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Forming Faith Leaders

As a Catholic school in the Jesuit tradition, Cristo Rey's faith formation is an essential component of our mission. Our school strives to celebrate and nurture the cultural heritage and faith of our families.

As the only Catholic high school in Chicago serving exclusively Spanish speaking families, Cristo Rey is proud to serve as a bridge to faith for our students and their parents. Campus Ministry provides Cristo Rey students numerous opportunities to deepen their relationship with God in the context of a Christian community.

In addition to learning about faith in religion class, students participate in retreats, liturgies, and other programs. At Cristo Rey, students are invited to pray, reflect, serve, discuss, and play - all for the greater glory of God. Students take on many leadership roles as ministers to one another as retreat leaders, lectors, Eucharistic Ministers, and prayer leaders.

All-school liturgies are celebrated once per month, and each grade level has a class Mass once per quarter. Additionally, Mass is celebrated several times a week before school. All families, alumni, and friends of Cristo Rey are invited to attend.
 

 

Campus Ministry News

The weekend of November 15-17 was not an ordinary weekend for Cristo Rey students Alejandra, Dayanara, Isabella, Liza, Magaly, Miranda, Praxedes, and Natalie. This group of students committed to represent Cristo Rey Jesuit High School at the annual Ignatian Family Teach-In for Justice organized by the Ignatian Solidarity Network at Washington, D.C. The goal of IFTJ is to gather students that are driven and are open to being advocates for social change.

We are grateful for being able to meet Senator Tammy Duckworth’s staff to advocate for just migration policies and legislation.  

Student Alejandra L. '26 made a Public Witness speech on Capitol Hill. Watch here: Alejandra Lopez, Public Witness Speaker | #IFTJ 2025

In January, a few students had the opportunity to attend a Jesuit retreat near Cincinnati, Ohio. The Fratres Fortes (Courageous Brothers) retreat included several rich and challenging talks on Ignatian prayer, vocational discernment, and deepening one’s relationship with Jesus. In addition to daily Mass, faith-sharing groups, and communal times of prayer, they courageously entered into 24 hours of silence in order to encounter Jesus in a new way.

Our students were joined in community with students from other Jesuit high schools - Brébeuf in Indianapolis, St. Ignatius in Cleveland, St. Xavier in Cincinnati, the University of Detroit High School in Detroit, and Walsh Jesuit in Cuyahoga Falls.

In service of others! National Honor Society students volunteered at Misericordia’s Holiday Bakery, helping mix, bake, and package treats that support meaningful jobs for residents with intellectual and developmental disabilities. 

In service of others! National Honor Society students volunteered at Misericordia’s Holiday Bakery, helping mix, bake, and package treats that support meaningful jobs for residents with intellectual and developmental disabilities. 

In an historic and grace filled moment, the senior classes from Cristo Rey Jesuit and sister school, Christ the King Jesuit College Prep, gathered together in November for a special Mass, lunch, and bonding activities. 

Cristo Rey Jesuit celebrated Mass at nearby St. Paul's Catholic Church in November, 2025.

Fr. Greg Boyle, SJ, Jesuit priest, bestselling author, and founder of Homeboy Industries in Los Angeles, visited Cristo Rey Jesuit to share his powerful message of love and compassion. Our students had the privilege of hearing moving stories from Fr. Boyle and from Gabriel, a former client turned counselor, who shared his own inspiring and transformative story. 

During Catholic Vocations Week, Cristo Rey held an all-school assembly with guests from several different religious orders who shared their stories with our community in addition to challenging students to some friendly basketball and soccer competitions!