Jesuit Retreat Center of Los Altos Marks Centennial
The Jesuit Retreat Center in Los Altos, California, is celebrating its 100th anniversary in 2025.
Places to Pray
Four Jesuits to introduce us to their community chapels, places that are very different geographically and aesthetically but the same in the way that matters most.
Jesuit Siblings Find Joy in Shared Ministry
It took a war to separate two brothers. More than four decades later, it took a pandemic to bring them together.
Celebrating Jesuits West Jubilarians
Our 2021 Jesuits West jubilarians have served in a variety of ministries at apostolates across the western United States. We asked some of this year’s jubilarians to reflect on their milestone moment.
Fr. Justin Claravall, SJ: Praying during the Pandemic
Fr. Justin Claravall, SJ, associate pastor at Dolores Mission Church in Los Angeles, recently celebrated the first anniversary of his ordination to the priesthood. The milestone led him to reflect on what it has meant to live out his vocation during this time of pandemic—and how God is inviting him to pray with the present moment. The brief reflection and video retreats are the fruits of that prayer.
Celebrating the Ignatian Year
The Society of Jesus worldwide will celebrate an Ignatian Year from 2021-2022, beginning May 20, 2021, exactly 500 years after St. Ignatius was wounded by a cannonball during the Battle of Pamplona. During his long convalescence following the injury, Ignatius converted to a life of holiness.
From a Painful Pandemic to an Epidemic of Hope
Alone on Christmas Eve, I silently ate my dinner off a Styrofoam plate with disposable plastic silverware.
An April Prayer for Vocations to the Society of Jesus
By Joe Kraemer, SJ, is in theology studies at the Jesuit School of Theology of Santa Clara University
Join Us for Palm Sunday and Easter Sunday Masses
As many of us are still physically apart, we invite you to join the Jesuits West family for Palm Sunday and Easter Sunday livestreamed liturgies.
The Ignatian Way, September 29 – October 15
As the Covid-19 vaccine is becoming increasingly available, along with the opening of international travel in the spring, we want to announce our 2021 pilgrimage: The Ignatian Way, September 29 – October 15.
Read Fr. Kevin O’Brien, SJ’s Homily from the Inaugural Mass
This morning, Fr. Kevin O’Brien, SJ, president of Santa Clara University, celebrated a Roman Catholic Mass for President-elect Joe Biden, Vice President-elect Kamala Harris, their extended families, and Congressional leadership before Biden’s inauguration as the 46th President of the United States.
Christmas 2020 Prayer
Christmas 2020 Prayer
