

St. Scholastica Conference Center, is an impressive 108,000 square foot compound located on 66-acre wooded area. 1301 South Albert Pike, Post Office Box 3489, Fort Smith, Arkansas 72913-3489.Telephone 479-783-4147, FAX 479-782-4352. E-mail: pat@scholasticafortsmith.org

Indiana

Benedict Inn, a Retreat and Conference Center.

1402 Southern Ave., Beech Grove, IN 46107, (317) 788-7581, FAX (317) 782-3142

Benedict@indy.net www.Benedictinn.org

Nebraska

Few Retreat Centers can compare with the St. Benedict Center in Schuyler, NE. St. Benedict Center, PO Box 528, Schuyler, NE 68661-0528 Telephone: 402-352-8819, Fax: 401.352.8884. E-mail: Retreats@StBenedictCenter.com. Website: www.StBenedictCenter.com.

About an hour’s drive outside Omaha, this center can take groups of ___ or more, or one may attend one of the Life of a Monk Weekend for men, married or single, Guided Retreats for a week or more or Enneagram Spirituality Workshops. They also sponsor workshops on Women in the Bible, the Wisdom of Children and Retreats for Divorced or Widowed People. The food is first rate, the rooms are above average and walking around the grounds lifts one above the fray of life. And the fees are reasonable.

Oregon

Shalom Prayer Center has operated for many years as a quiet, peaceful place of repose and rest, nestled in the foothills of the Cascade Mountain Range.

840 South Main St., Mt. Angel, OR 97362-9727. Telephone 503.845.6773; FAX 502. 845.6585. de-mail: shalom@open.org. sponsored by the Benedictine Sisters of Mt. Angel. They have group retreats, Prayer of the Heart Contemplative Retreat and many nationally recognized speakers and programs.

Washington State

The Priory Spirituality Center, which includes the Priory, a retreat center and offer healing touch and Spiritual formation. They call themselves the best kept secret in the Pacific Northwest and they are. www.stplacid.org/priory.

Washington, D.C.

St. Anselm’s Abbey, 4501 South Dakota Ave. NE, Washington, D C 20017-2753. 202.269.2300. E-mail dcabbey@erols.com , www.stanselms.org

St. Anselm’s is on the outskirts of town amidst gentle, rolling hills. As are most Benedictine Abbeys, it is serene and peaceful, and one may walk the grounds in absolute release and freedom, an unexpected treat from the busy-ness of the Nation’s Capitol. They offer retreats and give spiritual direction. Guests are welcome at the daily prayers with the monks.

Prior Simon McGurk, OSB

Guestmaster: Br. Matthew Nylund, OSB

Virginia

Mary Mother of the Church Abbey,

Retreat and Conference Center, 12829 River Road, Richmond, VA 23238. Tel: 804-784-3508 On the web: www.richmondmonks.org

The Abbey is located just west of Richmond in a peaceful setting of 50 acres overlooking the historic James River. The Abbey grounds also contain new athletic fields for Benedictine High School.

Nearby is the home where Thomas Jefferson began his early education

Retreat Center Director, Br. Jeffery Williams, OSB. email: brjeffery@mmotcva.org