+ CAMPUS MINISTRY +

Welcome Mr. Brian Sieve, our new full time head of Campus Ministry.

Mr. Sieve comes to us with a world of experience being Head of Campus Ministry at St. Gregory the Great H.S., DeLaSalle HS., and St. Joseph HS in Westchester, having also worked for the Chicago Public Schools and the Cook County Department of Corrections as a teacher, professional development manager, and transition director for at risk students.  He also has many years of experience teaching and doing pastoral ministry in service of the Archdiocese of St. Louis, his hometown.  He has his Bachelor of Arts Degree from St. Louis University in Education and Theology with endorsements in English, Theatre, and Speech. He received his Catechist and Director of Religious Education Certification through the Pope Paul VI Catechetical Institute in St. Louis, Mo.

We are looking forward to exciting plans for student involvement in Campus Ministry this year.  Check this page for more details to come shortly.  Below is information regarding days of recollection for High School students.  

RETREATS

Each year, there is a retreat for each grade level.  These retreats are comprehensive in nature, and one builds upon the next. 

KAIROS
For many students, the retreat of the Senior year is KAIROS.  This is an intensive retreat held at the Charles Borromeo Pastoral Center in Romeoville. Students choose to participate and spend four days away from school to live in "God's time," which is the meaning of the word "Kairos."

In the course of 3 full days, 8 student leaders and 4 adult leaders present a series of talks about the Christian lifestyle.  The retreatants spend time reflecting privately on the talks and in the context of small groups, discussing the speeches among themselves to see how the talks call them to a deeper relationship with their brothers and sisters, and ultimately with God, through Jesus Christ. 

There are a few other special touches added as surprises, which contribute to the mystery and joy of the retreat.  God always finds ways to surprise us, and KAIROS adds a few such surprises for the students - surprises that they will talk about for the rest of their lives. 

At St. Ben's, this retreat is a voluntary retreat held once a year.  From this retreat, student leaders are selected for the retreat the following year.

Attention Kairos Leader applicants: 

Before your interview, please review the Requirements of Service as a Kairos Leader