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Lenten Retreat


Living Amidst Ambiguity: Fresh Views from the Far East

Presented by Father Edward Vebelun, O.S.B. 

This retreat will take us on the inward journey of self-exploration according to the Benedictine monastic tradition. Conferences will reference the Eastern Monastic Tradition, utilizing the 10 Ox Herding Principles of Zen Buddhism.  As we live in a sea of grace and challenge, we much each cultivate an inner spirit of awareness to how we interpret and react to the world so that we can live freely in all the fullness of what God calls us to.

Registration Information

The retreat begins with supper at 5:30 p.m. on Friday and concludes after a Sunday morning conference and optional 10:30 a.m. Mass. 

Cost: single-occupancy room, $250; double-occupancy room, $435; suite, $475; meals included.

To register for this retreat, contact the Spiritual Life Office at 320-363-3929, email us at spirlife@osb.org, or register online.


Father Edward Vebelun, O.S.B. has been a monk of Saint John’s Abbey for 30 years. He spent 12 years serving in the community’s priory in Japan, where he encountered the lived expressions of Eastern Traditions to inform his appreciation of Benedictine Monasticism.  He has since been serving as pastor in local parishes for the past 10 years.

Earlier Event: February 25
Second Sunday of Lent
Later Event: March 3
Third Sunday of Lent