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Writing Your Life – Mercy Online Writing 2025-2026
With Liz Dossa and Linda Bradford, RSM
“Planning to write is not writing. Writing is writing.” – E. L. Doctorow If writing is important to you, you are invited to Mercy Online Writing sessions on Zoom from September 9, 2025 to May 12, 2026. You will receive prompts to stimulate your writing be invited to enjoy poetry, prayers and reflections on the […]
Sacred Circle: Small Group Faith-Sharing - September 13, 2025
With Barbara Howing and Karen Brugge
Are you looking for a place to connect in community? Seeking a place where you can talk about your faith in an open and non-judgmental environment? Join us for Sacred Circle, a small-group faith sharing experience. It is your chance to carve out a special time each month to draw on God’s comfort and strength […]
Jewish New Year Interfaith Zen Meditation Retreat
With Rabbi Dr. Adam Fogel
Come celebrate Rosh Hashanah and the Jewish New Year on this contemplative interfaith Zen retreat! Rosh Hashanah is a holiday of waking up. We awaken from the deep slumber of selfishness, conceit, and putting ourselves above others and awaken to something different. On Rosh Hashanah, the Divine calls out to wake us up from the […]
Healing Touch
With Hepi Pahulu-Farmer
CONTACT TO SCHEDULE A CLINIC APPOINTMENT Doris Thomasson (650) 206-3612 april593a@gmail.com TO SCHEDULE A PRIVATE APPOINTMENT Hepi Pahulu-Farmer (650) 576-5397 hppahulu7@gmail.com
Wisdom School: Sacred Movements as Medicine for Ourselves, Each Other, and the World
Sacred gestures and movements have been a part of every sacred tradition. They are considered a means by which ancient Wisdom is preserved and passed down to future generations. Through their embodied symbolic language beyond our thinking mind, a deeper perception arises. This perception is anchored in our inner center, in our hearts. In this […]
Acompañantes Espirituales 2025-2027
With Mary Ann Clifford Rodriguez, RSM
Es un programa para todos aquellos que buscan una formación para acompañar a otros que desean profundizar su relación con Dios (por ejemplo familias, enfermos, ancianos). Los participantes deben estar en dirección espiritual, por lo menos por 6 meses continuo antes de Septiembre 2025, Poder asistir a todas las sesiones y retiros, poder completar todas […]
道別、感恩、承傳 Farewell, Gratitude, Carrying Forward
With Peter Chan, Victoria Chan, Teresa Cheung, Gwojen Fung and Gabrielle Lou
各位親愛的主內弟兄姊妹： 我們敬愛的已故周懿坤修女，看到灣區華人教友在靈命成長方面的需要，也明瞭這是天主給她的使命，在慈愛中心（Mercy Center）的鼎力支持下，大約二十年前成立了慈愛中心華人靈修培育組。多年來竭力透過避靜、工作坊、靈修課程，為追求和渴望與上主建立更深切關係的基督徒，提供了一個學習的台階。在天主的恩寵下，周修女可以善用Mercy Center這個環境優美、景色怡人的好地方，作為舉辦各種活動的場所。 自從周修女離世後，五位靈修導師（Peter Chan，Victoria Chan，Teresa Cheung，Gwojen Fung 和 Gabrielle Lou）為了秉承周修女的遺願，過去的幾年，也繼續為培養華人教友的靈命成長而努力！ Mercy Center即將要關閉的消息，確實讓很多曾經在這裡渡過美好時光的朋友感到不捨。但天下無不散之筵席，在大家感到依依不捨之際，我們誠摯邀請大家於9月27日，參加特別為你們舉辦的與Mercy Center道別與感恩的活動。 回望過去的日子，我們在這個都市內的神聖地方，留下了很多美好的回憶。那裡的一花一草、一樹一木、羊腸小徑、玫瑰花園、明陣、聖像，都曾經是我們祈禱、冥想、反思的陪伴者！曾幾何時，我們正徘徊於人生的十字路口、正躊躇在信仰的困惑、或者是面對著生活的掙扎，不知多少次，它們的存在為我們找到了方向、開闢了蹊徑！藉著今次的機會，我們再次重回舊地，懷緬一番，感恩Mercy Center這個陪伴自己靈性生活成長的地方！ 也回想自己在周修女和各位導師的帶領下，靈性生活有什麼改善？還有什麼需要進步的空間？更可以到教堂的耶穌聖體前，祈求聖神的帶領，怎樣可以將以前學到的在生活中實踐？我們一同道別，心存感恩；更邀請每位參與者，回顧這些年所領受的恩典與學習，思索如何將它們承載前行，活出於未來的生命旅程。 藉著相聚，可以和久別重逢的新知舊雨暢談近況、回望過去、展望未來！緬懷之際，我們也一同感恩上主的恩寵，使我們在這寧靜優美的地方，親身體驗天主的臨在。 Dear Brothers and Sisters in Christ, Nearly twenty years ago, the late Sister Janet Chau, RSM, discerning both the spiritual needs of Chinese Catholics in the Bay Area and the call of God’s mission for […]
You Are Beloved: An Intensive Zen Contemplative Retreat
With Ruben L.F. Habito
An invitation to step back from the busy-ness of life and enter into a time of silence, a time to appreciate in new and deeper ways this precious gift of being alive, and appreciate anew the gifts of Earth, as we open our hearts and bask in the Infinite Love that embraces us and affirms […]
Toward Becoming an Integral Human Closing Retreat
With Thomas Tsun Tong Kwan (關俊棠神父) and Gabrielle Lou
Living Gratitude: A Sacred Compass For The Spiritual Life (A Day of Prayer)
This is one of the last retreats being held at Mercy Center Burlingame before its permanent closure on October 31. We invite you to come the visit the grounds, labyrinth, and chapel—to grieve what is being lost, to give thanks for all that has been shared, nurtured, and grown in this place—and bear witness to […]
Healing Touch
With Hepi Pahulu-Farmer
CONTACT TO SCHEDULE A CLINIC APPOINTMENT Doris Thomasson (650) 206-3612 april593a@gmail.com TO SCHEDULE A PRIVATE APPOINTMENT Hepi Pahulu-Farmer (650) 576-5397 hppahulu7@gmail.com
Sacred Circle: Small Group Faith-Sharing - October 11, 2025
With Barbara Howing and Karen Brugge
Are you looking for a place to connect in community? Seeking a place where you can talk about your faith in an open and non-judgmental environment? Join us for Sacred Circle, a small-group faith sharing experience. It is your chance to carve out a special time each month to draw on God’s comfort and strength […]
Rooted and Awake Amidst the Great Unraveling: A Centering Prayer Retreat for a Threshold Time
With Heather Ruce, M.A., Joy Andrews Hayter, Ph.D. and Catherine Regan, Ph.D.
