Retreat

Meditating the Past: Sophomore Retreat Guides Reflection

On Wednesday, April 15, 2026, the Sophomore Class underwent an elaborate, carefully tailored retreat, continuing a long-practiced, yearly tradition in for the spring. Though every class participates in their own retreat, the Sophomore retreat leans into reflection how they...

Juniors Passionately Take Up their Crosses at Junior Retreat and Cross Mass

On Wednesday, April 1, during Holy Week, the Class of 2027 engaged in several activities throughout the day to further their spiritual development. Instead of having a normal school day, these juniors participated in the Junior Retreat, preparing themselves...

Summer Service Encounter: Quispicanchi Peru

¡Mira Mira! The kids would say, holding out a piece of paper with their school assignment or a beautiful craft they had just made. Everywhere I turned, I would see smiling faces on loving people who were excited to...

“Taking Up The Cross” at the Junior Retreat and Cross Mass

On March 27, 2024, the Wednesday of Holy Week, the Class of 2025 engaged in their Junior Retreat and ended the day by celebrating the Junior Cross Mass. The Junior Retreat is pivotal as it prepares the current Juniors...

Class of ’25 Sophomore Retreat

On February 29, 2023, the Class of 2025 arrived on campus for their sophomore retreat. To understand more about the retreat, I interviewed the sophomore counselors and a student. Mr. Williams' Thoughts When asked about whether the retreat was a success,...

Preparing for Leadership: Junior Retreat and Cross Mass

On April 5, 2023, the Junior Class of 2024 underwent a day-long retreat on campus. Juniors were divided into groups led by PALS (junior service organization) members. Throughout the retreat, students completed many activities from ranking the best senior...

A New Class of Jesuit Students: Freshman Retreat Recap

Photography by Mr. DuRoss On Wednesday, several hundred excited students piled into the Terry Center for a morning mass to start their first retreat as members of the Jesuit Community. Father Pepe started off the students exciting day with an...

Standing with Others: Jesuit’s Sophomore Retreat Explained

During the spring of every year, the Sophomore class spends a Wednesday in March participating in a year-long tradition: the Sophomore retreat. All grades in Jesuit have their own retreat experiences, with some occurring at later (or earlier) dates...

Students Form New Bonds at Freshman Retreat 2019

All images courtesy of Joe Zagielski '21 of The Last Roundup On Monday, October 7, the freshmen showed up to school ready to build new friendships. Each member of the class of 2023 was put into a group at the...