The Division of Mission and Ministry offers a range of programs designed to assist students, faculty, and staff in self-reflection, community-building, and faith exploration. 

Our Programs

59 programs match your criteria

19th Annotation

The 19th Annotation is a "retreat in daily life" to go through the Spiritual Exercises: meditations, prayers, and contemplative practices, developed by St. Ignatius Loyola, to help deepen your relationship with God.

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48hours

48hours is a weekend experience open to all first-year students who are interested in taking advantage of BC's intellectual, social, and spiritual resources.

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4Boston

4Boston is BC's largest weekly service organization. Volunteers serve with community partners and engage in group reflection centered on community, social justice, and spirituality.

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Academic Convocation

The First Year Academic Convocation is a signature freshman academic event and beloved tradition that melds our Jesuit, Catholic mission and heritage with our commitment to the liberal arts and formative education.

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Alpha Sigma Nu

Alpha Sigma Nu is the honor society of Jesuit institutions of higher education, which recognizes students who distinguish themselves in scholarship, loyalty, and service.

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Appa Volunteers

Appa Volunteers is a service-immersion program committed to working with under-resourced populations in the United States via shared service and direct encounter.

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Arrupe International Encounters

Arrupe International, named for the late Pedro Arrupe, S.J., is a faith, peace and justice program that creates a culture of encounter, inviting students to a faith that seeks global justice. 

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Ascend

Ascend is a program for first-year women where you meet new peers, engage in meaningful conversations about life at BC, and connect with upperclass women mentors.

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Axios

Axios is a supportive, inclusive and affirming space for LGBTQ+ and questioning undergraduate students to reflect, in an ongoing peer community, on the intersection of sexuality and spirituality in their lives.

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BC Bigs

BC BIGS offers students the opportunity to serve as youth mentors, become immersed in the Boston community, and meet other like-minded students who share similar passions.

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Belonging & Becoming

Belonging & Becoming is a day-retreat for first year students to reflect on new beginnings, transitions, and what community and faith might look like for them in college.

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Breathe

Breathe is a half-day silent retreat to take a break from the day-to-day, reflect, and clear your mind and thoughts.

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Center

Center is a free, six-week spiritual mindfulness group for undergraduate and graduate students. Learn spirituality-connected mindfulness skills with a supportive community of peers

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Christian Life Community

Christian Life Community brings students together to engage in intentional conversations, explore tools of Ignatian Spirituality, and form meaningful relationships in a supportive space.

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Civitas Faculty Lunch

Civitas faculty lunches are held regularly during the academic year, intended to foster conversations and connections with colleagues in a great setting. 

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Common Room

Common Room is a seminar-like retreat where colleagues gather in a peaceful setting to discuss the vocation of working at a university.

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Compass Mentoring Program

In the Compass Mentoring Program, first-year AHANA+ students can connect with upperclass mentors, develop friendships, and gain a strong sense of community as they navigate their first semester. 

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Compañía Pilgrimage

Administrators and faculty involved in the Compañía Pilgrimage travel to Spain and Rome to retrace some of the key steps in the unfolding life journey of Ignatius Loyola.

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Discernment in the Workplace

Discernment in the Workplace is a six-week program to help you understand the art and skills of discernment as an organic part of your work life. 

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Eagle Volunteers

Eagle Volunteers work with students in local schools assisting classroom work, providing tutoring support, being a pen pal, or putting together packages for children spending time in hospitals.

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Forefront Social

Forefront Social is a casual presentation where members of the faculty share their experiences with the mission of teaching and explore the question: What might a more holistic and interconnected approach to whole-person education look like?

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Foundations

Foundations helps people explore the basics of Ignatian prayer. The program is divided into six one-hour sessions, which include a presentation on an Ignatian theme, followed by a discussion.

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Freshman League

The Freshmen League is a mentorship program where first-year men can learn the ropes at BC, connect with upperclassmen mentors, and take part in off-campus outings with a group of friends.

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Frontier Fellowship

The Frontier Fellowship seeks to assist Montserrat students in expanding their experience in areas outside of their major or educational aspirations.

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Gratia Plena

The purpose of Gratia Plena is to build a community of women who are committed to learning about and growing in their Catholic faith together.

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Habitat for Humanity

BC’s campus chapter of Habitat for Humanity supports housing construction and rehabilitation efforts in the Greater Boston area.

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Halftime

Halftime invites you to step back from your busy life and think about how your major and future career fit in with who you really are, while having conversations with students, faculty, and staff about finding and pursuing passions.

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Ignatian Colleagues Program

The Ignatian Colleagues Program is a national program of the Association of Jesuit Colleges and Universities designed to educate and form administrators and faculty more deeply in the Jesuit Catholic tradition of higher education.

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Ignatian Family Teach-In for Justice

Coordinated by the Ignatian Solidarity Network, the Teach-In brings together Jesuit colleges, high schools, parishes, and others to learn, reflect, pray, network, and advocate together.

