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:''Not to be confused with Kairos Prison Ministry.'' Kairos (from Greek ''καιρός'', which classically means "the opportune time" or to indicate a sense of time, and is adapted to mean "the Lord's time"〔 "There are two Greek words for time: chronos and Kairos. Chronos emphasizes duration, succession of moments, chronological time. Kairos does not. Kairos is the Lord's Time, and is judged, not by its succession or duration but by its value, the intensity of the experience of God's presence in the midst of the Christian community." (Trinity College Campus Ministry )〕) is a Roman Catholic retreat program for high school and college students. Kairos is part of the larger Three day movement in America, ultimately derived from the Cursillo movement founded in Spain in 1944. As such, the retreat is a four-day, three night (or three day, two night in some cases) residential retreat, with the aim of providing participants the chance to "contemplate God's role in their lives".〔(Boston College: Kairos Retreats )〕 It was first held in 1965, and under its current name since 1979. It is conceptually based in Ignatian spirituality, as put forth in the Spiritual Exercises of St. Ignatius Loyola.〔http://www.usfca.edu/university_ministry/kairos_retreat%282%29/ 〕 Kairos retreats are organized by several Catholic high schools in the United States, especially Jesuit schools, and since more recently they are also offered by certain schools in Australia, Ireland, Britain and Canada. ==History== The Kairos retreat program is based on the "Christian Awakening" retreat program, which was developed in 1965 by the Diocese of Brooklyn, in the United States. A team of Priests, Brothers, and Lay People under the direction of Fr. Douglas L. Brown of the Brooklyn Diocese made use of the Cursillo Retreat format, which has its roots in Ignatian spirituality, but adapted it for older teenagers.〔()〕 The retreat was immediately successful; within three years it was adopted in Connecticut, California, Arizona, Illinois, Missouri, Indiana, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New York, Texas, Virginia, Kentucky, and Washington D.C.〔http://www.siprep.org/ministry/retreats.cfm 〕 In December, 1975, Fr. Bob Colaresi, O.Carm, from Joliet Catholic High School, further developed the program and made a retreat that was first called "Chiros" by Fr. Kevin McBrien. In March 1979, it was properly spelled Kairos. By 1995 the program had spread to 21 Jesuit high schools throughout the United States. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Kairos (retreat)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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