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Devastating realities force changes. But for changes to become conversions, we have to listen to God. A shattered life is just a...

Before we lost our Kai in December of 2010, I was truly a Pollyanna thinker. I believed all of the cliches about "whatever happens,...

We just finished celebrating July 4th, the day in the U.S. when we observe our independence from then King George and Great Britain...

St. Ignatius Loyola’s use of the terms “consolation” and devotion” in describing our spiritual experience The term ‘consolation’...

And God said, “Let the water teem with living creatures, and let birds fly above the earth across the vault of the sky.” So God created...

Everyone involved with the Jesuit Retreat Center of Los Altos believes that retreats change lives is what happens here. There are many...

I recently was having a spiritual focused conversation with someone who asked me where I got my strength from? I had been reflecting to...

The doctors scratched their heads. This was improbable. Week after week the lovely young woman and her devoted husband arrived at the...

As with many organizations, the pandemic forced the Jesuit Retreat Center of Los Altos to change how we served God. I would like to...

Angela Zavala, our top flight Retreat Manager, came into my office the other day and asked if I was aware that I was missing a shoe. I...

I arrived at the retreat full of anxiety. Not knowing what to expect from this Sacred Sorrows Retreat. I had not heard of, nor attended a...

I wanted to write today about one of the simple yet powerful lessons that Jesus taught us. In the Gospel of Matthew (Chapter 7:7 - 8), in...

When the Loyola Gardens were renovated several years back, the ancient rose bushes were removed. Many retreatants have been very...

It looks like America magazine and I are on the same wavelength this week. A month ago we were invited to deepen our spiritual practices...

It’s amazing that in a few short years, there will be a centennial celebration for the Jesuit Retreat Center. Think about it. A billiards...

I’ve been thinking a lot about angels lately. This is mainly due to the fact that in a recent spiritual direction conversation we were...

Fr. Robert Fabing, SJ, who has lived at the Jesuit Retreat Center for almost 50 years, loves to remind us that the Retreat Center exists...

Fr. John Auther, SJ is a Jesuit for 42 years and a priest for almost 30 years. In his pastoral ministry he has devoted a good deal of...

Throughout my lifetime, when I have faced difficult times, I have found that my prayer gets distilled down to very simple words. I am not...

In last week’s blog, Fr. John Auther encouraged us to make time for “spiritual viewing” as a way to uplift, challenge and instruct our...