BLOGS 

For almost a century, The Jesuit Retreat Center has helped individuals and multiple generations of families seeking spiritual...

The videos from Retreats Change Lives are about encounters that people have with God, other people, themselves. All are amazing, special,...

November…we turn our clocks back an hour, trees turn their leaves to red and gold, we turn the page on our calendars and see Thanksgiving...

Today is the Feast of Blessed Rupert Mayer, SJ. Here is a prayer that is attributed to him: Lord, let happen whatever You will; and as...

Growing up a Jesuit, I was encouraged to read literature as a window into human experience that my own provincial life did not provide. ...

Much happened during those wonderful, warm summer days at the Jesuit Retreat Center of Los Altos as the Board of Directors and staff...

Today is my 55th birthday and so, as one is prone to do after another year orbiting the sun, I paused this morning before getting out of...

It’s almost cliché to say that, in spite of the great losses, the pandemic brought blessings as well. I would like to mention some of the...

While I was on retreat at JRC, I had time to reflect on all the experiences of high school: all my good and bad choices, all the cheerful...

This month’s book review is more reflection and reimagining than review; I happened to pick up The Clowns of God, (1981) by Morris L....

A new item juts up from the general chaos of my desk: an old-fashioned looking radio microphone. That microphone has become an essential...

I’ll never forget the summer of 2004 when I had the privilege of taking the infamous spiritual direction practicum course, affectionately...

El Retiro San Iñigo — the St. Ignatius Retreat. The name has an air of history of this beloved Retreat Center. After almost 100 years...

While I was at the Jesuit Retreat Center (JRC) on an 8-Day silent retreat, I sat in the courtyard on a bench with a figure wrapped in a...

Every session began with the Sign of the Cross in Salish, a Native American language from the Northwest, and, often enough, a hymn or...

It’s summer 2021 and for those of us in the United States, where the coronavirus is in sharp decline due to the availability of vaccines,...

For almost a century now, the Jesuit Retreat Center has been a haven for many families across generations. This serene abode nestled in...

The Jesuit Retreat Center is so very grateful to Fr. Greg Boyle, the first presenter on July 15 in what hopefully will be an annual...

Thank you for choosing to make your retreat at El Retiro. We appreciate your presence on our beautiful campus. Expressing gratitude is an...