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I am the oldest of nine born on June 5, 1950 of Eduardo Jose Samaniego and Enriqueta Revilla. I grew up in Los Angeles, where I graduated from St. Gregory's elementary school, Loyola High School, and U.S.C. I taught Jr. Hi (2 years) and at Loyola High (3 years) before entering the Jesuits in Sept. 1980. My formation took me to Madrid, Spain, and Berkeley, CA, and was ordained in June 1990. I worked mainly in Parishes until 2014, when I worked at the Loyola Institute for Spirituality (LIS) until my present position as Director of the Permanent Diaconate (2019 till the present.