INFORMATION

INFORMATION

If you go

CONCEPTION ABBEY: Conception, Mo.; www.conceptionabbey.org or (660) 944-2821. Weeknights, single room $25; weekends, $30. Dining with the monks, $7 a meal. Reservations required. Tours of the abbey grounds, the Basilica of the Immaculate Conception and the abbey’s printery are $10.

ACCOMMODATIONS: Abbey guest rooms are simple, twin beds with a toilet and sink shared with the room next door. Showers are down the hall. Meals are in the guest dining room.

PRAYER SCHEDULE: At Conception Abbey, the prayer schedule is extensive, starting with vigils at 6 a.m. in the Basilica and running through the evening prayer, the Compline, at 7:15 p.m.

RETREAT DIRECTORIES: www.osb.org/retreats (Benedictine) and www.retreatsintl.org (majority of listings are Christian).