In their final year at Jesuit, Seniors are invited to go on retreat to reflect and pray about their time at Jesuit, and to discern their next steps in life. The retreat offerings during their senior year are elective and are comprised of a few options. These retreats are optional for students. Please see below for more information about the retreat offerings during the 2024-2025 academic year. 

Senior Silent Retreat

Silence is a critical element of any mature spirituality. By offering a space conducive to prayer, the Senior Silent Retreat builds on and deepens the experiences of past retreats, allowing the retreatant to have a personal encounter with God in their own way and at their own pace.   

Students will be guided by a spiritual director individually to aid in their prayer. The spiritual focus of the retreat is discernment: seeing how God has worked with the student in the past and to make decisions that will lead to a greater encounter with Jesus in the future.

Location: Grand Coteau Retreat Center

Dates: March 23-25, 2025

Schedule: Students depart on Sunday midday and return to school by 3:00pm on Tuesday. Meals will be provided from Sunday dinner through Tuesday lunch.

Cost: $50 deposit to secure spot

Father & Son Retreat

Join us for this opportunity for both father (or father-figure) and son to grow in their relationship with each other and with God. We will engage in personal reflection; talks on God, fatherhood, and masculinity; and have plenty of quality time for father and son individually and as a large group.

Location: Solomon Retreat Center

Dates: February 2-3, 2025

Schedule: Retreatants depart midday Sunday and conclude the retreat on Monday with lunch. Each father/son pair will be responsible for transportation to and from the retreat center. Dinner, breakfast, lunch, and snacks will be provided.

Cost: $50/retreatant to secure spot

Discernment Retreat

Annually, the Jesuits of the Central and Southern Province host a discernment retreat for high school students from the Southern United States. Each Jesuit school is invited to send upperclassmen who would like an experience of silence and discernment as they consider the possibility of the Lord’s call to the priesthood or religious life.

This retreat is conducted in silence, but students will have a chance on the first and last day to interact with others in attendance. Students will hear talks from Jesuits in formation on prayer, vocation, and discernment, and enjoy the beauty of Texas hill country.

Location: Strake Jesuit Retreat Center, Houston 

Dates: January 17-20, 2025

Cost: $0 for the retreat; students cover their own meals on the road

Wilderness Retreat (TBA)

Under construction! The Evangelization Team is working to put together an Adventure Retreat offering that will be available to seniors between their final exam and Baccalaureate Mass.

The goal of this retreat will be to spend time with classmates outside, learn to become a better leader, disconnect from the world, personally reflect, and spiritually connect with God through His creation.

Participants will return with: a renewed sense of beauty and wonder, an understanding of how important a real, human community is, an increased confidence through the accomplishment of challenging adventures, and an invitation to participate in the prayer and life of the Catholic Church. 

Location: TBA

Dates: Mid-May

Cost: TBA