6 min readby Brian Flagg Many people have asked me about the eight day silent retreats I have done the last two summers and the thirty day retreat I’d like to do next summer. They take place at the Jesuit Retreat Center in Los Altos, CA. For me these retreats have been like dying and going to heaven. Being there is the opposite of the incredibly hectic, chaotic, action, action, action of everyday life at Casa Maria. When there, I have time to actually read books! The food is good, the Retreat Center is beautiful and there is a Mass celebrated every