2021 Annual Report
As COVD vaccinations gave the promise of the return to normalcy in 2021, The Jesuit Retreat Center of Los Altos was still in lockdown but...
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BLOGS
Jesuit Retreat Center
- Aug 18
- 2 min
A hundred years ago…. A hundred years to go
Our wonderful board member Jim Whitehead suggested “A hundred years ago… A hundred years to go” as the theme for the Centennial...
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Jesuit Retreat Center
- Aug 10
- 3 min
An Astronomical Evening with Br. Guy is beginning to fill
A phone call this morning reminded me that we are less than a month away from our Astronomical Evening with Br. Guy Consolmagno S.J. on...
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Jesuit Retreat Center
- Aug 4
- 1 min
Let’s get ready for the Second 100 Years
A few good volunteers. Well, probably more than a few. Although we are in the throes of summer, planning is underway for the Centennial...
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Jesuit Retreat Center
- Jul 26
- 1 min
An Astronomical Evening comes to the Retreat Center
Try using these words in a sentence: Astronomy, Vatican, Techies. The answer is - we are kicking off the retreat season at the Jesuit...
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Jesuit Retreat Center
- May 31
- 2 min
Donor Appreciation Mass and BBQ
More than contributors, the gathering of over 90 supporters for the May 24th Donor Appreciation Mass and Barbeque, was a community who...
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JRC Retreatant
- May 10
- 2 min
Basking in a moment of Consolation
Have you ever prayed to Jesus for something for so long, so fervently, so repeatedly that you wonder if this effort is falling on deaf...
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JRC Retreatant
- May 3
- 2 min
Experiencing Miracles on Retreats
I think I began attending the lawyers silent retreats when I was 28 years old (a few years before I became an attorney). I have had many...
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Jesuit Retreat Center
- Apr 26
- 1 min
Save September 6 for Br. Guy
Br. Guy J. Consolmagno, S.J. will be speaking on September 6, 2023, as part of the Annual Jesuit Retreat Center Speaker Series. Br. Guy...
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JRC Retreatant
- Apr 19
- 3 min
Time with God
I can remember this event like it was yesterday. Forty years ago, when I was about 26, I was frustrated with sin in my life. So, I...
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JRC Retreatant
- Apr 6
- 2 min
Being Human
As we began Holy Week and prepare to witness once again the three days that are the foundation of our faith, I think about one particular...
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Jesuit Retreat Center
- Apr 5
- 1 min
Volunteers needed to accomplish the Retreat Center mission
Volunteers are needed to help accomplish the Jesuit Retreat Center mission. The mission states that “The Jesuit Retreat Center of Los...
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Jesuit Retreat Center
- Mar 29
- 1 min
Palm Sunday Retreat___Say Yes to God
Spending Palm Sunday weekend in silence is a wonderful way to begin Holy Week, the last seven days of Lent. The Palm Sunday Retreat is a...
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JRC Retreatant
- Mar 8
- 2 min
Grace
Recently I was talking with some friends in a spirituality group and we started discussing what grace is. I define it as a gift freely...
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Jesuit Retreat Center
- Mar 1
- 1 min
Dear God
Dear God, Upon awakening your beauty cross my eyes I imagine you as very wise I am no longer a child My vision of you was kind of wild,...
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Fr. Kevin Leidich, SJ
- Feb 22
- 2 min
St. Ignatius of Loyola - Autobiography 1
Ignatius Loyola reluctantly dictated his spiritual Autobiography during the last couple years of his life. His intention was not to leave...
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Fr. John Auther, SJ
- Feb 15
- 2 min
Laudato Si'
In 2015, Pope Francis pleaded with the world to listen to the earth crying out " because of the harm we have inflicted on her by our...
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Jesuit Retreat Center
- Feb 8
- 2 min
Grace
I find myself back here at El Retiro, my own personal happiest place on earth, lucky enough to be on a retreat sponsored by my employer....
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JRC Retreatant
- Feb 1
- 1 min
The Gift of Poetry
Poetry, like music to my ears. Metaphor and simile galore. Faith explained in a layman’s terms, words rhyming with the right timing. Like...
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