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Title	Legal Professionals Silent Retreat: Jesus Christ: The Source & Goal of Our Desiring
Description	Jesus Christ: The Source & Goal of Our Desiring, Silent Retreat for Members of the Legal Profession. Our lives are full of yearning and desires. Often we fill these with what fails to satisfy. The source of our being and its fulfillment is our Creator and Lord, Jesus Christ. This retreat will help redirect our desiring to Him. Fr. Bernard Bush, S.J., is a spiritual director and psychotherapist by training, background that he believes enables him to see people's lives in a rich and diverse way. He says he enjoys the challenging adventure of helping others find God in their lives, something he recognizes is different for every person. He defines a spiritual director as one who is a servant to others as they grow in their relationship with God. Born in Humboldt County, California, Fr. Bernie entered the Society of Jesus following graduation from Bellarmine College Preparatory, San Jose, CA. He was ordained in 1965, and then trained as a spiritual director and psychotherapist, earning a Ph.D. in human science (psychology and theology) from the Saybrook Graduate School, San Francisco. Sr. Anne Hennessy, C.S.J. (Orange), has ministered in education (junior high through university) and formation. From 1989 to 2000 she "commuted" between Rome and Israel, teaching at the Gregorian University and ministering in a Jesuit retreat center on the Sea of Galilee. She has written and lectured on the New Testament and on the Jesuit origins of her community. Assisting: 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. Fr. Emmanuel Foro, S.J., is a priest from the West Africa Province of the Jesuits. Emmanuel Foro is studying for a doctorate at the Jesuit School of Theology in Berkeley. He has interest in human growth in the God-give freedom to love and to serve with delight. St. Ignatius Loyola and Fr. Bernard Lonergan, S.J., have made a significant mark on Fr. Foro’s biblical culture and his approach to Church tradition. He has an experience of campus ministry in Yaoundé/Cameroon and Parish ministry. Fr. Jim Hanley, S.J., Spiritual Director Emeritus. A native San Franciscan, Fr. Jim entered the Jesuit order in 1945 after graduation from Sacred Heart High School, San Francisco. Following his ordination to the priesthood in 1958, Fr. Jim served as a teacher of religion and a campus minister at St. Ignatius College Preparatory, San Francisco, and Loyola High School, Los Angeles. He served as president of St. Ignatius College Preparatory and as vice-provincial in charge of formation in the California Province. Fr. Jim Hanley, S.J. who was on the Retreat Center staff for 25 years, will be helping on various retreats during the year. Fr. Jim now lives at Sacred Heart Jesuit Center at Los Gatos and works as a spiritual director for the priests of the Stockton Diocese. Fr. Ken Hezel, S.J. was born in Buffalo, NY, in the mid 1930’s and graduated from Canisius High School. He has been a Jesuit since 1953. He studied at Fordham University, New York; Loyola University, Chicago; Woodstock School of Theology in Maryland; and Catholic University, where he was involved in marriage tribunal work. Fr. Ken has earned the following degrees: STL; Masters in Religious Education; Masters in Teaching. His ministry from 1960 to the present has been as a missionary in the region of Micronesia, Western Pacific. Fr. Ken has served as Trainer of Lay Ministers, as Hospital Chaplain and as a Campus Minister. Fr. Ken worked in administration as Jesuit Regional Superior and as President/Principal of Xavier High School, Chuuk. He has served as an Archdiocesan Consultor and as a member of the presbyteral council in Agana, Guam. Fr. Ken's experience has focused on Diocesan clergy, religious sisters, and men and women lay leaders in Guam/Micronesia. He has occasionally directed retreats for Religious Sisters. Fr. Ken has wide experience of the Asia/Pacific area and has enjoyed travel for meetings to most countries of East Asia and Pacific. He is interested in the relationship between science/evolution and faith, and he enjoys golf. During the Fall, Fr. Ken was on sabbatical at Boston College. 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. Joanne Parrilli, Justice, Court of Appeals (Ret.) retired in 2007 from the Court of Appeal in San Francisco. She is a student at the Jesuit School of Theology in Berkeley, as well as a mediator and arbitrator. She has been a spiritual director for seven years and has worked on retreats for the California Province of the Jesuits, the University of San Francisco, and the Jesuit Volunteer Corps. She taught a Prayer & Meditation class at U.S.F. Law School, and has been on the RCIA team at Newman Hall Holy Spirit Parish (Berkeley) for the past 9 years. Educated by Jesuits and Benedictines, and having returned in 1988 to the Church after a 20 year "wander," Joanne enjoys being Catholic, but sees her relationship with God as the most important aspect of her faith.
Location	Jesuit Retreat Center of Los Altos, 300 Manresa Way, Los Altos
Contact Name	650-948-4491, http://www.jrclosaltos.org., The Jesuit Retreat Center of Los Altos
Date	Friday, 12  Mar  2010
Time	8:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Recurrence	scheduled daily for these dates: 2010 Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec 12 13 14

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