Podcast appearances and mentions of mercy center

January is National Human Trafficking Awareness Month. I think that this powerful episode will make you stop and really think about how this is a problem, not just in large cities, but also could be in your own backyard. Today, I sit down with Becky Murray, the founder of One By One and author of Embrace the Journey. Becky shares her incredible story of growing up in a Christian home, her journey of faith, and the life-changing moment that led her to dedicate her life to ending modern slavery. Becky recounts the heartbreaking encounter with a 9-year-old girl in Africa that revealed the harsh realities of child exploitation. This moment became the catalyst for One By One, a nonprofit organization that fights human trafficking, provides resources for vulnerable children, and addresses issues like period poverty through initiatives such as The Dignity Project. We also discuss the incredible work of the Mercy Center, a safe haven for girls rescued from trafficking and exploitation. Becky shares how One By One not only rescues but also rehabilitates and empowers these young survivors, helping them find healing and equipping them with skills for a brighter future. Key topics include: Becky's personal journey of faith and her heart for vulnerable children. The story behind the founding of One By One. The Dignity Project: addressing period poverty and preventing trafficking. The Mercy Center: rescuing, healing, and empowering young survivors. How each of us can make an impact by loving our neighbors and standing against injustice. This episode is a testament to the power of one moment, one life, and one act of faith to bring hope and transformation. Bio: Becky Murray is the founder and CEO of One By One. Her life was transformed in 2006 when a young girl she bought a pair of shoes for on the streets of Sierra Leone assumed she wanted sexual favours in return. This moment sparked the formation of One By One, and after acquiring land in Africa in 2009, One By One Kenya opened its doors in 2012. Becky is also the founder of the Dignity Project and is the host of Embrace The Journey, to be seen on TBN UK. She has spoken at both the White House and 10 Downing Street and has appeared on the BBC and many other media outlets. She is married to Matthew and the couple have one son, Josiah. ABOUT ONE BY ONE One By One is a charity with a heart for the vulnerable across the world. Formed in 2011 by Becky Murray, One By One's first project was its residential facility in Kenya which aims to rehouse and give hope to children that otherwise would be living in abject poverty. More recently, a rescue centre was built near to South Asia, housing victims of human trafficking. There are more than 3 million people in slavery in this nation, being forced to work in some of the country's 20,000 brick kilns. One By One has a heart to reach, rescue and restore lives across South Asia. The charity also runs a widows' programme in North Sri Lanka, working with women whose husbands were killed in the brutal civil war. In addition, The Dignity Project – that provides teenage girls with re-usable sanitary items and education – was formed in 2015, and has now expanded to nine countries. Nearly 45,000 girls have been reached through the Dignity Project since its launch in the Houses of Parliament. Most recently we have started a project within Jinja Uganda, where our focus is on educating the local community and health care professionals on the dangers and signs of Human Trafficking. In addition to this we have expanded the Dignity Project to become a year long curriculum that is delivered across schools within Jinja. One By One is a registered charity in the UK and a registered 501(c)(3) in the USA. All funds given to either entity are governed by One By One's executive team and are restricted for use in One By One's ongoing projects across the world. Anchor Verses: Galatians 5:13 Connect with Becky and One By One: Website: https://onebyone.org  IG: https://www.instagram.com/becky1by1 LINKTREE: https://linktr.ee/becky1by1 ***We're thrilled to hear from our listeners! Sharing your thoughts through reviews is a fantastic way to become part of our podcast community and contribute to the conversation. If you've enjoyed our podcast, leaving a review is a quick and easy process. Simply head to Apple Podcasts or wherever you're listening and share your feedback. Your input makes a significant difference!***

A key partner in the fight against homelessness in Erie is the Mercy Center for Women. On Wednesday, Executive Director, Jennie Hagerty told their story.

