mosaic. I am ron swisher. It is a joy to have you this morning on behalf of dr. Hugh burrells and cohurst, i was in tahoe with my methodist man from the fairfield church. Hugh burrell emailed me and i checked my email. He said he wanted to do the next program on spiritual retreats. He did not know i was there. He was going to host a program this morning but had to go out of town. He asked me to do it and i am delighted to have, as our first guest, dr. Thomas power who is over the Jesuit Center retreat. Great to have you. Nice to be here. Tell us about the Retreat Center and the work you do. The place was founded in 1925 and the jesuits at Santa Clara University which was Santa Clara College back then, decided that they wanted to have a place where at that time, men could go on retreat. It was not until the 1960s that women started coming. In 1925, it was february 7th, the first mass was celebrated at the retreat house. And the one building that was there which is a house and the house
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Morning but had to go out of town. Yes me to do this. Im ded to have is the first guest, tom from the Jesuit Center retreat. Tell us a little bit more. It was founded back in 1925 d 1925 and the jesuits at santa clara university, which was sana Clara College back then, decided decided they wanted to have a place where at that time, men could go on retreat. It was not until the 1960s when women could could join. It was february 7, the first mass was celebrated at at the Retreat House in the one building that was there, which was a house and the house still stands and that is where my offices. Since then, literally thousands and thousands of pe come treaand th starond they nclude shortly after on sunday. There are silent retrea, silent retreats, retreats for talking. Retreats for men, for women, for both. A lot of different topics. I the with the center for two two years last friday. Going into my third year. Can anyone come to the Retreat Center . Anyone. We have an amazing variety of p
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Responsible for Cystic Fibrosis and muscular dystrophy, and a noninvasive test for colon cancer. [ticking] Elissa Montanti is unlike almost anyone weve ever met. With the help of some very charitable american doctors, shes changed the lives of more than 100 kids like this one, a boy from iraq who needed an arm, a leg, and an eye. I love you, waad. Youll follow his transformation. Look at him. He looks beautiful. Which is a wonder to watch. [ticking] welcome to 60 minutes on cnbc. Im morley safer. In this edition, we look at the Serious Business of philanthropy. Bill and Melinda Gates take us inside their foundation, we examine the unintended legacy of Howard Hughes, and meet a Staten Island woman helping children maimed by war. We begin with bill and Melinda Gates. With their plan to give away 60 billion, theyre the most generous philanthropists in the world. They want to make American Kids among the besteducated on earth. And while theyre doing that, they also intend to save millions