From Desolation to Consolation
I’ll never forget the summer of 2004 when I had the privilege of taking the infamous spiritual direction practicum course, affectionately...
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Jesuit Retreat Center
Sep 1, 20212 min read
Heed the call and have some fun
El Retiro San Iñigo — the St. Ignatius Retreat. The name has an air of history of this beloved Retreat Center. After almost 100 years...
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cngo49
Aug 25, 20212 min read
A New Eden
While I was at the Jesuit Retreat Center (JRC) on an 8-Day silent retreat, I sat in the courtyard on a bench with a figure wrapped in a...
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cngo49
Aug 18, 20212 min read
Sacred Ways: Native American Spirituality and Ignatian Spirituality
Every session began with the Sign of the Cross in Salish, a Native American language from the Northwest, and, often enough, a hymn or...
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cngo49
Aug 11, 20214 min read
Why El Retiro is My Personal Amusement Park
It’s summer 2021 and for those of us in the United States, where the coronavirus is in sharp decline due to the availability of vaccines,...
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cngo49
Aug 4, 20211 min read
Come Visit Us for a Retreat
For almost a century now, the Jesuit Retreat Center has been a haven for many families across generations. This serene abode nestled in...
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Jesuit Retreat Center
Jul 28, 20213 min read
I hope your kids turn out to be like you: widening the circle
The Jesuit Retreat Center is so very grateful to Fr. Greg Boyle, the first presenter on July 15 in what hopefully will be an annual...
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cngo49
Jul 21, 20214 min read
An Introduction to the Individually-Directed Retreat
Thank you for choosing to make your retreat at El Retiro. We appreciate your presence on our beautiful campus. Expressing gratitude is an...
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cngo49
Jul 7, 20212 min read
Prophets of Climate Change
On the first two Sundays in July we have heard stories about prophets: Ezekiel was sent by God to the Israelites who had rebelled against...
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Jesuit Retreat Center
Jun 30, 20212 min read
How to volunteer at a JRC event without really trying
A text came in this morning. With three weeks to go, registrations for An Evening with Father Greg Boyle are beginning to pour in. Given...
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Jesuit Retreat Center
Jun 23, 20211 min read
Ignatian Year
This year marks the 500th anniversary of St. Ignatius’ conversion — when Ignatius the soldier, struck by a cannonball, began his...
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cngo49
Jun 16, 20212 min read
Coffee with St. Joseph
I fire up my computer for an early morning Zoom on the first and second Fridays of each month. There, with coffee in hand in Zoom on the...
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Jesuit Retreat Center
Jun 9, 20211 min read
Summer at re-opened Jesuit Retreat Center
Come join us!
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cngo49
Jun 2, 20213 min read
Living in Ordinary Time
Book review - Veronika Decides to Die, by Paulo Coelho Twenty-four-year-old Veronika seems to have everything -- youth and beauty,...
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cngo49
May 26, 20212 min read
Spend “An Evening with Father Greg Boyle”
“You got who?” I was telling a friend of mine about our speaker for the JRC virtual event that is coming up in July. She raised an...
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Jesuit Retreat Center
May 19, 20211 min read
A retreatant's connection and experience with JRC
Listen to Robert Juarez from HOMEBOY INDUSTRIES talk about his connection and experience with the Jesuit Retreat Center
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Jesuit Retreat Center
May 12, 20211 min read
Garden Day at the Jesuit Retreat Center
On a beautiful Saturday morning this past week, Fr. John Auther, had volunteers help him for the Garden Day. We had a fun day filling in...
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communications5683
May 5, 20211 min read
Retreats Change Lives - Testimony by Cris
Cris Goodman, our retreatant explains how sharing God’s Love is her life now because of the Jesuit Retreat Center.
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Jesuit Retreat Center
Apr 28, 20211 min read
Daily Wisdom
These short daily wisdom videos were created by our Pastoral Staff here are JRC at the beginning of Pandemic. Based on the life of St....
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