Zulma Tellez preaches for the Twenty-fourth Sunday in Ordinary Time: "If all Creation is good and God is omnipresent within us and the cosmos, then salvation is available to all creation. We are to be an inclusive church by all means and see Jesus' cross as an instrument of resurrection, redemption, mercy, and salvation." Zulma “Zully” Tellez is a Hispanic Mexican-American woman with Sephardic roots. She is a certified Spiritual Director by Mercy Center and Master Catechist from the Archdiocese of San Francisco. Currently, Zulma is a DRE leading RCIA, Bible study, and prayer groups at St. Boniface Parish in San Francisco's Tenderloin district. Visit www.catholicwomenpreach.org/preaching/09152024 to learn more about Zulma, to read her preaching text, and for more preaching from Catholic women.

Economic hardship, food insecurity, and social injustice are more than just statistics—they are the daily realities for many families in Asbury Park. Mercy Center is stepping in to address these challenges head-on, transforming lives through dedicated service and unwavering compassion. Discover how they are reshaping their community, one family at a time. Want to support Mercy Center NJ? https://mercycenternj.org/ Find this episode at: https://great.com/great-talks-with/mercy-center-nj

Susan S. Phillips is Executive Director and Professor of Christianity and Sociology at New College Berkeley (an affiliate of the Graduate Theological Union in California). Susan is keenly interested in how engaging the caring practices will shape us spiritually. She is a certified spiritual director (Mercy Center, Burlingame, California) and has practiced spiritual direction since the early 1990s. The book Candlelight offers an intimate view of spiritual direction through written re-enactments of actual spiritual direction sessions. The experiential practice is accompanied by theoretical and theological foundations guiding it. The book includes the stories of nine men and women whose stories illustrate how the journey of Christian discipleship is helped by spiritual direction.

In this week's episode, Matt Whitney speaks with Paul Burgmayer on a History of Spiritual Direction and Supervision that he has been working on. Paul is working on a comprehensive history of spiritual direction and supervision in North America, and is seeking assistance with anything that can help him fill in the gaps in his research. If you can help him by providing missing details, or know of someone who might be able to help, please send him an email at historyofsd@gmail.com. --- Paul Burgmayer has been accompanying others in spiritual direction for fourteen years now. A former industrial researcher and retired high school teacher, he has a master's degree in Holistic Spirituality and a certificate in spiritual direction from Chestnut Hill College, certificates in the supervision of spiritual direction from Together in the Mystery and Mercy Center, Burlingame, and trained at Chestnut Hill College and the Ignatius Jesuit Centre in Guelph, Canada to accompany others in the Spiritual Exercises of Ignatius of Loyola. A member of Bryn Mawr Presbyterian Church for many years, he has developed and taught a number of adult education classes. Paul lives in Wayne, PA with his wife, Sharon, a piano-playing chemistry professor at Bryn Mawr College. In his spare time, Paul enjoys gardening with Sharon, woodworking, learning jazz improvisation on his trumpet, singing, and writing.

In this week's show we discuss the topic that is on many people's minds due to the political climate. Julia M. Ponce-Vega Director of Immigrant Services at Mercy Center in Bronx, NY shares her expertise on the subject.  We discuss the asylum crisis, immigration process and reprieve for people under political persecution, affected by social upheaval or who have experienced domestic violence that arrive at our borders. This topic was discussed by Bill Maher and his guests Fareed Zakaria, and Ian Bremmer on 11/03/23 in his show Real Time, getting everything wrong on the subject. https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/real-time-with-bill-maher/id98746009?i=1000633654016Mystic-Skeptic Radio produces programs such as Uncensored & Raiders of the Unknown. Some of the ongoing series are: Jesus The Israelite, Anti-Semitism Rising & Paul's Legacy (all available on our YouTube channels). In the past 8 years we have featured academics (Amy Jill Levine) , presidential candidates( Howie Hawkins), Commentators (Jay Michaelson) , Advocates (Vanessa Guillen), Scholars(John Dominic Crossan) and Holistic Healers (Rosemary Gladstar). We have taken deep dives on the topics of human trafficking, ancient civilizations, demonology and the occult, social movements, controversial topics and many of the current affairs affecting our society. Join us as as we explore the mystic-skeptic mind space…

