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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...
cngo49
Jan 25, 20232 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...
cngo49
Jan 18, 20231 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...
cngo49
Jan 11, 20232 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...
cngo49
Jan 4, 20234 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...
cngo49
Dec 28, 20221 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...
cngo49
Dec 21, 20222 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...
cngo49
Dec 7, 20223 min read


Thank You!
What a wonderful way to end the National Month of Gratitude. With your generosity, we were able to raise $24,904 which will now help the...
cngo49
Nov 30, 20221 min read


The Jesuit Retreat Center is a school for tenderness
Will you help the Jesuit Retreat Center help Homeboys, Industries? We are in the middle of Retreats Change Lives, our annual compilation...
cngo49
Nov 23, 20222 min read


Retreats Change Lives - Testimonial Videos
Keep watching these testimonial videos every day until November 29, 2022 #GivingTuesday on our social media pages Facebook Instagram...
cngo49
Nov 16, 20221 min read


Retreats Change Lives.. Kick off Event with Fr. Greg Boyle
Help us reach our goal and donate - https://tinyurl.com/rclgt2022 Or scan the code below with your phone Mail check to Jesuit Retreat...
cngo49
Nov 9, 20221 min read


Remembering
The month of November is upon us and that means many things ~ the start of the holiday season and all that entails, cooler weather,...
cngo49
Nov 2, 20223 min read


Join the Retreats Change Live Kickoff with Fr. Boyle…for Free!
As October rolls to an end, everyone at the Jesuit Retreat Center of Los Altos is getting excited about kicking off Retreats Change Lives...
communications5683
Oct 26, 20221 min read


Pictures of Life
I was first introduced to collage at a women’s spiritual retreat held at the Jesuit Retreat Center in 2018. I don’t recall the exact...
cngo49
Oct 19, 20223 min read


An Ignatian Reflection on the feast of Pope John XXIII
In his dictated Autobiography, Ignatius describes how after his wounds were healed, he possessed a deep desire to journey to the Holy...
cngo49
Oct 12, 20222 min read


Forgiveness
What I am thinking about this month is forgiveness. Obviously, as Christians we know Jesus asks us to forgive over and over and over...
cngo49
Oct 5, 20222 min read


Join Fr. Greg for Retreats Change Lives Kickoff
Fr. Greg Boyle will help the Retreat Center kick off Retreat Change Lives on Saturday, November 5 at Noon. The Kickoff is virtual and...
cngo49
Sep 28, 20221 min read


Love Letter to My Deceased Parents
Dear Mom and Dad, Hi! Oh my gosh…I am so glad to be writing to you! I miss you! Gosh, how I miss you - each and every day. Just today,...
cngo49
Sep 14, 20222 min read


Things are heating up for volunteers
As all of California endures a heat warning this week and waits for the thermometer to produce a reasonable reading, keep in mind summer...
cngo49
Sep 7, 20222 min read


Go Virtual!
I had retreatants on the same retreat in Peru, Ecuador and the Philippines. One 19th Annotation retreatant is a missionary in Honduras. ...
cngo49
Aug 31, 20221 min read
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