Holy Cross Monastery

Join Br. Bernard, the monastic community, and other monastery Associates for a time of retreat and reflection on Christian and monastic spirituality. This retreat is perfect for Associates wanting to get to know one another and the monastic community more deeply and also for anyone considering becoming an Associate! To register, please contact our Guesthouse […]

Cost: $110/night Harvest Thanksgiving is a wonderful and ancient tradition that calls us into a thankful relationship with God and all of God's creation. We join with our sisters and brothers without regard to faith tradition in giving thanks and praise to God at every opportunity. At the monastery, we blend American (yes, turkey, dressing, […]

Join the brothers in this time of complete silence, with no programs or spiritual direction offered and a reduced worship schedule. 7:00 a.m. Matins 11:45 a.m. Holy Eucharist 5:00 p.m. Vespers (No Diurnum or Compline during Contemplative Days) To register, please contact our Guesthouse Office by phone at 845-384-6660, ext. 3002 or email guesthouse@hcmnet.org.

This Praying Holy Scripture retreat offers Centering Prayer periods plus presentations based upon Fr. Thomas Keating’s teachings on the deepening levels of faith: the Four Senses of Scripture - literal, allegorical, behavioral/moral, and unitive senses. The presentations teach a contemplative way of listening to and reading Scripture known as the ancient monastic practice of Lectio […]

Time for a Mystical Christmas Enjoying a radical alternative to the ‘Christmas’ of consumerist chaos, we will approach familiar Christmas stories as actual portals to profound insights about God and our place in God’s heart. Silence, several addresses, and ample time for meditation, will enable us to pray our way through these portals so we […]

Join us for any or all days between Tuesday, December 16 thru Thursday, December 25 as we await and celebrate the birth of Christ. To register, please contact our Guesthouse Office by phone at 845-384-6660, ext. 3002 or email guesthouse@hcmnet.org.

NOTE: This retreat is only for those currently working a 12-Step program. It is not for those who wish to know about recovery programs. Please respect the anonymity of our participants. Do you struggle with the holidays? Or do you just need a tune-up? Either way, the New Year is a great time to take […]

Two towering mystics of the twelfth and thirteenth centuries are the Benedictine Abbess Hildegard of Bingen and the Beguine poet Hadewijch of Brabant.  Each in their own way epitomizes the flowering of female mysticism that flourished in the High Middle Ages.  In Hildegard we encounter the God-saturated prophet, visionary, and reformer.  In Hadewijch we encounter […]

Join Br. Bernard, the monastic community, and other monastery Associates for a time of retreat and reflection on Christian and monastic spirituality. This retreat is perfect for Associates wanting to get to know one another and the monastic community more deeply and also for anyone considering becoming an Associate! To register, please contact our Guesthouse […]

This retreat, offered from Tuesday, February 10 till Friday, February 13, 2026, at Holy Cross Monastery on the Hudson River in New York State, offers opportunities for both those new to the Centering Prayer and those who have an established practice. During the retreat, one will experience integrating contemplation and action through silence, solitude, community […]