The chaos of striving.
The peace of surrender.
There's nothing you can do. There's nothing you need to do. But when you understand it, you can truly feel connected to God.
A Quiet Retreat · Surrounded by Beauty · Open to Everyone
A Day at Ao Nang Sanctuary
Morning Mass
Chapel. Father Peter leads. 30 minutes.
Silent Breakfast
Coffee, fruit, or full breakfast. In silence. 20 minutes.
Morning Guided Reflection
Ignatian Tradition. A simple, guided practice. Some teaching, some quiet. 45 minutes. Something you can carry home.
Silence
Your time. Journaling. Walking to the beach. Reading in your room. Sitting and praying. Whatever you need.
Lunch
Thai food. In silence.
Service Project
Optional. Help the community, or keep your silence.
Meeting with Father Peter
By appointment. 30 minutes. One-on-one spiritual direction.
Adoration & Confession
Chapel. One hour. Confession available.
Vespers
Evening prayer. Sung. 20 minutes.
Dinner
Light meal.
Evening Reflection
Ignatian Tradition. Optional. 15 minutes. You, the quiet, and whatever is true.
Lights Out
Silence until morning.
You Won't Be Alone.
During your retreat you will have the support of Father Peter Waranyu and his assistants. Father Peter has been a priest for nearly 30 years and serves as the parish priest of St. Agnes Church here in Ao Nang. He and his team are here to make your stay calm, supported, and genuinely transformative.
Father Peter will make time for you personally. He is the kind of person who knows how to sit with someone in what they are carrying — without judgment, without hurry.
You will also be guided through spiritual exercises by our facilitators. Everything here is designed to help you slow down, listen, and find your way back to what matters.
Fr. Peter Waranyu
What You Get
The Space
- A clean white room (shared or private)
- Meals (lunch & dinner included)
- Breakfast (optional, or fast)
- Hot water, ceiling fan, mosquito netting
- The sea. The silence. The sky.
The Practice
- Guided spiritual exercises (Ignatian tradition)
- Daily Mass and the sacraments
- One-on-one time with Father Peter
- Morning and evening reflection
- Something simple to carry home with you
Suggested Donation
Sliding scale. No one turned away.
฿800–1200 per day is our suggestion. Give what you can. Some give more, some give less. We trust you.
Includes: bed, meals (lunch & dinner), spiritual direction, teaching, the community.
Stay Length
3 days to 2 weeks.
Most people stay 5–7 days. By day three, something shifts. By day seven, you've found your rhythm.
Come for as long as you can.
Is This for You?
✓ You need to stop
You've been going too hard — work, travel, noise, distraction. You know it. You need somewhere quiet to land.
✓ You're going through something
A breakup. A loss. A transition you didn't see coming. You need space to sit with it without being rushed through it.
✓ You want to know God — or know again
Something in you is searching. You don't need to have it figured out. You just need a place where that search is welcome.
✓ You're burned out on religion
Maybe you were Catholic once. Maybe you still are, technically. Either way, you need something that actually reaches you.
✓ You want focus — real focus
Not a productivity hack. Not a schedule. Just time, silence, and the room to finally think clearly about your life.
✓ You're not sure what you need
That's fine. Most people who come here aren't. If any of this resonates, write to us