43rd Annual Retreat for Members of the Legal Profession
Silent Retreat for Men and Women
Discernment and the Call to Leadership

In the end, it is important to remember that we cannot become what we need to be by remaining what we are.— Max De Pree, Leadership is an Art

Each of us is called to make a difference in our world. How might God be inviting me to do so, in this place and time, with the experiences and gifts I have been given? Our weekend will provide the opportunity to listen for God’s voice in becoming what we need to be, what we are called to be—for ourselves and our world.

Thomas H. Smolich, SJ is the Rector of the Jesuit Community at the Jesuit School of Theology of Santa Clara University in Berkeley. He entered the Society of Jesus in 1974 and celebrates the 40th anniversary of his ordination this year. His academic background includes the Master of Divinity from the Jesuit School of Theology, the Master in Pastoral Studies from Loyola Marymount University, and the MBA from Stanford University. He has long experience in Jesuit leadership, serving as the first Executive Director of Proyecto Pastoral at Dolores Mission in East Los Angeles (1988-1993), the Provincial of the California Province of the Society of Jesus (1999-2005), the President of the Jesuit Conference of the United States (2006-2014), and most recently, as the International Director of the Jesuit Refugee Service (JRS) in Rome (2015-2023).   

For more information and to register, please contact Oriana at orianatp@stanford.edu. Scholarships available for Stanford Law students.