Spirituality

Spirituality is a large part of being a student at Gonzaga. While Gonzaga is a Catholic institution, people of all faith backgrounds and beliefs are welcomed and supported here.

For information on University Ministry, retreats, being non-Catholic at a Catholic institution, or Campus House, click here.

Retreats:

• Freshman Retreat: University Ministry offers this freshman program to provide an off-campus experience for 400 first-year students annually. Plugging them into the heart of the Gonzaga experience, this program is designed to help all Gonzaga first-year students, no matter their faith or cultural background, find a home and friends on campus. for more info, click here
• Fall Pilgrimage: The Pilgrimage is an annual 12-mile hike through the spectacular wilderness of Northern Idaho along the Coeur d'Alene River to historic Cataldo Mission, an early Jesuit church and the oldest building in Idaho. Gonzaga's ROTC program provides all the logistical support for this overnight, interfaith camping retreat which reflects on Gonzaga's five mission goals: Faith, Ethics, Service, Leadership and Justice.
• Search Retreats: The Search program has been at Gonzaga since the late 1960's. Thousands of Gonzaga students, mostly Juniors and Seniors, have "searched" on one of the four programs offered annually at Gonzaga's Bozarth Retreat Center. for more info, click here
• Cardoner: Cardoner is a weekend retreat offered four times annually. By means of faith stories from student team leaders and chaplains, retreatants are offered a dynamic weekend that helps them discover God's Love. Retreatants stay at a hotel in beautiful Wallace, Idaho. for more info, click here
• Five Day Ignatian Retreat: Three times a year during break times, Gonzaga offers this five-day adaptation of the 30-day Spiritual Exercises of St. Ignatius Loyola, founder of the Jesuits. This retreat is open to upper-class students, faculty, alumni and staff. The program, presented by university Jesuits, chaplains and student leaders is considered one of the most transforming retreat programs on offer. Those from other faith traditions are welcome.
• SEEL - Spiritual Exercises in Everyday Life: University Ministry, in conjunction with other Jesuit institutions, supports the SEEL program, an adaptation of the Spiritual Exercises of St. Ignatius that allows anyone to make the Exercises without going away on retreat. for more info, click here.

University Masses:

To view a schedule of masses held on-campus, click here.

Neighborhood Churches and Synagogues:

• There are local churches and synagogues to fit every spiritual and religious need. For a list of these places of worship, please click here.