Benedictine Retreat & Conference Center
Personal Retreats

making time for quiet reflection, gentle conversations and prayer

Introduction                                   

Over the centuries, women and men have looked to monasteries as places to regain their bearings. Sometimes people want a private retreat, so we provide an environment that invites you to relax and be at home. Sometimes you might want a retreat in which you have the chance to talk with a spiritual director, someone who will listen with you to the questions that are important for your well-being. There is really no pattern. What is needed is the desire for time and space and the courage to be still and listen to where your heart leads. Download a PDF brochure.

Options Including Private Room and Meals

• Day Retreat 9a–5p (30.00)
• 24-Hour Retreat (60.00)
• Spiritual Direction Retreat / One Hour Direction Daily (90.00 per day)
• Five-Day Retreat (300.00) – Spiritual direction available at 30.00 per hour
• Thirty-Day Retreat With 20 hours of Spiritual Direction (2400.00)

Other spiritual growth opportunities

Create Your Own Sabbatical
Working with a member of the staff, people design a sabbatical tailored to their needs and interests. Sabbaticals generally last from one month to a year. Participants live within the monastery, share in prayer and meals with the monastic community, and draw on the abundant resources of the Twin Cities metropolitan community.

Volunteer Live-In
This is a program for women who have no dependents and would like to enter into the life of prayer, service, and community of the Sisters of St. Paul's Monastery as a volunteer for one month to a year. Room and board are provided for volunteers. Contact Victor Klimoski for further information.

For Further Information or to Make Reservations

Please contact Guest Services at 651-777-7251.