Spiritual Director
Fr. Jim Hanley, S.J.
"Each day, the staff of The Jesuit Retreat Center experiences God's workings in the human soul — by bringing healing, forgiveness, serenity, challenge and guidance to retreatants. This is indeed the most awesome experience, one which makes me thank God every day for the gift of laboring here at The Jesuit Retreat Center."
Fr. Jim Hanley, S.J.,
Spiritual Director Emeritus
In reflecting on his retreat work at The Jesuit Retreat Center, Fr. Jim keeps returning to the phrase "awesome experience." It's a daily witnessing of "God at work," he says. The experience is made even more powerful by the gorgeous surroundings at The Jesuit Retreat Center: "Each morning as we rise, we encounter the power and beauty of God in nature."
A native San Franciscan, Fr. Jim entered the Jesuit order in 1945 after graduation from Sacred Heart High School, San Francisco. Following his ordination to the priesthood in 1958, Fr. Jim served as a teacher of religion and a campus minister at St. Ignatius College Preparatory, San Francisco, and Loyola High School, Los Angeles. He served as president of St. Ignatius College Preparatory and as vice-provincial in charge of formation in the California Province.
Fr. Jim Hanley, S.J. who was on the Retreat Center staff for 25 years, will be helping on various retreats during the year. Fr. Jim now lives at Sacred Heart Jesuit Center at Los Gatos and works as a spiritual director for the priests of the Stockton Diocese.
Retreats Fr. Jim will be assisting with this season:
- Aug 21-23 Love thy Neighbor as Thyself, Recovery Retreat for Women
- Dec
11-13 Love Thy Neighbor as Thyself, Non-silent Recovery Retreat
for Men
This retreat is currently full. If you would like to added to our
wait list, please call 650-948-4491. - Dec
30- Jan. 1 We Are Not a Glum Lot! Non-silent New Year Recovery
Retreat for Men & Women (Retreat fee: $280, deposit: $100)
This retreat is currently full. Please call 650-948-4491 to be added to our wait list. - Mar 12-14 Jesus Christ: The Source & Goal of Our Desiring, Silent Retreat for Members of the Legal Profession
- Apr 30- May 2 Spring Forward, but Don’t Fall Back, Silent Retreat for Men
