Retreats help us remove ourselves from the daily routine of our ministry and provide opportunities for us to re-focus, re-energize, and re-connect to our priorities as ministers of the word and actions of Jesus.
Sabbaticals also remove us from our daily routines but for an extended period of time to unplug and recharge, providing a more rest-oriented time, or to address spiritual or academic challenges.
Here is a sampling of offerings found on the internet. It is not a comprehensive list and AUSCP does not endorse any program offering. It is simply a list gathered through searching the web for priest retreats and sabbatical programs to assist priests in searching for these programs. If you would like to suggest a program for others to consider, please let us know. We would be happy to include the information.
Please note: All links are active as of May, 2024
Diocese of Cleveland
https://www.dioceseofcleveland.org/events/events/2024/09/16/priest-retreat-serving-the-gospel-of-
jesus-christ-as-priest-in-this-present-age
Embracing the Third Act: February 3-7, 2025
St. Mary’s Seminary and University, Balitmore MD
An annual event. For priests sixty-five years old or older. Come away and be refreshed.
https://stmarys.edu/the-center-for-continuing-formation/clergy-programs/embracing-the-third-act/#
The Cenacle on the Lake
Priests’ Retreat
https://neworleansretreats.com/events/priests-retreat-1
July 7, 2025 – July 11, 2025
Institute for Priestly Formation, Omaha, NE
https://priestlyformation.org/index.php?id=1728
Jesuit Retreat Houses – USA directory
https://www.jesuits.org/our-work/retreat-centers/
Loyola Spirituality Center, Prior Lake MN
https://loyolaspiritualitycenter.org/personal-directed-retreat/
Eastern Point Retreat House – Gloucester, MA
https://www.easternpoint.org/
Institute of Continuing Theological Education
The Pontifical North American College, Rome
https://www.pnac.org/icte/about-icte/
Individually Directed Retreats and Private Retreats
Jesuit Retreat House
https://www.jesuitretreathouse.org/common/assets/files/pdf/2024-Retreat-Schedule-REVISED-
FINAL_11.6.23.pdf
Directed and Private Retreats
Gonzaga/Eastern Point Retreat House
https://www.easternpoint.org/retreats-2024.html
Institute for Priestly Formation
Omaha, Nebraska
https://priestlyformation.org/programs/alumni-retreats/program-information-alumni-retreats.html
Sabbatical & Continuing Education Programs
Bon Secours Spiritual Center Marriottsville, Maryland
https://bonsecoursrcc.org/?s=priest+retreat
Center for Continuing Formation at St. Mary’s Seminary and University (Baltimore, MD):
http://www.stmarys.edu/the-center-for-continuing-formation/clergy-programs/
Ministry to Ministers Program at Oblate School of Theology (San Antonio, TX): https://ost.edu/mtm/
Institute for Continuing Theological Education (Pontifical North American College) Vatican City,
Vatican City
http://www.pnac.org/icte/about-icte/
Jesuit School of Theology (JST) Renewal Program-Santa Clara University – Berkeley Campus
https://www.scu.edu/jst/academics/jst-renewal-program/
Loyola House Retreat & Training Centre Guelph, Ont., Canada
https://ignatiusguelph.ca/loyola-house/
Mercy Center (Colorado Springs, CO):
https://mercycenter.com/sabbatical-programs
Nemi Renewal Center (Centro Ad Gentes) Nemi, Italy
http://www.adgentes.net/index.html
Norbertine Hermitage Retreat Albuquerque, New Mexico
https://www.norbertinecommunity.org/retreats
Prairiewoods Franciscan Spirituality Center Hiawatha, Iowa
https://prairiewoods.org/private-retreats/
Redemptorist Renewal Center (Tucson, AZ):
http://desertrenewal.org/
Sabbatical Programs at Saint Meinrad St. Meinrad, Indiana
http://www.saintmeinrad.edu/priests-ongoing-formation/mini-sabbatical/
Tantur Ecumenical Institute of the University of Notre Dame, Indiana https://tantur.org/enrichment-
renewal-programs/
The Retreat Center of Saint Benedict’s Abbey Benet Lake, Wisconsin
https://www.benetlake.org/retreats/#