Today I talk with Kreg Kimmons. Kreg has an incredible mission as a Recovery Advocate at Triune Mercy Center. We talk through his personal journey that led him to the mission he is on today to “Give hope to the hopeless.” He will spend a lot of his time working people in jail to get them the help they need around addiction, mental health and help rehabilitate them back into the world. For more recourses visit the link below: Triune Mercy Center https://www.triunemercy.org/team.html If you enjoyed the conversation, please give us a 5***** rating on your listening platform. Thank you! Start drinking smarter! Use code LIFE20 for 20% off your Rebel Rabbit orders! https://drinkrebelrabbit.com/discount/LLM20 For the best mattresses in the game, Engineered Sleep is your team! Use code LIVE15 to get 15% off your order. https://engineeredsleep.com

Please join us for a conversation around the importance of collaboration as part of the Whole Family Approach. Our research demonstrates findings that show the collaborative approach played a major role in positive outcomes for families served. We will highlight the partnerships the agencies have formed to benefit the families they work with. For this episode of Working Together for Working Families, we welcome Elena Ragusa, President, Drive Evaluation Studios; and Emory Edwards, Senior Director of Partnerships and Institutional Relations, Office of Advancement and External Affairs St. Peter's University in Jersey City, NJ. Mr. Edwards is senior director of partnerships and institutional relations at Saint Peter's University. In that role, he maximizes support for broad-based university initiatives and leads community engagement efforts. We also welcome Paula Sarro, Associate Executive Director at Mercy Center, a community center in the South Bronx section of New York City. She played a key role in forming and now co-leading Familia Adelante/Family Forward, one of the Pascale Sykes Foundation's Whole Family Approach grantee collaborations. Ms. Sarro is an attorney who has worked for 29 years as a senior manager for nonprofit organizations in the New York City area. Be sure to listen as our guests share their experiences as part of a Whole Family Approach collaboration. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/pascale-sykes/message

Please join us as we welcome Soco Hernández-Serrano, Carla Villacis, and Debbie Panek for a conversation on how the resilience of some immigrant families using the Whole Family Approach helped them to not only get through the pandemic but to thrive during it. Soco Hernández-Serrano is currently the Program Coordinator at Qualitas of Life Foundation. She is an alumnus of the Immigrant Civic Leadership Program of New York Coro Leadership Center. She holds a Data Analytics and Visualization Certificate from Columbia University; a Financial Counselor Training Certificate from the Department of Consumer and Worker Protection; an advanced certificate in Migration and Governance from the Center for Research and Teachings in Economics (CIDE), and a bachelor's degree in International Relations from the Autonomous University of Baja California (UABC). Carla Villacis is a Research Project Coordinator at the Senator Walter Rand Institute for Public Affairs at Rutgers Camden. Ms. Villacis manages the program evaluation for the Pascale Sykes' Strengthening Families Initiative. She was also the Principal Investigator for the Whole Family Culturally Responsive Approach, a study examining the barriers, challenges, supports, and needs of Hispanic, immigrant families. Carla received her BA in Romance Languages from Bowdoin College. She worked as an English instructor abroad before pursuing an MA in Psychology from Rutgers University-Camden. Debbie Panek is the Director of Family and Youth Programs at Mercy Center, Bronx, NY. Ms. Panek oversees services that include the Familia Adelante/Family Forward collaborative project, which supports immigrant families pursuing short and long-term family goals. Debbie obtained her Master's in Social Work and Master's in Public Health from Columbia University, and her B.A. from Duke University. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/pascale-sykes/message

Clinical/Research Assistant Director of the Molecular Genetics Laboratory at Children's Mercy Center for Pediatric Genetic Medicine, Dr. Ana Cohen, presents how Children's Mercy's Genomic Answers for Kids initiative uses PhenoTips software to find answers for children and families affected by rare diseases, as well as presenting cases solved by the Genomic Answers for Kids initiative. Hosted by PhenoTips COO and VP of Scientific & Medical Affairs. Watch the full presentation at https://phenotips.com/speaker-series/childrens-mercy-ending-diagnostic-odysseys.html

This week's guest is Kim Guadagno, the new Executive Director for Mercy Center of New Jersey, located in Asbury Park.  Mercy Center began when the Sisters of Mercy, founded in 1831 in Dublin Ireland to serve the poor, purchased and renovated 1106 Main Street, Asbury Park and incorporated under the title of Mercy Center.  The building has been completely renovated and now has a large food pantry, kitche , offices and group meetings.  Mercy Center provides many programs and services, most notably an all-girls Christian School for grades 5-8, Community Victim and Witness Advocacy Program, Emergency Services to help with rent, utilities, food and clothing, and education.  For more information, please visit Mercycenternj.org. 

