Kairos, along with the Freshman Retreat,
is often the most memorable spiritual and communal experience for students at Xavier. The retreat is based on the Spiritual Exercises of St. Ignatius, first created near the town of Manresa in Spain. Ignatius challenged others to place Christ in the center of their lives, thereby finding God in all things. It is Xavier’s hope that retreatants on KAIROS come to understand that “God meets us in our personal experience, in our relationships, dreams, hopes, pains, and worries.” (Grogan, S.J.) It is a four day, three night retreat in Julian, CA.