Silent Retreat
Saint Andrew's Abbey 31001 N. Valyermo Road, Valyermo, CA, United StatesDo you long for a few days of emotional and spiritual tranquility? Are you looking for a few moments of silence in your life? Do you need to be alone […]
A Benedictine Monastery
Do you long for a few days of emotional and spiritual tranquility? Are you looking for a few moments of silence in your life? Do you need to be alone […]
Pierre Teilhard de Chardin’s book The Human Phenomenon developed many fundamental scientific concepts of his evolutionary thinking. They provided the foundational ideas for his integration of evolution with Christian theology and […]
The Benedictine monastic tradition offers a rich spectrum of Christian mystics and contemplative authors. In this workshop the meanings of “mysticism” and “contemplation” will be explored through the lives […]
Visit St. Andrew's Abbey for a day of Rest and Renewal. Enjoy a talk on the history of the Abbey, a tour led by a monk, and a scripture […]
This non-directed retreat provides time to reflect on all God has given us and to enjoy the festive Thanksgiving celebration with the monastic community. *If the event is listed […]
On this first weekend of Advent, we will offer a potpourri of monastic insights, enabling participants to experience the Advent season as a time rooted in scripture, history, art, music, […]
Este retiro de un día nos invita a hacer silencio, escuchar al Señor y mirar dentro del corazón. Descubramos nuevamente nuestro llamado a preparar en nosotros una morada interior donde Dios […]
Another way to say Christ in all His glory is to say Christ in all His beauty. An experience of Christ through beauty awakens faith or fortifies it to a […]
Marriage is beautiful, but it is also a spiritual battleground. Every couple discovers, at some point, that loving one another the way Christ calls us to love can feel harder […]
This retreat will examine what happens to us after we die, using the Scriptures and Tradition. We will use the book “The Soul After Death” by Fr Seraphim Rose […]
On the Solemnity of Christmas, we first contemplate the mystery of the Word becoming Flesh. The liturgical celebration at the Abbey starts with First Vespers on Christmas Eve and ends […]
The principal sources of contemplative prayer in the early Church were the Scriptures and the sacred liturgy, where the Scriptures are transformed into poetry and song. In this workshop, we […]