This week's guest is Kim Guadagno, the new Executive Director for Mercy Center of New Jersey, located in Asbury Park.  Mercy Center began when the Sisters of Mercy, founded in 1831 in Dublin Ireland to serve the poor, purchased and renovated 1106 Main Street, Asbury Park and incorporated under the title of Mercy Center.  The building has been completely renovated and now has a large food pantry, kitche , offices and group meetings.  Mercy Center provides many programs and services, most notably an all-girls Christian School for grades 5-8, Community Victim and Witness Advocacy Program, Emergency Services to help with rent, utilities, food and clothing, and education.  For more information, please visit Mercycenternj.org. 

This week's guest is Kim Guadagno, the new Executive Director for Mercy Center of New Jersey, located in Asbury Park.  Mercy Center began when the Sisters of Mercy, founded in 1831 in Dublin Ireland to serve the poor, purchased and renovated 1106 Main Street, Asbury Park and incorporated under the title of Mercy Center.  The building has been completely renovated and now has a large food pantry, kitche , offices and group meetings.  Mercy Center provides many programs and services, most notably an all-girls Christian School for grades 5-8, Community Victim and Witness Advocacy Program, Emergency Services to help with rent, utilities, food and clothing, and education.  For more information, please visit Mercycenternj.org. 

This week's guest is Kim Guadagno, the new Executive Director for Mercy Center of New Jersey, located in Asbury Park.  Mercy Center began when the Sisters of Mercy, founded in 1831 in Dublin Ireland to serve the poor, purchased and renovated 1106 Main Street, Asbury Park and incorporated under the title of Mercy Center.  The building has been completely renovated and now has a large food pantry, kitche , offices and group meetings.  Mercy Center provides many programs and services, most notably an all-girls Christian School for grades 5-8, Community Victim and Witness Advocacy Program, Emergency Services to help with rent, utilities, food and clothing, and education.  For more information, please visit Mercycenternj.org. 

Julie Kramer is a transformational coach, author and speaker. She is committed to using her background to expand awareness for people to transform themselves to achieve fulfillment. Her services focus on helping people become the hero of their own life story as they integrate lost parts of themselves. Her life as an executive coach and search consultant has led to success in high tech start-ups, Fortune 500's, and venture capital firms. In the corporate world, she has hired top talent for hundreds of high growth companies and coached more than 1,000 people to advance, pivot, or change careers. In the arena of health care, she has a master's degree in Public Health Administration from the University of Michigan and has served as director of planning for a large hospital developing long range growth plans. In the arena of coaching, personal counseling and grief support, she has served people dealing with life crisis, substance abuse, loss of loved ones, and loss of direction and lack of purpose. Her master's degree in Values from San Anselmo Theological Seminary, provides the foundation for value assessments and conflict mediation work. All together, she has provided spiritual direction, personal and executive career coaching to more than 10,000 people. In addition to receiving a master's degree in Systematic Theology from the Graduate Theological Union, she has a certificate in Spiritual Direction from Mercy Center in Burlingame, Calif, and has worked for eight years as a hospital/hospice chaplain. In addition, she taught classes in world religion at Contra Costa Junior College. After coaching thousands of people to find their calling, purpose and mission, she would like to share her knowledge and guide you on your transformational journey to achieve fulfillment.Her 30 years of work as a career coach, spiritual director and speaker has led her to develop this program and she is excited to work with you to transform your life! In her recently published book: "Grief to Gratitude" she connects the dots between the soul's calling and the process of regeneration, renewal and healing. This is a proven method to release grief and transform your life. Website https://kramercoaching.com/ Books Grief to Gratitude

