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
Holy Family Passionist Retreat Center, West Hartford, CT
Retreat for Priests
September 16-20, 2024
Msgr. Stephen McHenry
https://www.holyfamilyretreat.org/calendar/priests
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
Pastors, Priests and Guides Retreat – Malibu – November 18-20, 2024
https://pastorspriestsandguides.com/products/pastors-priests-and-guides-
retreat-june-22-24-2020-gdrte-lsp9w
Opus Bono Sacerdotii – August 6-8, 2024
Below please find a letter from John Smith, President of Opus Bono
Sacerdotii inviting priests to a retreat August 6-8 at the Maryville Retreat
Center in Holly Michigan.
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
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/#