Santa Clara University

Phone: 408-554-4639

Fax: 408-554-4373

Email:
lsantana@scu.edu

Lulu Santana

Director of Faith Formation

It is a great joy for me to accompany people on their journeys of faith. I oversee the Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults (R.C.I.A.) and direct our Confirmation program for SCU students who wish to celebrate the sacraments of initiation in the Roman Catholic Church. I also welcome the opportunity to meet with students for spiritual direction as they reflect on questions of faith and life, regardless of religious affiliation. Other programs in which I am involved include: Spiritual Direction, the Ignatian Retreat, masses in Spanish and the Guadalupe Celebration. 

I am a life-long Californian, originally from Oxnard, CA. I studied at Ventura College and at Cal Poly—San Luis Obispo to earn a B.A. in Political Science. In 1997 I graduated from the Graduate Program in Pastoral Ministries at SCU with an M.A. in Catechetics and have been serving ever since as a Campus Minister at SCU. I took a short leave in the spring of 2006 to serve as Acting Director of the Casa de la Solidaridad, SCU's study abroad program in El Salvador. In 2010, I completed the three-year Spiritual Directors' Institute at Mercy Center in Burlingame, CA

Besides my work at SCU, I find great joy in sharing time with friends and family—especially my nieces and nephew! Cooking, reading, exercise, and prayer are some of the activities that help me maintain balance. Whenever I have the time (and money!) I also enjoy traveling. And when the destination includes warm weather, a hammock and mangoes . . . life is very good!

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