The Divine Heart: Seven Ways to Live in God's Love In her new book, “The Divine Heart: Seven Ways to Live in God's Love”, Spiritual director Colette Lafia tells us that at the core of our being there is an ever-flowing love relationship with God, and it's here we find meaning in our lives. Beautifully expressed, with examples and awakenings from the author's own journey, The Divine Heart offers seven “invitations,” principles of spiritual practice that awaken us to the ever-abundant flow of Divine love. Lafia is a San Francisco-based writer and workshop facilitator, and adjunct faculty at the Spiritual Directors' Institute at Mercy Center, Burlingame, California. She is author of Comfort & Joy: Simple Ways to Care for Ourselves and Others and Seeking Surrender. She blogs at colettelafia.com Colette Lafia is a spiritual director, retreat facilitator, and writer who invites people to see themselves as a manifestation of divine love. She has an active spiritual direction practice both in person in San Francisco and around the world thanks to Skype and Facetime. Colette enjoys designing and facilitating contemplative retreats and Days of Prayer. And in recent years, she's reached an international audience through her online retreats sponsored through Mercy Center Burlingame, where she is an adjunct faculty member. As well as being a teacher, Colette views herself as a continual and steadfast student of the contemplative way. She received her formation from the Spiritual Directors' Institute at Mercy Center in Burlingame, California, and recently completed the “Living School” program in the Christian contemplative and mystical traditions at the Center For Action and Contemplation, guided by Father Richard Rohr, Reverend Cynthia Bourgeault, and Dr. James Finley. In addition, she has a BA in English/Creative Writing from San Francisco State University, and a MLIS, and works as a part-time children's librarian in a public school in San Francisco. Praise for The Divine Heart “During these turbulent times, we need the steadying voice of feminine wisdom more urgently than ever. In this luminous book, spiritual guide Colette Lafia offers the fruits of her tenderly cultivated inner life to feed people of all genders who thirst for a direct encounter with the embodiment of love, which she recognizes as our own true nature.” — Mirabai Starr, translator of John of the Cross and Teresa of Avila, author of Wild Mercy Find out more about Colette at colette.lafia@gmail.com

The Divine Heart: Seven Ways to Live in God's Love In her new book, “The Divine Heart: Seven Ways to Live in God's Love”, Spiritual director Colette Lafia tells us that at the core of our being there is an ever-flowing love relationship with God, and it's here we find meaning in our lives. Beautifully expressed, with examples and awakenings from the author's own journey, The Divine Heart offers seven “invitations,” principles of spiritual practice that awaken us to the ever-abundant flow of Divine love. Lafia is a San Francisco-based writer and workshop facilitator, and adjunct faculty at the Spiritual Directors' Institute at Mercy Center, Burlingame, California. She is author of Comfort & Joy: Simple Ways to Care for Ourselves and Others and Seeking Surrender. She blogs at colettelafia.com Colette Lafia is a spiritual director, retreat facilitator, and writer who invites people to see themselves as a manifestation of divine love. She has an active spiritual direction practice both in person in San Francisco and around the world thanks to Skype and Facetime. Colette enjoys designing and facilitating contemplative retreats and Days of Prayer. And in recent years, she's reached an international audience through her online retreats sponsored through Mercy Center Burlingame, where she is an adjunct faculty member. As well as being a teacher, Colette views herself as a continual and steadfast student of the contemplative way. She received her formation from the Spiritual Directors' Institute at Mercy Center in Burlingame, California, and recently completed the “Living School” program in the Christian contemplative and mystical traditions at the Center For Action and Contemplation, guided by Father Richard Rohr, Reverend Cynthia Bourgeault, and Dr. James Finley. In addition, she has a BA in English/Creative Writing from San Francisco State University, and a MLIS, and works as a part-time children's librarian in a public school in San Francisco. Praise for The Divine Heart “During these turbulent times, we need the steadying voice of feminine wisdom more urgently than ever. In this luminous book, spiritual guide Colette Lafia offers the fruits of her tenderly cultivated inner life to feed people of all genders who thirst for a direct encounter with the embodiment of love, which she recognizes as our own true nature.” — Mirabai Starr, translator of John of the Cross and Teresa of Avila, author of Wild Mercy Find out more about Colette at colette.lafia@gmail.com

