Patricia Keenan
Patricia Keenan is a Spiritual Director who has received her formation in Spiritual Direction in 2005 and Group Spiritual Direction in 2006 at Mercy Center in Burlingame, California. Her education includes a Theology and Psychology Degree from USF, Theological Studies in the Pastoral Ministry Program at Santa Clara University. Drug and Alcohol Studies of Pastoral Leadership in San Francisco. Some of her work background includes working with Addiction 12 Step Programs, Hospital Ministry at Stanford Valley Care hospital in Pleasanton, Chaplin Intern at Good Samaritan Hospital in San Jose, Directing Spiritual Exercises at Mercy Center, Retreat Work in the Bay Area, working with the elderly at the Independent Aging Program in San Jose, the Adult Day Care Center in Half Moon Bay, and the Sunol Memory Care Center in Pleasanton. She lives in Pleasanton California with her husband, Joe and her dog named Faith.
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Nancy Jokerst
Nancy Jokerst, a Roman Catholic lay woman. Seventeen Years at De La Salle High School in spiritual leadership and college prep. Facilitated grief groups and small christian communities. Accompanies patients at John Muir Hospital in a spiritual director’s role. Married with four adult children, five grandchildren and two great-grandchildren. Trained for the ministry of spiritual direction at Mercy Center, Burlingame, California
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Bidi Millet
Bidi is a trained spiritual director. She has been practicing the art of spiritual director at two retreat centers since 1996. She considers spiritual direction a deep privilege and graced entrustment. She has experience in accompanying people in discernment of life choices, grief, Twelve Step spirituality, and prayer.
Bidi holds a Master of Theology degree from St. Mary’s College, Moraga, California with course work at the Graduate Theological Union, Berkeley, California. She received her certificate in adult faith formation from the Diocese of Oakland in 1989. She has experience in pastoral ministry, adult faith formation and retreat guidance. She received her certificate in spiritual direction accompaniment from Mercy Center, Burlingame, California in 1995.
Bidi is married with two adult children, their spouses and six grandchildren. Grand mothering is her deep joy.
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Kathy Miranda
Kathy Miranda has been a spiritual director for 22 years and received her formation at Mercy Center, Burlingame. Though Catholic, she enjoys working with people of all traditions. After receiving a masters degree in Transpersonal Studies, a focus of Kathy’s has been the blend of spirituality and creativity. Adding to this over 25 years of work in Pastoral Ministry, healing and wholeness are at the heart of what she offers. She often incorporates use of images, Soul Collage and Mandala work.
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Ruth Picha
Ruth Picha, a Roman Catholic. Widowed with three children with spouses and six grandchildren.
Experienced with parish ministry, adult faith formation, facilitation of retreats, day and evenings of prayer and reflection, Taize, Ignation Spiritual Exercises, hospital, grief and prison ministry. 15 years as a Spiritual Director, trained at Mercy Center, Burlingame, California. A deep love for guiding others seeking the presence of God in the midst of daily life through prayer and spirituality.
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Margaret Riley
Margaret Riley has been a Spiritual Director since 2008, when she became certified via the Mercy Center in Burlingame, CA. Her Spiritual roots are Christian in the Roman Catholic Church, but in her practice as a Spiritual Director and retreat presenter, she enjoys companioning spiritual seekers from any tradition (or no tradition).
Margaret obtained a Master’s degree in Pastoral Ministry from the Franciscan School of Theology, Berkeley, CA. (FST/GTU) in 2004. She has joyfully lived in the Bay Area for over 31 years and has been a full-time Minister in the Diocese of Oakland since 1994. Margaret’s study, understanding and experience of spirituality is born of a great variety of sources, including but not limited to the Ignatian tradition, Social Justice work, Addiction Recovery and 12-Step spirituality, Codependency recovery, Divorced/Widowed healing, Grief and Loss, Incarceration/Justice work, Mindfulness/Meditation, and Franciscan Spirituality.
For Margaret, “Spiritual Direction is a humbling gift that God is giving me to help others know God IS working in their life, moving them to a mature faith, and an active life in the Spirit. I find it a great honor to journey with others on this Pilgrimage of Life.”
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David Williams
David Williams, a Roman Catholic. Married with adult children and six grandchildren. Master of Theological Studies, Jesuit School of Theology, Berkeley, California (JSTB/GTU). Experience with facilitating adolescent & adult spiritual dialogue involving many faith traditions, Scripture study, Ignation Spiritual Exercises & retreat facilitation. Trained for the ministry of spiritual direction at Jesuit School of Theology at Berkeley and Starr King School of Ministry, GTU, Berkeley, California.
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