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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cngo49
Apr 26, 20231 min read
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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cngo49
Apr 19, 20233 min read
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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cngo49
Apr 6, 20232 min read
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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cngo49
Apr 5, 20231 min read
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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cngo49
Mar 29, 20231 min read
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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cngo49
Feb 22, 20232 min read
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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cngo49
Feb 15, 20232 min read
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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cngo49
Feb 1, 20231 min read
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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cngo49
Jan 25, 20232 min read
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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cngo49
Jan 18, 20231 min read
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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cngo49
Jan 11, 20232 min read
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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cngo49
Jan 4, 20234 min read
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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cngo49
Dec 28, 20221 min read
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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cngo49
Dec 21, 20222 min read
A lesson in gratitude
“ Christmas is the season” for giving is a common phrase. But at the Jesuit Retreat Center of Los Altos our donors are generous with...
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cngo49
Dec 7, 20223 min read
Emmanuel - (Advent 2022)
This season of Advent I have been pondering the word “Emmanuel.” Of course we all know the Christmas song “O Come O Come Emmanuel” and...
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