Forgiving and the Kingdom of God
Forgiving can be hard. Our Christian faith tells us it is important to forgive. But when we have suffered harm, our feelings of anger and...
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Jesuit Retreat Center
Aug 142 min read
Take a free trip with The Jesuit Retreat Center
I love stories about time travel and reading all the scientific reasons why it can or cannot happen. Most physicists agree that time...
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cngo49
Jul 313 min read
Retreat Center Reflection
I drive six miles south into Los Altos from Palo Alto, past the Shoup Park entrance to the Redwood Grove, seeking the landmark for my...
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Jesuit Retreat Center
Apr 172 min read
Community Day at the Jesuit Retreat Center
The rain on Saturday could not keep the visitors --- or the smiles--- away on Community Day. Guests from the San Francisco Bay came to...
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Jesuit Retreat Center
Jan 312 min read
Explore the Hidden Jewel of the Peninsula
In the early 1920s, the Jesuits of Northern California, with the enthusiastic support of San Francisco Archbishop Edward Hanna, sought to...
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Jesuit Retreat Center
Jan 172 min read
Be celebrated at the El Retiro Annual Mass and Champagne Brunch
For the second year, a group of very special friends will gather to celebrate and be celebrated. The El Retiro Society Annual Mass and...
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cngo49
Jan 31 min read
Reflections on the Nativity Scene
Last weekend I attended the Christmas Oasis virtual retreat with Fr. Auther. At the retreat poems are presented to us and we spend some...
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Jesuit Retreat Center
Dec 14, 20231 min read
Christmas is here, bringing good cheer
Guests carried lit candles into Rossi Chapel on December 6 as they prepared themselves for the voices and dancing of Lessons & Carols,...
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Jesuit Retreat Center
Nov 30, 20231 min read
Almost to the finish line
Thank you for getting us to our #GivingTuesday finish line. With your help we are almost at our $25,000 goal and gifts to support our...
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Jesuit Retreat Center
Nov 17, 20231 min read
Help someone on the way back
So, you’re on your way back from addiction. It doesn’t matter what kind: alcohol, drugs or even to another person. What you need in your...
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cngo49
Oct 5, 20231 min read
Join us for Retreat Center Fall and Holiday Activities
The cool mornings and nights with warm days is a reminder that Autumn has arrived. There are many other reminders. Once of which is that...
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cngo49
Sep 27, 20231 min read
2021 Annual Report
As COVD vaccinations gave the promise of the return to normalcy in 2021, The Jesuit Retreat Center of Los Altos was still in lockdown but...
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cngo49
Aug 18, 20232 min read
A hundred years ago…. A hundred years to go
Our wonderful board member Jim Whitehead suggested “A hundred years ago… A hundred years to go” as the theme for the Centennial...
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cngo49
Aug 10, 20233 min read
An Astronomical Evening with Br. Guy is beginning to fill
A phone call this morning reminded me that we are less than a month away from our Astronomical Evening with Br. Guy Consolmagno S.J. on...
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cngo49
Aug 4, 20231 min read
Let’s get ready for the Second 100 Years
A few good volunteers. Well, probably more than a few. Although we are in the throes of summer, planning is underway for the Centennial...
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cngo49
Jul 26, 20231 min read
An Astronomical Evening comes to the Retreat Center
Try using these words in a sentence: Astronomy, Vatican, Techies. The answer is - we are kicking off the retreat season at the Jesuit...
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cngo49
May 31, 20232 min read
Donor Appreciation Mass and BBQ
More than contributors, the gathering of over 90 supporters for the May 24th Donor Appreciation Mass and Barbeque, was a community who...
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cngo49
May 10, 20232 min read
Basking in a moment of Consolation
Have you ever prayed to Jesus for something for so long, so fervently, so repeatedly that you wonder if this effort is falling on deaf...
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cngo49
May 3, 20232 min read
Experiencing Miracles on Retreats
I think I began attending the lawyers silent retreats when I was 28 years old (a few years before I became an attorney). I have had many...
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cngo49
Apr 26, 20231 min read
Save September 6 for Br. Guy
Br. Guy J. Consolmagno, S.J. will be speaking on September 6, 2023, as part of the Annual Jesuit Retreat Center Speaker Series. Br. Guy...
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