Youth Retreats

The Kairos Retreat is based on the conversion process outlined by St. Ignatius in his Spiritual Exercises. Over the course of four days and three nights (this can vary) there are talks, numerous small group discussions, daily Eucharist, a healing service, opportunities for reconciliation and an experience of shared prayer.

The retreat is led by members of the senior class and an equal number of adults from across the school community.  Principals, teachers or student advisors are encouraged to call 440-884-9300 or email us to inquire further about scheduling a high school Kairos retreat.

Some local northeast Ohio high schools that have made Kairos retreats at Jesuit Retreat House include Lake Catholic High School, Padua Franciscan High School, St. Ignatius High School, and Walsh Jesuit High School.  

Pre-Confirmation Retreats 

Many area schools now plan their confirmation retreats at Jesuit Retreat House.  Elementary through high school age students are scheduled throughout the year to attend a single retreat day in preparation for being confirmed.

The program consists of presentations by a senior from Magnificat and St. Ignatius High Schools. The talks are on Prayer, My Relationship to God and Others and the Sacrament of Confirmation. There are also small group discussions and a concluding prayer service or the liturgy.

The cost for students is $10 per person and includes a meal. School principals or directors of religious education interested in scheduling a confirmation retreat may contact us at 440-884-9300 or jrhcleve@att.net.  Please be advised that dates fill rapidly. Some of the schools/parishes in the Diocese of Cleveland sending candidates for confirmation include Assumption,  Incarnate Word, St. Bernadette, St. Christopher, St. Clement, Ss. Joseph & John, St. Leo the Great, and St. Stephen.