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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BLOGS
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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Jesuit Retreat Center
- Jan 25
- 2 min
A growing circle of friends
A very special group of friends of the Jesuit Retreat Center will gather on February 23. The Inaugural El Retiro Society Mass and Dinner...
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Jesuit Retreat Center
- Jan 18
- 1 min
Welcoming a New Year
A new year stands on my doorstep ready to enter my life's journey. something in me welcomes this visitor: the swiftness of the coming the...
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Jesuit Retreat Center
- Jan 11
- 2 min
ENVISION 2023
We have ended our first week of 2023 and many have already started the traditional New Year's Resolution. I was blessed to have attended...
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Fr. Kevin Leidich, SJ
- Jan 4
- 4 min
Pope Benedict XVI
The death of Benedict XVI gives us an opportunity to give thanks for his long ministry of faithful service to the people of God. He is...
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JRC Retreatant
- Dec 28, 2022
- 1 min
Pandemic Christmas Plan B
Nothing is as it should be. No more dessert and coffee parties For girlfriends who are no longer girls At 60 years and beyond. Smiling...
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