Maria McGuire preaches for the Sixth Sunday in Ordinary Time, offering a reflection on allowing ourselves to be open to God's healing and to be open to the needs of others: "The invitation before us today is to open ourselves to God and recognize our need. Open ourselves to the one who sees us, hears us, and longs to touch and connect with us. And when this happens, it changes something inside us. God’s touch opens us to see with new eyes- to see and hear those around us who feel separated- those who long to be seen, heard and touched. When we see and hear the need of those around us, we take on the mind of Christ. And the mind of Christ says this, 'I am yours and you are mine- imperfect, yes- but highly valued and beloved.'" Maria McGuire is a Chaplain with Hospice, recognizing thee sacredness of every season of life. She earned her Bachelor of Science in Biology from Cal Poly, San Luis Obispo and her Master's in Theology and Religious Education from Loyola University, New Orleans. She eearned a Spiritual Direction Certificate from Mercy Center, Buringame. She has worked in various Church ministries over the years, most frequently in RCIA, Adult faith Formation, and collaborating with retreats and workshops. Visit www.catholicwomenpreach.org/preaching/02142021 to learn more about Maria, to read her preaching text, and for more preaching from Catholi women.

Recorded on location in Rome City, Indiana, at Our Lady Mother of Mercy Center, future home for the Shrine of Our Lady of America. 3 day retreat from August 14-16, 2020 There are 5 Lessons within each of the Steps. All Lessons are taught by Fr. B. Thomas Celso. Enjoy! Fiat!

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Health Matters is a weekly radio show sponsored by the Medicine Center Pharmacy on WHBC 1480 AM in Canton, Ohio. This episode pharmacists Brad White and Paul White discuss Chronic Pelvic Pain with Maurice Chung, M.D., urogynecologist and director of the Mercy Center for Endometriosis, Pelvic Pain & Urogynecology will be on News-Talk 1480 WHBC's Health Matters radio program. This episode is sponsored by Mercy Medical Center and Studio Arts and Glass. You can find all our Health Matters Podcasts here:  iTunes   Google Play  Stitcher

On this episode of Common Mystics Jennifer and Jill are led to the Our Lady, Mother of Mercy Center in Rome City, IN. The antiquated building, located on the Historic Kneipp Springs, is home to countless restless spirits and is easily one of the most haunted locations they'd ever discovered. Listen in to learn about their story and to find out why some recognize this site as a battleground for good and evil.  Transcripts of this episode can be found here: Rome City Transcript  Link not working? Find transcripts to our pods and more at https://commonmystics.net/  Thanks for listening! Support us on Patreon and get exclusive bonus content and monthly video calls with Jen & Jill!!! https://www.patreon.com/commonmystics

On this episode of Common Mystics Jennifer and Jill are led to the Our Lady, Mother of Mercy Center in Rome City, IN. The antiquated building, located on the Historic Kneipp Springs, is home to countless restless spirits and is easily one of the most haunted locations they’d ever discovered. Listen in to learn about […]

In the third episode of the Upstate Impact Podcast, Jordan and Elizabeth chat with Deb Richardson-Moore of the Triune Mercy Center. Her church and its ministries are one of the most impactful forces in the fights against addiction and homelessness in the Upstate. In addition to her work with Triune Mercy Center, Deb has an amazing story of how she got into ministry, and she also gives some helpful perspective and advice on how each of us can play our part in working to heal and restore the lives of those who continue to battle homelessness, poverty, and addiction.

The COVID-19 pandemic has created an unprecedented work environment for pediatricians and pediatric subspecialists. How we practice medicine has been dramatically changed. When discussing physical precautions such as PPE and social distancing, provider mental well-being also should be a part of the conversation. In this podcast, Jennifer Bickel, MD, pediatric neurologist and Medical Director of the Children’s Mercy Center for Professional Well-Being, discusses how pediatricians have responded to the pandemic on a personal and professional level, the impact on physical and mental health, adjusting to the decrease in patient and peer contact, warning signs of burnout and mental health issues, steps Children’s Mercy is taking to address physician well-being, and more.

