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May 2, 2017THE JESUIT RETREAT CENTEROF LOS ALTOS
Ignatian Discernment WorkshopNON-SILENT RETREATFOR WOMEN AND MENMay 19-21, 2017Are you facing big decisions in your life?Job change, marriage, relocation?Do you want to know God's will for you?St. Ignatius discovered three distinct ways in which God can communicate with each person through the processes of decision-making.This workshop will explore these three patterns with emphasis on practical techniques to help us be more sensitive to the call of God in our daily lives and make choices of deeper love and faith.Pastoral Staff
CelebrationSt. Ignatius Daywith the JesuitsMORNING OF RECOLLECTION FOR WOMEN AND MENFREE OF CHARGEJuly 29, 2017Please join us and other friends of El Retiro as we celebrate the Feast Day of our founder,St. Ignatius Loyola. Experience the beauty of our 38 acres on a day celebrating the influence of St. Ignatius.This free event is to say THANKS!to all the supporters ofThe Jesuit Retreat Center.The event will be heldfrom 9:30 - noonand includes a continental breakfastand lunch.Pastoral Staff
SUMMER 2017The Spiritual Exercises of Saint Ignatius30-Day RetreatWITH FOUR DAYS OF PREPARATION AND POST-RETREAT REFLECTIONSILENT RETREAT FOR WOMEN AND MENJune 14 - July 18, 2017__________________________________________________8-Day RetreatsROOTED IN THE SPIRITUAL EXERCISESSILENT RETREATS FOR WOMEN AND MENJune 16-24, 2017June 26 - July 4, 2017July 6-14, 2017
An Ignatian Approach to Good ChoicesThe Ignatian approach to good choices restson several presuppositions.First, it assumes that the alternatives being considered are allpositive, constructive, and morally correct.The person making the decision is someonewho is spiritually maturingand who wants to make the choice that will lead toa deeper relationship with God.The Ignatian approach to good choices emphasizes freedom.Making a free decision means that we set asideour own preferences and preconceptionsand strive to be free of social pressures and psychological strains.We carefully examine our motives and desires.This isn't easy.Much of the prayer and reflection in Ignatian decision makinghas to do with achieving the detachment necessary to choose freely.The Ignatian approach requires work.It asks that we make every reasonable effort to find God's will.This involves a sincere commitment to prayand to achieve self-knowledge.We need to gather all the relevant information about our alternatives and carefully weigh all the circumstances and likely outcomes.Decision making in the Ignatian mode involvesboth the heart and the mind.Key Ideas in Ignatian Decision Making
Ignatius thought that decisions were made in three circumstances.11 steps for approaching an important decision prayerfully and systematically.
It is not the actual physical exertion that counts toward a person's progress, nor the nature of the task, but the spirit of faith with which it is undertaken.- St. Francis Xavier
