Overnight Retreats
Weekly Prayers, Workshops & Special Events
at Benet House Retreat Center
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Overnight Retreats
Benet House Retreat Center in the Illinois Quad Cities offers guided retreats, silent retreats, beginner-friendly retreats, personal retreats and retreats with Spiritual Direction.
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Ongoing Prayer Groups & Programs
Benet House Retract Center at St Mary Monastery offers a wide range of programs that meet on a regular basis and are available throughout the year. Many of these programs are offered at no cost.
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Book Groups, Series, Day Workshops, Special Events
See the list below for ALL upcoming events at Benet House.
Click any month to ‘jump’ down the list and see that month’s events.
3-Day Silent Directed Retreat: Abide in Me and You Will Bear Great Fruit
Savor this silent, directed retreat. Get away and make time to discover how you are connected to the Vine, to Jesus. Meet daily with a spiritual director and reflect on what it means to abide and what is needed to make good fruit.
An Advent Hiding Place: Advent Through the Eyes of Mary
We know so little of Mary’s life, only a few passages on Mary are in the Bible. The Gospel of Luke does contain several experiences of Mary. Join this retreat and take 24 hours to ‘hide’ away into the quiet. This is an opportunity to ponder the birth of Jesus, our Savior, through the eyes of His Mother, Mary.
Sacred Rhythm Retreat
Silence, Stillness, and Holy Rest
24 Hours in Advent
As the Christmas season approaches, our hearts often long for something deeper than the rushed pace and full calendars—something quieter, gentler, and more aligned with the true meaning of Advent: waiting, listening, and making room for Christ.
Silent Directed Retreat: Follow Me
This yearly retreat provides time for silence, daily Eucharist, an opportunity for the Sacrament of Reconciliation, daily spiritual direction, Centering Prayer/Lectio, and a focus on the Sunday Gospel.
New Year's Meditation Retreat for Beginners 2027
Start your New Year 2027 in a profound, life changing way. Experience a spiritually meaningful weekend meditation retreat in the peaceful environment of Benet House Retreat Center at St Mary's Monastery in Rock Island, Illinois.
TAIZE Retreat in Quad Cities with Silence Lent 2027
Join us at Bent House Retreat Center in the Quad Cities for a 24-hour Taize Retreat during Lent. Absorbing in silent reflection, scripture, meditative music, and simple chants, clears space in our heart to experience the joy and profundity of the Risen Lord in our lives today!
Silent Retreats in 2027 in Illinois with Spiritual Direction
Savor this silent, directed retreat. Get away and make time to discover how you are connected to the Vine, to Jesus. Meet daily with a spiritual director and reflect on what it means to abide and what is needed to make good fruit.
Digital Detox Retreat in Illinois 2027
Join us in this weekend retreat as we uncover the deeper causes of our turning to electronics for 'relaxation, excitement, escapism or just to fill the void'. Learn strategies to break this addictive habit of reaching for electronic gadgets.
Silent Retreats in the Quad Cities with Spiritual Direction: Inviting God into Your Boat
Take time away from busy daily life to reconnect with the deeper wishes of your heart. Savor the silence and go within to recalibrate your life's meaning. Meet daily with a spiritual director, reflect and allow a more joyful vision of your life to surface.
Listen: A Silent Centering Prayer Four-Day Retreat
Central Illinois and Mississippi Valley Contemplative Outreach invite you to retreat into silence. We will center, experience Lectio Divina, and learn insightful methods of listening from Abbot Joseph Boyle of St. Benedict’s Monastery.
A minimum of 3 months centering prayer practice is required to attend.