Overview
If you are a single Roman Catholic man, age 20-40, perhaps a religious vocation is what you are seeking.
An applicant should have a sincere desire to seek God and serve the Church. Men entering formation must possess the physical, intellectual and psychological qualities suitable for proper and required adaptation to monastic life. Therefore, he should be in good health and be free of serious addictions for two years. Celibacy is a discipline and lifestyle integral to the monastic way of life, as such we expect that you lived a chaste single life for the past two years.
Saint Meinrad Archabbey is a Roman Catholic Benedictine monastery located in southern Indiana.
The monks were invited here from Switzerland in 1854 by Father Joseph Kundek, then parochial vicar of the Diocese of Vincennes, to establish the monastic life in southern Indiana, to provide ministry to the local Church, and to educate native vocations for priesthood.
Monks live a common life and gather five times a day for prayer and liturgy. The monks of Saint Meinrad operate a seminary as their main work.
Today the monastery is a diverse community of about 100 monks, who range between the ages of 24 and 92 and represent a variety of backgrounds.
This page includes a video about life at Saint Meinrad. We hope that you find it helpful in your discernment.
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