Deaconess Cheryl Naumann, who administers and conducts mercy work in the Dominican Republic, based in Santiago, joins Andy and Sarah to talk about the three main areas of her work and how the pandemic has affected them, the unexpected blessings they are experiencing as a result of the current crisis, and how her family is doing during this time. Learn more about Deaconess Naumann, her husband Rev. Dr. Jonathan Naumann, and how to support their work at lcms.org/jonathan.naumann. Find LCMS resources during the COVID-19 pandemic at lcms.org/coronavirus.

Rev. Joel Fritsche, director of Concordia Seminary and Mercy Center in Palmar Arriba (Santiago), Dominican Republic, joins Andy and Sarah to talk about what is happening right now at the seminary, how studies have changed for the current seminarians from around the Latin American region, and how the community in Santiago has responded to the pandemic. Learn more about Rev. Fritsche and his family and how to support their work at lcms.org/fritsche. Find LCMS resources during the COVID-19 pandemic at lcms.org/coronavirus.

Host Timothy Regan goes deep, and calls in some strong support, to approach what may be the heart of peacemaking:  making peace with death. Join Timothy at the kitchen table with his mom, Catherine Regan, Ph.D., retired therapist, spiritual director, teacher of Centering Prayer, and retreat leader at the Mercy Center in Burlingame, CA. Timothy and his mom explore making peace with death through wisdom, poetry, and reflections on their own experience of the death of Timothy's father last year. The post Making Friends with Death appeared first on KPFA.

Bruce Calvin is a spiritual director who trained at Mercy Center in Burlingame California. He is currently working on building supportive communities and opportunities for networking between spiritual companions at the local level, including starting a new gathering in his own community in Northern Virginia. He served on the SDI Coordinating Council from 2013-2019, which included a transition period between Executive Directors. Matt Whitney talked to Bruce at our post-SDI Conference retreat back in March about how he came to SDI and his experiences within the organization. Bruce gives us an intimate look into how the Council, and SDI, has transitioned and is continuing to transition, to being a broadly diverse community of spiritual companionship. The Leadership and Local Community Intensive that Bruce is facilitating at our 2020 Conference can be found here: https://www.sdievents.org/communities --- Support for this podcast comes from Spiritual Companionship For Our Times, SDI’s annual gathering of spiritual companions happening in Santa Fe, New Mexico, April 23 – 26 2020. Registrations are now open, with Super Early Bird pricing through September 15th. We’ll be celebrating SDI’s 30th Anniversary, and charting the road ahead as we seek to welcome more and more people to the transformational gifts of spiritual companionship, and to make this healing modality available to every person on the planet.  Learn more now about our annual conference at www.sdievents.org.

Because it is often linked to other disorders, such as endometriosis, chronic pelvic pain may be misdiagnosed as another condition, making it difficult to estimate reliable prevalence rates for pelvic pain. According to one study, about 15% of women of childbearing age in the United States reported having pelvic pain that lasted at least 6 months. This morning we will talk with Dr. Chung about the symptoms, diagnosis and treatment of chronic pelvic pain.  

Rev. Joel and Clarion Fritsche, who serve the Lord as missionaries of the LCMS in the Dominican Republic along with their 3 boys, join Andy and Sarah to talk about the focus of the mission work in the DR, what Pastor Fritsche does as a church planter and director of Concordia Seminary and Mercy Center in Palmar Arriba, and how family life has been since they arrived on the field four years ago. Learn more about the Fritsches at lcms.org/fritsche and follow their story at facebook.com/lcmsfritsche.

Thanks to years of experience, the Children’s Mercy Center for Pectus is getting children feeling better faster. The center is the oldest in the nation and sees more patients yearly than almost every other hospital. The center offers the “Nuss technique” of minimally invasive surgery with a 99 percent success rate for children with pectus excavatum. For pectus carinatum, the center corrects nearly every patient case without surgery through the dynamic compression device (DCD) bracing system. Listen in as George ‘Whit’ Holcomb III, MD explains the “Nuss technique” and that Children’s Mercy is the region’s only authorized bracing system provider.

