About El Retiro San Iñigo, The Jesuit Retreat Center of Los Altos
Services offered
Retreats:
We offer the entire Spiritual Exercises, individually
directed, both according to the 20th Annotation (in a summer program
of 36 days, with four preparation days and two reflection/integration
days) and according to the 19th Annotation (by arrangement with
a member of our Pastoral Staff or one of our adjuncts) throughout
the year. We offer a wide array of retreats according to the
18th Annotation, including preached weekend retreats, individually-directed
retreats (of eight days, in three summer sessions, and of three
to eight days, by arrangement at other times during the year), and
interactive retreats (some in the Kairos tradition.) We offer retreats
for married couples, for people in 12-Step Recovery programs, and
for young adults, retreats for members of specific ethnic and linguistic
communities, annual retreats for homeless men, homeless women, and
former gang members (one for Homeboys, one for Homegirls), and more.
See the Retreat Schedule
Spiritual Direction:
The members of our Pastoral Staff and a number
of our adjuncts offer spiritual direction in the Ignatian tradition.
Formation Programs for Directors of the Spiritual
Exercises:
We
offer internships in the direction of the Exercises in the context
of both of our summer programs, offering training and experience
to some in directing the 30-day Exercises, to others in directing
8-day retreats. We offer a three-year course, the Pierre Favre
Program, for those who seek a very complete foundation in the Exercises
and systematic preparation, with practicum, mentoring, and supervision,
for giving the Exercises.
Family Counseling:
The Jesuit Institute for Family Life
(JIFL),
an independent, international entity with offices located on the
El Retiro grounds, offers counseling by licensed Marriage, Family
and Child Counselors (MFCC) for individuals, couples, and families. Fr.
Robert Fabing, S.J., is founder and director.
Hosted Programs:
The facilities of El Retiro are used on most
weekdays and a few weekends each year by religious communities and
by parish, high school, university and non-profit community groups
(groups whose mission is consonant with our own) for religious retreats,
conferences and meetings. More about Hosted Programs
Bookstore:
We stock over 2,000 titles, books specially selected
to help retreatants to deepen their relationship with God in prayer,
service, and healthy and happy living. Our website offers a regularly
updated list of the titles we stock and includes links to an e-commerce
bookseller, for direct purchase on line. Visit our Bookstore