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Father Charles Gonzalez , S.J. (CAS '56), former rector of the Georgetown Jesuit Community and current professor in the theology department where he started his career, and in 2017, he celebrates 50 years at Georgetown University.
After Fr. Gonzalez was ordained, Wesleyan University offered him a position as their first Catholic chaplain. During his time there, Fr. Gonzalez developed connections with Trappist monks in Massachusetts.
The monastery held several Buddhist retreats in which Fr. Gonzalez participated. Fr. Gonzalez has been a spiritual advisor to the Clintons during their days in the White House, and has had an audience with Pope John Paul II, Mother Theresa, and the Dalai Lama. Fr. Gonzalez has been dedicated to spanish ministries for over 25 years, even serving churches in Camden, New Jersey for over a decade. Every Sunday he brings Catholic Mass to prisoners and their families in the Washington D.C. area.
While an undergrad at Georgetown University, Fr. Gonzalez was member of the Glee Club that performed on The Ed Sullivan Show.