Join Bill Free (Rishi), Mooji, Rupert Spira, and other nondual teachers. Welcome back Amy Torres, who is also a longtime student of A Course in Miracles, minister, spiritual teacher, therapist, follower of Mooji, Rupert Spira, and other nondual teachers in Advaita traditions. This dialogue comes just after Rishi and Amy have returned from a weeklong retreat at the Mercy Center in Burlingame, California, where they were with Rupert Spira.   Rishi and Amy come to you with the potency of one of the most direct workbook lessons in the Course, "The Peace of God Is Shining in Me Now!" This is a very powerful talk and likely will be most effective if you are sitting still.

Often misunderstood or misdiagnosed, Tourette syndrome and tic disorders have high rates of co-occurrence with diagnosis of ADHD, anxiety, sensory integration disorders, and obsessive compulsive behavior with more than 80 percent of patients being diagnosed before the age of 10. Listen in as Dr. Coffman discusses how he guides practitioners in recognizing Tic Disorders and Tourette Syndrome, presenting services and features available at The Tourette Association of America Children’s Mercy Center of Excellence – the nation’s ONLY Tourette Association Center of Excellence devoted exclusively to pediatrics.

  Coach Cafe' is thrilled to welcome Rev. Maggie Oman Shannon! Rev. Maggie Oman Shannon, M.A., is an interfaith minister, spiritual director, workshop and retreat facilitator, and author of six books including her latest, Crafting Calm: Projects and Practices for Creativity and Contemplation. In 2000, Maggie Oman Shannon founded The New Story, a coaching and consulting business focused on helping people create deeper meaning in their lives. The former editor of three national magazines, including The Saturday Evening Post, Oman Shannon also served as Director of Marketing for the Institute of Noetic Sciences.    In addition to being a certified life coach, she completed the three-year training program of the Spiritual Directors Institute at Mercy Center in Burlingame, California. A graduate of Smith College, Oman Shannon also holds an M.A. degree in Culture and Spirituality from Holy Names University. She is an ordained interfaith minister who graduated from Manhattan’s One Spirit Interfaith Seminary in 2010.   Rev. Maggie Oman Shannon currently has the honor of serving as Spiritual Director of Unity Spiritual Center of San Francisco. She lives in San Francisco with her husband and 10-year-old daughter.   Learn more about Rev. Maggie Oman Shannon- www.maggieomanshannon.com  

Join Pat Hastings as she interviews Authors Linda Pestana and Gilda Aruda. Linda and Gilda will be presenting at Water Street Cafe on June 15th at 6:30 p.m. Doors open for dinner at 4:30. Price for admission is $6.00Linda Pestana received her masters degree in creation spirituality from Holy Names College in Oakland, CA, and furthered her studies in clinical pastoral education at the Interfaith Healthcare Ministries in Providence, RI.  She is a certified bereavement facilitator, and received certification for spiritual direction from the Mercy Center of Colorado.  She is best known for designing successful retreat experiences for groups of all sizes interested in personal empowerment and healing.  She lives in Swansea, MA with her husband, Louis. . Gilda Arruda a retired medical assistant, author, columnist, and speaker.  My new book, The Promise of Tomorrow- Living with No Regrets,is a practical guide book with transformational themes for spiritual awakening that apply to all.  It is designed to help individuals find not only acceptance of themselves, but also develop a self-love and find their own spiritual direction and divine purpose.

Join Pat Hastings as she interviews Authors Linda Pestana and Gilda Aruda. Linda and Gilda will be presenting at Water Street Cafe on June 15th at 6:30 p.m. Doors open for dinner at 4:30. Price for admission is $6.00Linda Pestana received her masters degree in creation spirituality from Holy Names College in Oakland, CA, and furthered her studies in clinical pastoral education at the Interfaith Healthcare Ministries in Providence, RI.  She is a certified bereavement facilitator, and received certification for spiritual direction from the Mercy Center of Colorado.  She is best known for designing successful retreat experiences for groups of all sizes interested in personal empowerment and healing.  She lives in Swansea, MA with her husband, Louis. . Gilda Arruda a retired medical assistant, author, columnist, and speaker.  My new book, The Promise of Tomorrow- Living with No Regrets,is a practical guide book with transformational themes for spiritual awakening that apply to all.  It is designed to help individuals find not only acceptance of themselves, but also develop a self-love and find their own spiritual direction and divine purpose.