Events

This week-long memoir writing workshop with award-winning author Heather King offers a unique opportunity to reflect, write, and grow. Designed for writers at any stage, the workshop emphasizes the value of the creative process, while the peaceful rhythms of St. Andrew’s Abbey will afford space for silence, self-inquiry, and honest expression. Everyone is welcome. The […]

Lectio Divina, the ancient Christian art of praying the scriptures, is a way of allowing the Bible, the Word of God, to become a means of union with God: in other words, through lectio divina, the reading of sacred scripture becomes the gateway to contemplative prayer. In this workshop, ancient and modern approaches to the […]

In this workshop we will allow the stories and writings of several of the beloved founders and teachers of Saint Andrew’s Abbey to open up for us the broad stream of Benedictine spiritualty.  These monks will include our founding prior, Fr. Jean Joliet, Fr. Vincent Martin, Fr. Werner de Morchoven, Fr. Aelred Niespolo, and others.  […]

This intensive icon painting workshop will provide an opportunity to experience the process of icon painting. Participants will learn traditional iconographic techniques, working with egg tempera on gesso and the Byzantine four-color (tetrachrome) palette. This practical instruction will be combined with theoretical instruction in the history of iconography, iconographic composition, and the theology of icons. […]

  ¿Añoras unos días de tranquilidad emocional y espiritual? ¿Buscas unos momentos de silencio en tu vida? ¿Sientes la necesidad de estar a solas con el Señor a través de la meditación y contemplación? Si así lo desea tu corazón, te invitamos a nuestro retiro de silencio que se llevará a cabo en el pequeño […]

Join us as we reflect on the life and times of Teresa Benedicta of the Cross, a brilliant philosopher and poet, a mystic and searcher of the truth, and a Jew — a daughter of Israel.  Her encounter with the cross in the life of a Christian friend sparked an inner transformation that led to […]

This retreat will introduce retreatants to the monastic theology of John Cassian, one of the most important monastic theologians of the early church, as laid out in his two most important works: the Conferences and the Institutes.  Cassian's overall monastic vision will be discussed alongside his own unique contributions to Western monasticism.  His role as interpreter of the […]

  The Rule of Saint Benedict asks us to go inward and to cultivate a gentle pace and slow rhythm, listening not to external sounds but to God’s presence with “the ear of our hearts.” In many ways, this is at odds with the understanding of progress that shapes American culture, and indeed the Western […]

“Desde hace algunos decenios, esta edad de la vida concierne a un auténtico ‘nuevo pueblo’ que son los ancianos. Nunca hemos sido tan numerosos en la historia humana. El riesgo de ser descartados es aún más frecuente: nunca tan numerosos como ahora, nunca el riesgo como ahora de ser descartados. Los ancianos son vistos a […]

Modern methods of “contemplative prayer” often emphasize apophatic spirituality: that is, on the experience of imageless, wordless rest in God’s Presence.  In this workshop we will explore ancient and modern monastic authors who encourage the integration of this dimension of sacred silence with the rich dynamic of kataphatic, image-filled liturgical prayer.   Presenter: LUKE DYSINGER […]

The goal of this retreat is to discuss the practice of discernment as taught by the Christian tradition.  Different methods of the discernment process will be discussed and exercises given to retreatants to learn to incorporate ways of discernment in daily life.  There will be discussion each evening to process the “consolation” and “desolation” voices […]