Pat is thankful for the impact the Spiritual Exercises have had on his life since he silently celebrated his 20th birthday while making the 30-day retreat in 1974. He has led retreats and discernment workshops for a wide variety of church and social service organizations. He is married to Jeannie Cleary-Burns and lives in South Euclid, Ohio.

He is directing retreats focused on discernment this summer (2009):

Changing jobs? Moving? Graduating? Turning 30, 40, 50 or 60? Retiring? Feeling called to action, but not sure where to go? We all face many times of transition in life. They are often bewildering.

This might be the time that you will benefit from a discernment retreat. You may not come away from the retreat with a clear answer to your dilemma, but you will leave it confident in the love and guidance of the Holy Spirit and with a clearer sense of the next steps you need to take.

Discernment is a gift of wisdom that has been passed down by the holy women and men who came before us. Practicing discernment helps us open our hearts to watch and listen for the guidance of the Holy Spirit.

A Directed Retreat provides an ideal setting for discernment. It gives us the time to find the quiet places of our heart. Pat will serve as a director on individually directed retreats at four retreat houses around the country this summer.

• June 22-27 - Richmond Hill, Richmond VA
  
• July 5-12 - Jesuit Retreat House, Parma OH
  
• July 17-24 - Pecos Benedictine Monastery, Pecos NM
  
• August (date to be determined) - Loyola of the Lakes Retreat Center, Clinton OH
  

Inner Harmony

Health and healing have been areas of passionate interest in Kathryn's life work. For over 30 years Kathryn has practiced the art of healing as a nurse and spiritual director. She brings to Inner Harmony life experience not only as spiritual director and nurse, but also as a visionary leader, and teacher.

Kathryn holds a AAS in nursing, a BA in psychology, a Master of Divinity, and a Doctorate in Ministry in Spiritual Direction. She is also a teacher of the Enneagram and systems theory in organizations, is a Reike practitioner, and is an ordained minister. Kathryn has experience working with persons from many cultures and faith backgrounds. In addition, she has experience in working with those who struggle with addictions, abuse, grief, sexuality issues, life transitions, vocation, divorce, and groups. Kathryn is a supervisor and teacher for students of spiritual direction.

Workshops, Seminars, and Classes

Workshops and Seminars

-Living in Freedom--Reducing Stress Through Prayer and Meditation
-Discovering the New You--Basic Enneagram Workshop
-Keys to Challenging Relationships--Both Difficult and Loving
-Creating a Healthy Community--Systems Theory
-Prayer (this workshop is designed for those who desire to learn more about prayer, but do not pray on a regular basis.)
-Meditation(this workshop is an introductory class)
-The Dimensions of Shame

Classes

-Meditation
-Enneagram
-Spiritual Practices
-Family Systems
-Nutrition
-Health and Wellness
-Exploring Our Dreams
-Spiritual Enrichment Class

Retreats

-Listening for the Quiet Voice Within
-Directed Retreats
-Silent Retreats

You can read Dr. Mercadante's story in her most recent book: Bloomfield Avenue: A Jewish-Catholic Jersey Girl's Spiritual Journey [Rowman & LIttlefield, Cowly Imprint, 2006]. Dr. Mercadante is a prolific author of more than 50 articles and five books, she lectures internationally, conducts seminars to a wide variety of audiences, and teaches on such topics as addiction recovery, gender and theology, faith and film, and spiritual memoir writing.

Dr. Mercadante is B. Robert Straker Professor of Historical Theology at The Methodist Theological School in Ohio, a member of the Scioto Valley Presbytery, and an active participant in many professional groups including, The American Academy of Religion and The Workgroup on Constructive Theology. She is a Fellow of The Center of Theological Inquiry at Princeton and The Ecumenical Institute at St. John's University. She has received numerous grants from such groups as The Louisville Institute and The Association of Theological Schools. She has served as Visiting Scholar in Media & Theology at The University of Edinburgh (Scotland). Please contact Dr. Mercadante for a full resume and bibliography.

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credentials: 40 hours course work at Center for Pastoral Leadership Certificate in Spiritual Direction from the Ignatian Spirituality Institute. In Spiritual Direction myself since 1989 Oblate of St. Andrew Abbey Have given several retreats from 2003 to 2007 at the St. Joseph Christian Life Center (now closed). Main interest is accompanioning People in the Spiritual Exercises. Also Carmelite Spirituality Free Will minister, no fee required.