The Spiritual Exercises: An Ignatian Adventure

Sarah Bonini is the Director of External Relations for the Jesuit School of Theology at Santa Clara University, and received both her J.D. in 1993 and M.A. in Pastoral Ministries in 2021 from SCU. She is currently in the Pierre Favre Program at the Jesuit Retreat Center in Los Altos to complete her certification to be a retreat guide for the Spiritual Exercises. Sarah is the logistics lead for the Spiritual Exercises retreats.

Tony serves as the Director for Ignatian Spirituality in the Ignatian Center for Jesuit Education, tasked with creating, implementing, and assessing programs that enhance engagement with Ignatian Spirituality across all key constituents for the Division of Mission and Ministry, especially faculty and staff. Tony holds a B.A. and M.A. in International Relations and an M.A. in Pastoral Care from Fordham University. Tony has served as a Campus Minister for the Diocese of Sacramento and as a Young Adult Minister at St. Ignatius Loyola Parish in Sacramento, CA. Tony is a retreat guide for the 19th annotation, a small group facilitator for both retreats, and is managing the adaptations and recordings of all the reflection meditations for the 18th annotation retreat.

Lynne Lukenbill received her M.A. in the Pastoral Ministries Program at SCU in 2012 and has continued to work with the program as the Sr. Administrative Assistant. Lynne received her training to lead the Spiritual Exercises through the Pierre Favre Program at the Jesuit Retreat Center in Los Altos. Lynne is a retreat guide and small group facilitator for both the 19th and 18th annotation retreats.

Fr. John Auther, SJ has been a Jesuit for 45 years and a priest for almost 30 years. He has worked as a high school campus minister, an associate pastor and pastor, most recently at the Jesuit parish in San Diego. In his pastoral ministry he has devoted a good deal of time to Spanish-speaking work, detention facilities and retreats. He now works at the Jesuit Retreat Center of Los Altos. Fr. John is a part of our retreat guide support team and leads our retreat guide reflection evenings.

Maryanne Stanislaw is a Spiritual Director and a Companion of the Spiritual Exercises of St. Ignatius, as well as a retreat facilitator and a study group leader. She is a graduate of Embracing the Holy Spiritual Direction Program at the Urban Spirituality Center, in Portland, OR and the Pierre Favre Program to give the Spiritual Exercises at the Jesuit Retreat Center in Los Altos, CA. Maryanne is a retreat guide for the 19th annotation, a small group facilitator for both retreats, and the primary presenter for the 18th annotation meetings.

Sr. Ingrid is a Dominican Sister of Mission San Jose presently engaged in spiritual direction and retreats. In her previous experiences at Saint Mary’s College, Sr. Ingrid was engaged for thirteen years as a Campus Minister, working with faculty, staff, and young adults in areas of student and staff retreats, liturgies, faith sharing, Bible study, prayer services, pastoral counseling, spiritual direction and the R.C.I.A. Sr. Ingrid received her training at Mercy Center, Burlingame, Creighton University, Omaha (MA in Christian Spirituality) and Guelph Spirituality Center, and most recently at El Retiro, the Jesuit Retreat Center in Los Altos, where she is on the staff for the Pierre Favre Program, a three year training program in giving the Spiritual Exercises of St. Ignatius. Sr. Ingrid loves journeying with people who are searching for God. She also loves being in nature, birdwatching, singing, playing her guitar, and listening to music. Sr. Ingrid is part of our retreat guide support team as the curriculum consultant.