Retreats & Trips

CTK Retreats

Fall Retreat
Go deeper with the Lord and the CTK community! This retreat is for all class levels. Check the Calendar for this year’s retreat.

Arise
The Freshman retreat to welcome and orient all new LSU students to Christ the King at the beginning of the Fall Semester! Check the Calendar for this year’s retreat.

Tiger Awakening
An annual weekend retreat FOR college students and run BY college students in the spring semester at LSU. You can attend the retreat once, and staff any Awakening retreat after that. Check the Calendar for this semester’s retreat.

Senior Retreat
A one day retreat in the Spring Semester for undergraduate seniors who are preparing for post-graduate life whether entering a career, graduate school, or still figuring it out. The next retreat is TBA.

Musician Retreat
Musicians from CTK’s liturgical choirs, student worship bands, and the parish at large gather together to grow in key areas of their lives as musicians and Catholics. Please contact Rachel Haydel if you are interested in music ministry.

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“The SLS conference (now called SEEK) was something that was much needed for my faith life, but something I was scared to attend. I did not want to be at the conference at first and had no idea what to expect. I was told it was a great conference that can really cause you to grow in your faith, but I did not think my faith would be changed by talks. This lie soon changed after I showed up, Father Mike’s talk made me realize how important it was to open up and surround myself with great friends that will hold me responsible for my faith. And that’s exactly who I met through CTK at LSU. These wonderful students and missionaries accepted me and my brokenness with open arms, showing me what it truly looks like to live out your faith in college and it changed my perspective on the way I had been living. This conference changed my life and I highly recommend it to anyone considering it because it will change the way you live out your faith.”
Jerry M.
“Putting on the ARISE Freshman Retreat, Freshman Fun Nights, and just being with the freshman in general has me grow in relationship with the Lord by increasing my intercessory prayer life while helping me grow in community with really amazing people. Helping the freshman grow in community has been something extremely important to me because I saw the need for it in my Freshman year. I am so thankful that I was asked to be part of such an amazing ministry and can’t say enough how much it has personally helped me this year. It has been really special to see the Lord work in my and others lives through these difficult times and I can’t wait continue this ministry in upcoming semesters!”
Vincent G.
“Through my involvement at CTK Student Leadership and in Tiger Awakening, I have just learned that Jesus will constantly pursue you. I have seen Christ shine in so many amazing people, all whom I have met through CTK. Though this amazing community, I have grown as a person in both my prayer and everyday life.”
Michael A.
“Being an out-of-state student and coming from a great life-teen program in high school, I was nervous about being able to find a faith-filled community like the one I had back home. The Freshman Retreat, Arise, and social nights made me feel right at home at CTK. They gave me the opportunity to bond with so many new people when it can be difficult. I even met my two closest friends at Arise! Thanks to these events, I am forever grateful to be a part of the CTK community.”
Amelia B.

Pilgrimages

for more information on pilgrimages & mission trips, see the Missions & Service Page

Poland and Northern Italy Pilgrimage

Go to Poland and Northern Italy with CTK!

Walk in the footsteps of St. Pope John Paul II and Bl. Pier Giorgio Frassati July 18-27, 2025.

The pilgrimage includes visits to Holy places throughout Poland, including Krakow, Czcestahowa, Wadowice, and Auschwitz, as well as time for hiking in the Tatras Mountains of Poland and the Italian Alps in Pollone, Italy.

The trip cost is $2,500. This price does not include international flights and several meals. Spots are limited.

This trip is for current LSU students only.

Fill out the interest form.

Contact Rachel at [email protected] with any questions.

Catholic Conferences

SEEK

Join thousands of other Catholic College Students from around the country at this FOCUS Conference once a year. Register with the LSU FOCUS missionaries for pricing, group transportation, and scholarship information. Visit our SEEK Page for more information!

Recommended Retreats

Discernment Retreats

  • For those interested in learning more about the priesthood, religious, or consecrated life please contact the Office of Vocations. There are also a variety of orders on display with information located outside the Portiuncula Adoration Chapel at CTK.

Camino Manresa

  • A 3-day silent retreat each May for young adults (men & women) in Convent, Louisiana at the Manresa House of Retreats. You can reserve your spot for just $25. Please contact Fr Nathan O’Halloran for more information.

ECHO

  • A retreat that will dive in, unpack, and process the themes of prayer, our identity, and our mission to love. We are all created to be in personal relationship with GOD, and each of us is created as a unique, unrepeatable man or woman with a vocation to love like GOD. Click here to learn more and register.
Missions & Service

Domestic and Foreign Mission Trips. Service Opportunities at LSU and in Baton Rouge.
Prayer & Worship

Adoration. Encounter. Praise & Worship. Intercessory Prayer and more…
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