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Ignatian Silent Retreat

The Ignatian Silent Retreat offers relevant presentations based on the Spiritual Exercises of St. Ignatius followed by suggestions for prayer and abundant time for reflection.

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Ignatian Society

The Ignatian Society of Boston College promotes the spirit and tradition of St. Ignatius and the Society of Jesus (the Jesuits) by keeping graduates from Jesuit high schools connected to their BC peers and promoting the tenets of Jesuit spirituality across the wider BC campus.

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Imagine: Creativity and Ignatian Spirituality

The Imagine retreat offers an opportunity to step away from the typical rhythms of life and engage in prayer, reflection, and contemplation through creative practices.

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Jamaica Magis

Jamaica Magis allows BC students to live and serve in solidarity with people in Jamaica who have faced social, political, and economic oppression. 

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Jamaica Mustard Seed

Jamaica Mustard Seed is a service trip to Jamaica held over spring break during which a team of BC students volunteers at Mustard Seed Communities, a nonprofit ministry committed to caring for the country’s most vulnerable.

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Jesuit Fellow

The in-residence “Jesuit Fellow” position is available to any Jesuit around the world interested in spending four to nine months at Boston College collaborating with The Center and other pastoral ministries. 

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Kairos

Kairos—meaning “God’s Time” in Greek—is a student-facilitated weekend retreat that allows for intentional reflection on one's relationship with God, self, and others away from the chaos of campus.

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Knights of Columbus

The Boston College Knights of Columbus is a fraternal service organization committed to faith in action, forging Catholic men for lives of distinguished service for and with others.

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Kolvenbach Grants Program

The Kolvenbach Grants Program provides an opportunity for faculty and administrators to incorporate a meaningful aspect of a retreat or trip into their academic work.

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Lecture Series

The Center for Ignatian Spirituality offers lectures about the Jesuit mission and its relationship with culture and other religious traditions. 

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Magis Civil Rights

The Magis Civil Rights Immersion Trip is a six-day tour through the South with stops at major sites related to the civil rights movement.

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Manresa Silent Retreat

Manresa is a silent retreat based on St. Ignatius of Loyola’s Spiritual Exercises held each year during winter break at the Connors Family Retreat Center.

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Marriage Preparation

A program for members of the BC community and St. Ignatius Parish, Chestnut Hill consisting of a series of presentations about realities common to most marriages and exercises designed to help engaged couples.

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Montserrat Dinner Club

A mentor program that matches small groups of Montserrat sophomores with Boston College faculty and staff members to receive guidance and engage in discussions about topics that matter to them.

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Mosaic: A Grief Retreat

A retreat for undergraduate and graduate students who have experienced loss and are carrying grief.

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Pause and Pray

Pause and Pray is a weekly outdoor opportunity for students to exhale, reflect, and be spiritually renewed.

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Peer Grief Support Network

A network of peer support made up of students who’ve experienced loss in their lives and are looking to connect with other students who are carrying loss.

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Prayers at the Center

The Center for Ignatian Spirituality offers in-person noontime prayer sessions during the liturgical season of Lent. 

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Prison Arts Outreach

The Prison Arts Outreach program offers students interested in the arts and prison reform opportunities to lead art workshops at a women’s prison in Framingham, Mass.

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Rebuilding Together Boston

Each semester, students partner with a local nonprofit to help renovate a house belonging to people unable to pay for essential repairs.

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Relay for Life

Relay For Life is an overnight fundraising event where participants honor those who have been affected by cancer. 

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Sons of St. Patrick

The Sons of St. Patrick is a society of Catholic men at Boston College dedicated to fostering a community of virtue, character, and faith amongst our peers and surrounding society.

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St. Thomas More Society

The St. Thomas More Society is a student organization dedicated to promoting the rich heritage of the Catholic faith on campus. All students are welcome to participate regardless of religious affiliation. 

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Stride

Stride combines an academic, social, and spiritual approach to help second-year students integrate different aspects of their lives on campus.

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Study by the Sea

Study, write papers, and reflect on your semester while on the beautiful shores of Cohasset, Mass.

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The Trail

The Center for Ignatian Spirituality, Intersections, and the Museum of African American History invite you to walk the Black Heritage Trail and Museum to reflect about change, challenge, and transformation.

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Three Day Sabbatical

Three Day Sabbatical is a time to reflect upon and reinvigorate your professional and personal life through whatever activity inspires feelings of renewal.

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Together

Together is a student-centered grief support group for undergraduate students at Boston College.

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Villa Faculty Writing Retreat

The Villa Faculty Writing Retreat allows faculty to get a jump start on summer projects while getting to know colleagues and their work in a beautiful and serene setting. 

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Welles Crowther Red Bandanna 5k

One of the University's proudest traditions, the Welles Crowther Red Bandanna Run is a five-kilometer race held annually to honor 9/11 hero Welles Remy Crowther '99.

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