Santa Clara University

From Sunday evening (12/9) to Friday (12/14) around noon, retreatants will enter into a contemplative silence. In addition to the culture of silence and extended periods of private reflection, each day also includes presentations on the spiritual exercises, a liturgy, communal gatherings for prayer, and a conversation with a spiritual director.

Participants will be tweeting realtime about their experiences at the Ignatian Family Teach-In for Justice between 11/16 and 11/18.  See what they're saying by searching for #IFTJ on Twitter.

"It was this retreat that showed me the distance that this one SCU community stretches, and the breadth of God’s love," says Alex Nauman ('15), who reflects on the experience of God's love he had on the Search retreat in the next installment of Reaching Within.

Laura Snowden, a SCU senior and Campus Ministry Intern for Christian Diversity, reflects on what it means to be a faithful citizen in this week's Reaching Within blog.

This week we pray in a special way for those affected by Hurricane Sandy, especially our students who have families and homes along the Atlantic, as well as our fellow East coast Jesuit universities. The collection at the 6 and 9 pm liturgies will benefit Catholic Charites USA, which is responding to the needs of affected communities.

The linked document is the social ministries newsletter from the California Province of the Society of Jesus. In it you will find one resource for informing your position on CA propositions. We hope that this will be one of many resources you seek out.

The university is mourning the loss of Fr. Bill Donnelly, SJ. Campus Ministry and CAPS staff are available for anyone who would like support. Services will take place on Monday, November 5 in the Mission Church. The viewing will be from 3 to 6 p.m., with a vigil service beginning at 5:30 p.m. to conclude the calling hours. The Mass of Christian Burial will begin at 7:30 p.m. There will be a reception immediately following.

Our Fall newsletter is out with information about the Feast of All Saints and how to remember loved ones during this month, along with a bunch of other useful information for your exploration of Campus Ministry.

During the month of November, we join Christian churches throughout the world to pray for all who have passed through death into the eternal embrace of God. Read Fr. Jack's letter about the many ways we will honor this tradition at SCU during November.

Our Campus Ministry team welcomes our new interns and desk workers. We hope you'll stop by and say hello to us when you're in Benson Center. We're always happy to see both new and known faces.