Retreat programs have always been a part of Faith Formation in Jesuit education. As we celebrate the history and heroes of Gonzaga, the Kairos retreat is a massive part of today's Gonzaga student experience.

This very week, a new generation of Gonzaga Students are experiencing Kairos for the first time. They join 161 other retreat groups in a special fraternity of faith. How exactly did Kairos start at Gonzaga?

The Kairos program existed at Loyola Academy in Illinois, and it caught the attention of Gonzaga Headmaster Fr. Roger Callan, S.J., who tasked Mary Ellen Whitcomb and (at the time) Mr. John Cecero, S.J. to adapt it to Gonzaga in 1984.

In this visit, Fr. John Cecero, S.J., and John Cosgrove share their memories of the beginning of Kairos at Gonzaga. The seed of Kairos planted on Eye Street in 1984-85 has blossomed into something special; and its fruit has spread to Jesuit and Catholic Secondary Schools and Colleges across the Country, and Gonzaga is a major part of that story, as well.

We'll also hear from current Gonzaga Campus Ministry assistant Maddie Davin. She'll share who the team members (adults and students) are making this week's Kairos CLXII happen.

Another Kairos focused episode visit with Mary Ellen Whitcomb and Pat O'Neil '85 and John Goetcheus '85 is coming in the Spring.