Centering Prayer has been a core program at Mercy Center over the 44 years of its blessed and blessing ministry. As Thomas Keating taught, it has evolved over these many years, blooming into the fullness of our Christian Wisdom stream. “May the next years see the increase of Centering Prayer, and the creative addition of […]
Toward Becoming an Integral Human Closing Celebration
With Gabrielle Lou
Healing Touch
With Hepi Pahulu-Farmer
CONTACT TO SCHEDULE A CLINIC APPOINTMENT Doris Thomasson (650) 206-3612 april593a@gmail.com TO SCHEDULE A PRIVATE APPOINTMENT Hepi Pahulu-Farmer (650) 576-5397 hppahulu7@gmail.com
Wholeness and Holiness: How to be Sane, Spiritual, and Saintly
With David Richo, Ph.D.
From a psychological perspective sanity, that is, soundness and balance, is what we need to survive and thrive in the world. From a wholeness perspective, we feel ourselves drawn to a spiritual consciousness, something more than individual surviving and thriving. From a faith perspective, we believe that sanctity is our divinely imprinted calling and destiny. […]
Mercy Center Burlingame Closing Ritual
SAVE THE DATE! As we prepare for this special occasion together, we want to ensure that everyone is thoughtfully cared for and nourished. To help us plan the meal portion of our gathering, we kindly ask that you RSVP by October 26th. Your response will allow us time to make the necessary preparations with attention […]
Healing Touch
With Hepi Pahulu-Farmer
CONTACT TO SCHEDULE A CLINIC APPOINTMENT Doris Thomasson (650) 206-3612 april593a@gmail.com TO SCHEDULE A PRIVATE APPOINTMENT Hepi Pahulu-Farmer (650) 576-5397 hppahulu7@gmail.com
Healing Touch
With Hepi Pahulu-Farmer
CONTACT TO SCHEDULE A CLINIC APPOINTMENT Doris Thomasson (650) 206-3612 april593a@gmail.com TO SCHEDULE A PRIVATE APPOINTMENT Hepi Pahulu-Farmer (650) 576-5397 hppahulu7@gmail.com
Healing Touch
With Hepi Pahulu-Farmer
CONTACT TO SCHEDULE A CLINIC APPOINTMENT Doris Thomasson (650) 206-3612 april593a@gmail.com TO SCHEDULE A PRIVATE APPOINTMENT Hepi Pahulu-Farmer (650) 576-5397 hppahulu7@gmail.com
Toward Becoming an Integral Human Cont.
With Thomas Tsun Tong Kwan (關俊棠神父) and Gabrielle Lou
Feel What You Feel... and Be Kind
With Fr Jeff Paul and Marietta Paul
Join us Friday evening through Sunday noon for a time of story, discussion & reflection on the 12 Steps of AA and Al-Anon. We will spend time with the group as a whole and in small breakout groups, along with time for individual one-on-ones. We will have opportunities for group guided meditation and individual meditation. […]
A Day of Prayer with Colette Lafia
With Colette Lafia
More information coming soon...
Healing Touch
With Hepi Pahulu-Farmer
CONTACT TO SCHEDULE A CLINIC APPOINTMENT Doris Thomasson (650) 206-3612 april593a@gmail.com TO SCHEDULE A PRIVATE APPOINTMENT Hepi Pahulu-Farmer (650) 576-5397 hppahulu7@gmail.com
East-West Meditation Year-End Retreat
With Nona Strong
Jung and Sexuality (A Don Bisson Daylong Workshop)
With Don Bisson FMS, D.Min
Analytical psychology can open us ever more to deepening freedom to love self,the other and the transpersonal Divine. We are called to befriend both the light and dark Eros on the journey to wholeness. Jung so aptly said "where love is lacking power dominates" this has deep personal and collective implications as we wrestle with […]
Christianity in Crisis: The Needed Individuation of A Religious Tradition (A Don Bisson Weekend Retreat)
With Don Bisson FMS, D.Min
Christianity and its many manifestation have taken a dark route of fundamentalism, regressive theology and medieval rituals and an affinity to far right regimen. This conference will present this moment as a deeper opportunity for maturity and grace to transform Christianity into a living vibrant future.
Toward Becoming an Integral Human Cont.
With Thomas Tsun Tong Kwan (關俊棠神父) and Gabrielle Lou
A Day of Prayer with Colette Lafia
With Colette Lafia
More information coming soon...
Toward Becoming an Integral Human Cont.
With Thomas Tsun Tong Kwan (關俊棠神父) and Gabrielle Lou