Retreats

Freshman Retreat

Xavier's Freshman Retreat is one of the most memorable experiences for our students during their Freshman year. Students stay overnight on campus, connect with the Xavier Community, bond with upperclassmen, and discover what it means to be a “man or woman with and for others.” 

Arrupe Retreat

The Arrupe Retreat is designed for Sophomores. This retreat invites students to reflect on their emerging identities and to navigate the freedoms and responsibilities of young adulthood. Students explore how God's presence can guide them by fostering self-discovery and spiritual growth.

Search Retreat

The Junior Retreat offers juniors a special time for reflection and self-exploration, similar to the Arrupe experience but deepened by the maturity of this stage in high school. Students examine the ways God's guidance supports them as they face new challenges and prepare for their senior year. 

Kairos Retreat

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.