Advent Day of Prayer, Non-silent Retreat for Men & Women
Our Advent observance invites us to reflect, once again,
on God's desire and choice to dwell among us in Christ
Jesus. Make this Day of Prayer a part of your personal
preparation for the celebration of Christmas.
Fr. James Flynn, S.J. Born in 1942 in Los Angeles, CA, Fr. Jim attended St. Charles Grammar School in North Hollywood. After graduating from Bishop Garcia Diego High School in Santa Barbara in 1960, he matriculated at Santa Clara University. On September 8, 1961, he entered the Society of Jesus at Los Gatos.
After the normal course of training at Los Gatos, Fr. Jim majored in philosophy and English at Gonzaga University, graduating in 1967. He taught at Loyola High School, Los Angeles from 1967-1970, and after theological studies at the Jesuit School of Theology in Berkeley, he graduated with an M.Div. in 1973. He was ordained a priest on June 15, 1973. That same year he completed a Master's Degree in English at Loyola University, Los Angeles. — more about Fr. Flynn
Sr. Antonia Killian is an Irish Sister of Mercy and spent many years teaching in high school in Ireland. She later studied theology at the Irish National Seminary, Maynooth College. Following a course on Human Development in London, England she took an intensive course on the Spiritual Exercises and the Art of Spiritual Direction in the Jesuit Spirituality Center, Guelph, Canada. Presently, she works in the Spiritual Enrichment Center in Santa Rosa, California. At the Center they give the Spiritual Exercises and arrange presentations on different aspects of spirituality and the spiritual growth of the human person.Assisting
Bro. Thomas Koller, S.J. first came to The Jesuit Retreat Center over
40 years ago while discerning his own vocation to religious
life; so he comes full circle with this present asignment.
Most recently Brother was stationed for 12 years at St. Ignatius
College Prep in San Francisco, working in school administration,
and moderating some student activities. Earlier he was assigned
as part of the staff of Father General in Rome, where he assisted
Father General at the American Assistancy desk. He also spent
many years as manager at the now closed Novitiate Winery in
Los Gatos where, for almost a century, the California Jesuits
produced sacramental and commercial wines as a means of support
for the young Jesuits in formation for California Province.
