The JRC Board of Directors – How did I get here?
Walking out of my first meeting as a member of the Jesuit Retreat Board of Directors, I found myself stealing a line from the Talking...
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cngo49
Jan 19, 20222 min read
Book Review: The Whole Language: the Power of Extravagant Tenderness, by Fr. Gregory Boyle
Jesus often made his point by telling parables, Fr. Boyle provides us with story after story about young men and women, their lives,...
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cngo49
Jan 12, 20222 min read
Until we meet again
As some of you know, I have started tertianship beginning January 10, 2022, in Portland, Oregon. This is part of our ongoing formation...
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cngo49
Jan 5, 20222 min read
From ours to yours
A special message for you from the JRC Family. We are deeply grateful for all your care and support for the Jesuit Retreat Center. May...
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cngo49
Dec 29, 20212 min read
End of 2021
Here we are at the end of another year. But just like other year ends, as I look back and take stock of the previous 12 months, there...
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cngo49
Dec 22, 20212 min read
The Tightrope of Advent
We all know that Advent is a time of waiting. It’s fair to say that most of us learned this, in the Christian/Catholic tradition, from...
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cngo49
Dec 15, 20212 min read
ADVENT JOURNEYS
As we come to the close of Advent and approach the celebration of Jesus' birth into the human family, I want to share with you four...
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cngo49
Dec 8, 20212 min read
Winter in California is All About New Life
When I was growing up in Phoenix, Arizona, every month a children’s magazine would arrive for us to read. The September and October...
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cngo49
Dec 1, 20212 min read
Take A Special Journey with Author Sheila Kogan
“Pilgrim” usually conjures up images of big buckles and collars accented with funny hats. But living right here in the Bay Area is a...
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cngo49
Nov 24, 20211 min read
Retreats Change Lives! Yes, they do!
For almost a century, The Jesuit Retreat Center has helped individuals and multiple generations of families seeking spiritual...
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cngo49
Nov 17, 20211 min read
Keep the Retreat Center a possible place on #GivingTuesday
The videos from Retreats Change Lives are about encounters that people have with God, other people, themselves. All are amazing, special,...
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cngo49
Nov 10, 20212 min read
Pause for Gratitude
November…we turn our clocks back an hour, trees turn their leaves to red and gold, we turn the page on our calendars and see Thanksgiving...
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cngo49
Nov 3, 20212 min read
Rain, Trees Falling, Prayer and God’s Will
Today is the Feast of Blessed Rupert Mayer, SJ. Here is a prayer that is attributed to him: Lord, let happen whatever You will; and as...
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cngo49
Oct 27, 20213 min read
Beautiful Poems, Bad Messages
Growing up a Jesuit, I was encouraged to read literature as a window into human experience that my own provincial life did not provide. ...
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cngo49
Oct 20, 20212 min read
Must see — and be seen — at JRC
Much happened during those wonderful, warm summer days at the Jesuit Retreat Center of Los Altos as the Board of Directors and staff...
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cngo49
Oct 13, 20214 min read
Slot Machine of Graces
Today is my 55th birthday and so, as one is prone to do after another year orbiting the sun, I paused this morning before getting out of...
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cngo49
Oct 6, 20212 min read
New Blessings
It’s almost cliché to say that, in spite of the great losses, the pandemic brought blessings as well. I would like to mention some of the...
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cngo49
Sep 29, 20213 min read
The Perks Of Being a Wallflower
While I was on retreat at JRC, I had time to reflect on all the experiences of high school: all my good and bad choices, all the cheerful...
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cngo49
Sep 22, 20212 min read
Clowns of God, Prophets of the Earth
This month’s book review is more reflection and reimagining than review; I happened to pick up The Clowns of God, (1981) by Morris L....
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cngo49
Sep 15, 20212 min read
Podcasting: A New Frontier
A new item juts up from the general chaos of my desk: an old-fashioned looking radio microphone. That microphone has become an essential...
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