Barbara Nelson  

Barbara felt called to the Spiritual Exercises in 2005 when she made the 19th Annotation retreat, the full form of the Spiritual Exercises across 9 months. In the summer of 2007, she made her 30-day silent retreat at the Jesuit Retreat Center in Los Altos. From 2008 to the present, she has given numerous 8-day and 30-day retreats at the Jesuit Retreat Center every summer. She currently is the support coordinator of the 19th Annotation of the Ignatian Spiritual Life Center at St. Agnes Church in San Francisco, where she shares her gifts generously with the larger community.

The gift of the Spiritual Exercises is unlimited, but I am most captivated with the experience of my retreatants beginning to know how very much they are loved by God. Journeying with the Lord throughout His life brings us a new awareness of that love and gift we have been given.

Naomi Mayer

After a career as a nurse-midwife, Naomi graduated from a three-year director training program of the Spiritual Exercises at the Jesuit Retreat Center in Los Altos.  She has led faith-sharing groups for over a decade and has directed the Spiritual Exercises at the Jesuit Retreat Center in Los Altos and at the Ignatian Spiritual Life Center at St. Agnes Church since 2011.

It is my privilege to journey through the Spiritual Exercises with sincere pilgrims as they deepen their relationship with Christ.