Advent Reflections, from the December Spiritual Exercises in Everyday Life Retreat (SEEL).
Presented by Deacon Dan Wagner of St. Ignatius Parish.

SEEL Nativity

SEEL Incarnation

Marilyn Kirvin-Quamme

Director, Jesuit Spirituality Center

Marilyn is the former Director of the Loyola Renewal Center. She has worked as a therapist in a pastoral counseling center, a family counselor with teen runaways, a hospital chaplain, and a campus minister at Gonzaga University. Marilyn earned a Master of Divinity degree from Weston Jesuit School of Theology, and a Master of Social Work degree from the University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee.

The Pearl of Great Price

Finding Joy at the Foot of the Cross


Peter Byrne, SJ

Pastor, St. Ignatius Parish, Portland, Oregon

Peter was pastor for 14 years of three parishes, including the Downtown Chapel in Portland, St. Leo's in Tacoma, and St. Joseph's in Seattle. For six years he was rector of St. Michael's Institute at Gonzaga University -- a formation program for Jesuits in training.

The Heart and Soul of Jesuit/Ignatian Spirituality


John Whitney, SJ

Provincial, Oregon Province of the Society of Jesus

Before becoming Provincial in 2002, John was the Superior of the Jesuit Community at Seattle Preparatory School.  Prior to that he held a number of positions, including those of Alumni Chaplain and Lecturer in Philosophy at Seattle University.

Preseverance, Endurance, & Love

The Beginning of the End

The Sin and the Salvation

The Dangerous Love of God