Silent Retreat for Women
The narrower our striving is, the more bogged down we are. We will explore the contrast between human stories and God's narrative and will consider biblical characters who forfeit the infinite possibilities God offers.
Fr. Duc Vu, S.J., a software engineer before joining the Jesuits, was ordained in 2002 and served in a parish until 2007. An M.F.A. in Creative Writing reflects his interest in life as story. He likes to explore the creative dynamic among stories human and divine, as well as the fascinating dialectic between our corporeality and spirituality.
Assisting
Fr. George Collins, S.J., was ordained a priest in 2010. He left a career in computer software sales and marketing in 1998 to pursue a graduate degree in Pastoral Ministry at Boston College. Upon completion of that degree, Fr. George entered the Society of Jesus in 2000 and was awarded an M. A. in philosophy at Loyola University, Chicago, in 2004. In 2010, he received his Master of Theological Studies degree from the Jesuit School of Theology of Santa Clara University in Berkeley, CA. Currently, Fr. George is finishing up his Licentiate in Sacred Theology in the area of Christian Spirituality, also at the Jesuit School of Theology in Berkeley, while residing and helping out at St. Agnes Parish in San Francisco. Fr. Collins has traveled to the Middle East, Central America, and East Africa and has participated in many retreats and Ignatian Spiritual Exercises training programs throughout his formation as a Jesuit.
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. 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.
Sr. Esther Ling, f.d.c.c. (Daughters of Charity of Canossa), holds a Master's Degree in Theology from St. Paul's University, Ottawa, Canada, and a Divinity Degree from the University of London, U.K. She has had experience as a high school Principal and as a Lecturer in Spirituality and Biblical Studies. Currently she ministers in San Francisco in faith formation, religious education, and retreat ministry.
