Non-silent Retreat for Men and Women
Significant loss is part of our human condition, and grieving
is our normal response. We will approach grieving
within a spiritual context, seeking healing through prayer
and sharing with others who are grieving.
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.
Assisting
Mrs. Helen Bunje holds a Master's Degree in Applied Theology from the Graduate Theological Union in Berkeley. In addition to her twenty five years in ministry as a spiritual director, she has served as a pastoral minister at Stanford University Hospital, lecturer in Pastoral Studies at St. Patrick's Seminary in Menlo Park, on the faculty of the summer Internship in the Art of Spiritual Direction at Mercy Center, and on various retreats at the Jesuit Retreat Center in Los Altos. Her husband is a Permanent Deacon in the Diocese of San Jose.
Fr. Gerald F. Hudson, S.J. 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.
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.
Ms. Randi Schmidt studied psychology in Oslo, Norway, and worked on research projects there and in the USA and Switzerland. With a spiritual awakening she turned to training and work in pastoral counseling and chaplaincy. Randi holds a certificate in spiritual direction from Mercy Center and an MA in sprituality from Santa Clara University. At present, she is training in the Pierre Favre program at El Retiro.
