CONTEMPLATIVE WAYS OF BEING
A Silent Retreat with Fr. Michael Fish

October 25 - 28, 2012
Thursday 6:00 p.m. (dinner) to
Sunday 1:00 p.m. (lunch)

$365 Overnight / $305 Commuter

A special rate is available for
WMW Sisters and Associates

Join a praying community for this experience of scripture, poetry, spaciousness and liturgy.

RETREAT LEADER

Rev. Michael Fish, OSB, Cam, is a native of South Africa, born in Johannesburg. At the age of 23 he entered the Redemptorists, a missionary community in the Catholic Church, and spent many of the 26 years he was with the community forming young South Africans aspiring to be Redemptorists. In 1997, responding to a persistent desire for a more contemplative way of life. Michael left the Redemptorists and South Africa and became a Camaldolese Benedictine at New Camaldoli Hermitage in California.

After initial formation as a Camaldolese Michael was assigned as spiritual director to the Oblates (lay associates) of the Hermitage, numbering about 600 and living all over the world. For the past 8 years he has been involved in the spiritual formation of men entering monastic life. Michael is now engaged in spiritual direction to guests and retreatants at the Hermitage as well as directing retreats.

In Michael’s 36 years of Religious/Monastic life one of the most formative periods for him was the ten years he spent in a Zulu village in South Africa which shaped his call to contemplative life as it exposed him to the wisdom, beauty and simplicity of rural people and their life, an experience that still fuels his approach to life and contemplation today.

REGISTRATION

We accept MasterCard and Visa (USA and Canada residents only). Select your preferred registration type: Overnight or Commuter. Mercy Sisters and Burlingame Associates may select the RSM-BurlAssoc special rate.

NON-US RESIDENTS: Please do not register online. Contact mc@mercywmw.org for assistance.

Or call (650) 340-7454 for further information.

CANCELLATION

Please read our cancellation and refunds policy.

MEAL SERVICE

Meals include locally-sourced fresh fruit and vegetables, soups, salads and meat entrees. Our meal service department cannot offer all-vegan or other special menus. For your convenience, we have kitchenettes equipped with microwave ovens and refrigerators located on each residence floor. There is a health food store in Burlingame, a short distance from Mercy Center. Guests are welcome to bring special foods or supplements to retreats.