Silent Retreat for Women
Unlike the promises of politicians, the promises of God
are kept. Keeping in mind this season of Lent and looking
toward the season of Easter, we will examine the promises
God has made to us—especially in the gift of his Son.
Fr. Gerald F. Hudson, S.J., Fr. Jerry was, for many years, a mathematics teacher (at Loyola High School, Loyola Marymount University, and St. Ignatius College Preparatory). He has served several times as a director in the JRC 36-day program. He joined the staff of the JRC in August of 2006 and has been involved in retreats and spiritual direction.
Ruby C. Buffin, Ph. D., M.Div., is a Certified Catholic Chaplain who holds a Master of Divinity degree from the Jesuit School of Theology of Santa Clara University (Berkeley campus), and a Ph.D. in Clinical Psychology. She has worked as a Pastoral Associate at St. Stephen Church in San Francisco and was earlier on staff in the department of Counseling and Psychological Services at the University of California, Santa Cruz, and at the Diagnostic Center of Northern California. Dr. Buffin has had many years of experience in psycho-educational assessment of exceptional children. She enjoys listening to music, writing poetry, playing the piano, and singing. Ruby is in year three of our Pierre Favre Program.
Assisting
Fr. Bernard Bush, S.J. is a spiritual director and psychotherapist by training— background that he believes enables him to see people's lives in a rich and diverse way. He says he enjoys the challenging adventure of helping others find God in their lives— something he recognizes is different for every person. He defines a spiritual director as one who is a servant to others as they grow in their relationship with God.
Born in Humboldt County, California, Fr. Bernie entered the Society of Jesus following graduation from Bellarmine College Preparatory, San Jose, CA. He was ordained in 1965, and then trained as a spiritual director and psychotherapist, earning a Ph.D. in human science (psychology and theology) from the Saybrook Graduate School, San Francisco.
Early in his career, Fr. Bernie taught at St. Ignatius High School, San Francisco, and assisted the chaplain at Alcatraz, San Francisco. For 13 years, he directed the House of Affirmation, a clinical treatment center for emotionally troubled clergy and religious. Fr. Bush is the author of the Book called Living in His Love: Essays on Prayer and Christian Living, and the Editor of Coping: Issues of Emotional Living in an Age of Stress for Clergy and Religious. He joined the Jesuit Retreat Center staff in 1993 after working in the Diocese of Norwich (Conn.), developing continuing education programs in social justice and the prevention of child abuse for the clergy.
Fr. Bernie continues to advocate for children. He also looks back fondly on his piloting days when he was truly "out of reach, looking down on the world a sort of God's eye view."
Ms.Gloria Fahy was born in San Francisco and from the age of
nine she lived in the Los Angeles area. She recently returned
to Northern California. She has been a physical therapist for 20 years
and has worked in a variety of settings. She holds a Master's degree
in health care administration. Currently, she works in home care in
Sonoma County. After a spiritual awakening Ms. Fahy became passionate about Ignatian Spirituality and is a member of the Pierre Favre Program at El Retiro.
Fr. Joseph Fice, S.J., spent 25 years as a religious educator in Jesuit high schools in California and Arizona. He taught at Jesuit High School in Sacramento, Loyola High School in Los Angeles, and Brophy Preparatory School in Phoenix. His academic interests evolved from mathematics to a deep interest in scripture and ethics. After earning a B.S. in Mathematics from Loyola University of Los Angeles, he received an M.A. in Philosophy from Gonzaga University and an S.T.M. in Theology from the Jesuit School of Theology in Berkeley. A lecturer in Philosophy at Loyola University of Los Angeles from 1967 to 1969, his subsequent high school teaching focused on Scripture and Catholic Christianity.
Fr. Ken Hezel, S.J. was born in Buffalo, NY, in the mid 1930’s and graduated from Canisius High School. He has been a Jesuit since 1953.
He studied at Fordham University, New York; Loyola University, Chicago; Woodstock School of Theology in Maryland; and Catholic University, where he was involved in marriage tribunal work. Fr. Ken has earned the following degrees: STL; Masters in Religious Education; Masters in Teaching.
His ministry from 1960 to the present has been as a missionary in the region of Micronesia, Western Pacific. Fr. Ken has served as Trainer of Lay Ministers, as Hospital Chaplain and as a Campus Minister.
Fr. Ken worked in administration as Jesuit Regional Superior and as President/Principal of Xavier High School, Chuuk. He has served as an Archdiocesan Consultor and as a member of the presbyteral council in Agana, Guam.
Fr. Ken's experience has focused on Diocesan clergy, religious sisters, and men and women lay leaders in Guam/Micronesia. He has occasionally directed retreats for Religious Sisters.
Fr. Ken has wide experience of the Asia/Pacific area and has enjoyed travel for meetings to most countries of East Asia and Pacific. He is interested in the relationship between science/evolution and faith, and he enjoys golf. During the Fall, Fr. Ken was on sabbatical at Boston College.
