Our retreat programs are about nourishing your spiritual side through different models and formats that suit hectic schedules and offer sought-after respite. At retreat, students deal with spiritual questions and form community. Our retreats are open to students of any faith or spiritual formation. You can sign up or learn more about each retreat in the Campus Ministry office at OM207. You may also register on-line.
This day away gives first year students a chance to focus during all the changes and challenges of the first weeks of college life. This day is designed and led by a team of spiritual scholars and welcomes first year commuters, residents, and transfer students.
Please meet in the Student Center by the ramp on Saturday at 10:45 a.m. We will leave by 11 a.m. and travel to a camp in Lake Erie in Angola, NY. Please dress comfortably and according to the weather as we are right on the lake and it is often breezy. After nightfall, there will be a campfire so you'll want to bring some warm clothing. We return around 11 p.m. We are looking forward to sharing the day with you!
In the Sixteenth Century, Ignatius of Loyola had a powerful conversion experience and learned to discover God in his prayer and meditation. Excited by his experience, he found himself called to start the Jesuits. He shared his wisdom and experience in a little manual for making retreats called The Spiritual Exercises. This retreat is an opportunity to learn about and experience some of what Ignatius taught. Out of this experience you will learn to be open to hear God in your heart and to respond to God in your life.
Three special things will happen over this weekend to help your spiritual growth:
Questions?
Call (716) 888-2420 or e-mail Sue Fischer at fischers@canisius.edu.
Call (716) 888-2420 or e-mail Sue Fischer at fischers@canisius.edu.
The following is a list of retreats planned for the 2008-2009 academic year:
"Finding God in all things" is the basis for this Ignatian-based weekend retreat. The retreat is lead by a team of students and adults and is comprised of talks, small group sharing, prayer and fun! Kairos alumae said, “it [Kairos] has redefined my faith and belief in others” … "expect the unexpected and you’ll become open to the incredible spirit you possess inside” … "a place to let go and just ‘be’."
Get ready for Kairos XXV in September 2008! Not sure you are ready to experience Kairos? Check out the reflectons from students who made Kairos XXIV in March 2008! You can view them here.
This day away gives first year students a chance to focus during all the changes and challenges of the first weeks of college life. This day is designed and led by a team of spiritual scholars and welcomes first year commuters, residents, and transfer students.
Please meet in the Student Center by the ramp on Saturday at 10:45 a.m. We will leave by 11 a.m. and travel to a camp in Lake Erie in Angola, NY. Please dress comfortably and according to the weather as we are right on the lake and it is often breezy. After nightfall, there will be a campfire so you'll want to bring some warm clothing. We return around 11 p.m. We are looking forward to sharing the day with you!
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Three special things will happen over this weekend to help your spiritual growth:
- Each person will meet individually with a spiritual director or guide to talk about themselves and their spiritual life and to discern directions for further growth.
- Everyone will be blessed by restful time away from school and an atmosphere of rest and quiet. Silence is expected during most of the day.
- All the retreatants and directors meet together for meals and evening prayer and discussion.
*Please bring: comfortable clothes, warm outerwear, bible, journal (or one will be provided).
*Please do not bring: music, books (other than spiritual), magazines, school work and other distractions.
*Please do not bring: music, books (other than spiritual), magazines, school work and other distractions.
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4th DAY RETREAT October 17-19, 2008 at Camp Pioneer February 6-8, 2009 at Cradle Beach FEE: $45 |
This is designed especially for Kairos alums, both undergrad and grad! It’s held at a camp on Lake Erie in Angola. Refresh your spirit of Kairos in a new and meaningful way for your life now! Take it up a notch!
Meet in Loring Lot, Friday at 3:45 p.m. We’ll return Sunday mid-afternoon.
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This weekend retreat will give students who are searching for or recognizing their sexual orientation as gay, lesbian or bisexual an opportunity to ask questions, discuss issues and listen to people’s stories in a safe and open environment. It is open to Canisius College undergraduate and graduate students. Themes centered around "Identity,” “Life Graph,” “Siblings,” “Friendship,” “Sexuality and Spirituality,” “Family Life” and “God”.
You will need to bring bed linens or a sleeping bag, pillow, towels, and personal toiletries. Please do not bring homework or other distractions.
You will need to bring bed linens or a sleeping bag, pillow, towels, and personal toiletries. Please do not bring homework or other distractions.
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MEN'S SPIRITUALITY RETREAT TBA FEE: $25, students; $50, affiliates |
The weekend is focused on reflection on discussion. It will touch on ideas such as relationships, personal identity, a man's role in today's society, and exploration of being a man for others. Throughout the retreat you will be able to hear from others about their personal journeys while taking time to contemplate and reflect on your own goals and ambitions. This is a perfect opportunity to get away and meet other students, faculty, and friends!
Meet outside the student center ramp at 3:00pm on Friday. All meals including dinner on Friday will be included. We will be returning to Canisius Saturday evening.
Meet outside the student center ramp at 3:00pm on Friday. All meals including dinner on Friday will be included. We will be returning to Canisius Saturday evening.
This overnight experience, open to all the women of Canisius College and the women in their lives, is an opportunity to share spirit, tradition, and prayer. Using rituals from various traditions, sharing the wisdom of the retreatants and enjoying humor and relaxation together will heighten our awareness of the wonder of our womanhood and our spiritual lives.
The theme for this year’s retreat is taken from Anne Morrow Lindbergh’s book, Gift from the Sea. We’ll look at ways to reconcile our most personal needs with obligations to family, friends, lovers, school, and work and ways to separate loneliness from replenishing solitude, and ways to find solace in the simplest of daily tasks. We will use these themes as a spiritual compass to guide us toward inner peace in the face of life’s deeper questions.
The retreat will be held in the Center of Renewal in Lewiston from 4 p.m. Friday to 7 p.m. Saturday. Carpooling from campus will be arranged. |
This one day retreat will give students the opportunity to reflect on the option of a career in medicine and the joys and challenges it poses to personal and family life. We will be joined by current medical students who can share their experiences of medical school so far. Additionally, multiple physicians will be in attendance to shed some light on their respective fields and how being a physician has shaped their life. This promises to be a great day of insight for those thinking about taking such a huge step in their professional lives. The retreat will take place right on campus and freshmen through seniors are welcomed!
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at Camp Pioneer Free |
Welcome to your final retreat at Canisius College!!
(It may also be your first!)
This day is designed by your own peers to be a day to relax by the beach, reminisce, laugh, share, and of course, eat!
(It may also be your first!)
This day is designed by your own peers to be a day to relax by the beach, reminisce, laugh, share, and of course, eat!