Retreats

Journey to the Holy Land with Monsignor Bill Schooler and Father Andrew Budzinski. This trip has been rescheduled for October 17-27, 2022. 
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Semi-Directed Weekend Retreats at Vocation Discernment House
Private, semi-directed weekend retreats are available in Fort Wayne at the Vocation Discernment House. Suggested donations is $25 per night. Must provide own food, towels, and sheets.. Gues apartment provided. See VocationDiscernmentHouse.com or call 260-424-1080.

Trinity House at Fish Lake, LLC
Trinity House at Fish Lake is a privately owned, personal residence, serving as a spiritually based Guest House of Prayer, Healing, and Creative Spiritual Renewal, located along the peaceful shoreline of Fish Lake, Indiana. It has six spiritually themed guest rooms, two full-size guest bathrooms, a prayer room, a kitchenette, 350 feet of lake frontage, outdoor seating and tables, a fire pit, and space for small group gatherings. The large gallery can fit up to 40 people. It is 40 minutes outside of South Bend. 
Rates are $60 per night, per person + taxes/fees. For more information, contact [email protected] or visit their Facebook page: Trinity House at Fish Lake, IN.


St. Felix Catholic Center
If you are looking for a place to immerse yourself in prayerful simplicity and remove all distractions, then St. Felix Catholic Center is where you want to hold your next retreat or day of recollection.  We allow groups the freedom of coordinating and directing their own retreat experience.  St. Felix offers an opportunity for groups to leave all behind, and enter into a true Franciscan experience.  A minimum group size of 5 is required for all retreats. For more information, visit their website.


Abbey of Gethsemane - Kentucky
The Abbey of Gethsemani has received guests since its foundation in 1848. We continue to welcome men and women of all faiths from around the world. As outlined in Saint Benedict’s Rule for Monasteries, the guest represents Christ and has a claim on the welcome and care of the community.
The monastic milieu offers a place apart “to entertain silence in the heart and listen for the voice of God – to pray for your own discovery” (Thomas Merton). Gethsemani retreats are silent, unstructured and undirected. However, private consultation with one of the monks can be arranged if desired. All are welcome to participate in the Eucharist and hours of prayer.
For more information, visit their website.

Annunciation Women's Discernment House - Fort Wayne
Vocation Houses strive to aid their residents in following the promptings of the Holy Spirit in discerning vocation—religious life, married life, and single life. Fort Wayne currently has one women’s house, Annunciation Women’s House (260-424-1080), with plans to open Guadalupe Men’s House (260-739-6882) later this year. The goal of the Vocation House is to help residents discern their vocation in a supportive, Catholic environment through a lifestyle of simplicity, prayer, and fellowship. Each house has a House Parent who can give practical guidance, chapels, community prayer, as well as the opportunity to work off the cost of the program services, making it an affordable housing option for those serious about discerning their vocation. For more information, visit vocationdiscernmenthouse.com.