All
guests are welcomed as Christ, in the spirit of the Rule of St. Benedict.
If you wish to come for a visit, to share in the life of the Monastery, please
fill out this linked form. Tell us
the dates you would like to come, and we will let you know if it is possible for
us to accommodate you. We normally limit guests to stays of not more than
two weeks.
Beaumont
is located in southeast Texas near the Gulf coast and the Louisiana
border. It is 90 miles east of Houston and 185 miles west of Baton Rouge. You can reach Beaumont flying into the
Southeast Texas Regional Airport (BPT) locally, or to Intercontinental (IAH) or Hobby (HOU) Airports in Houston.
Limousine service is available to and from all three. Please call us if you need to
arrange to be picked up at one of the airports.
By
car you reach the Monastery on I-10 from the east and west and by US 69 and 96
from the north and south. It is 20 minutes from Port Arthur and 35 minutes
from Orange. Holy Cross is approximately 1.5 hours from Houston, 50
minutes from Lake Charles, 3 hours from Baton Rouge, and 5 hours from New Orleans.
Dallas is 4.5 hours and San Antonio about 5 hours away. About 4.5 hours
distant is the State Capitol of Austin.
The
weather here in Beaumont can
be hot and humid in the height of summer, and is
usually quite temperate during the rest of the year. Click on the chart
for a closer view of the average temperatures during the year.
For current conditions at the Monastery, the National Weather Service has today's weather, plus a seven-day forecast.
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