Self-care for Vocation Ministers

Self-care for Vocation Ministers

Self-care for Vocation Ministers

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Leisure and the vocation minister

Rediscovering the spiritual value of down time

By Lawrence Janowski O.F.M.

While leisure is an endangered value for Americans in general, for church and vocation ministers in particular, leisure may well be bordering on extinction. Vocation ministers are susceptible not only to the ordinary prejudices and pressures of the culture, but they have the added pressure of feeling great responsibility for keeping their congregations alive and vital, often against great odds. Read more...

How I stay healthy and hopeful as a vocation minister

By Renee Daigle M.S.C.

A threefold formula has helped this vocation minister to thrive for a decade: a mixture of healthy living, spiritual groundedness and an ability to focus on signs of new life. Read more...

How I found my center as a vocation minister

By Sr. Debbie Drago R.G.S.

After several busy years “getting the good news out about religious life,” this vocation minister was burning out. She and her community regrouped and found new energy and direction by focusing on core community values. Read more...

Five steps to a smooth transition out of vocation ministry

By Sr. Anita Louise Lowe O.S.B.

Want to leave gracefully when it’s time to go? Try these tips from someone who has been there. Read more...

Renew the glory of your vocation by clinging to the hand of God

By Br. Paul Bednarczyk C.S.C.

Why must something so beautiful—seeking God’s call—so frequently be difficult? The paradoxes of vocation ministry are resolved in surrendering to God, who bestows and sustains each person’s vocation. Read more...

Nine ways to thrive as a vocation minister

By Fr. William Jarema

Vocation ministry can place many demands on your inner resources. Here are practical ideas for replenishing yourself so you remain centered and joyful. Read more...

Feed your Spirit: What are you really doing?

Feed your Spirit: What are you really doing?

By Sr. Melannie Svoboda S.N.D.

As a vocation director, what are you really doing? Where can you find help to sustain yourself in your work? Read more...

Vocation ministry

Vocation ministry

The most misunderstood profession?

By Br. Jonathan Beebe C.S.C.

Vocation ministers have stresses that simply come with the territory. But a profound belief that God continues to call people to their way of life keeps oil burning in their lamps. Read more...

Self-Care of the Vocation Minister

Potential stress factors that may impact the vocation minister: Read more...

Tips for Self-Care

By Kali Munro,M.Ed., Psychotherapist

In this day and age of fast living, it can be hard to take care of ourselves. But it's important to find even a few moments here and there where you can do something good for yourself. Read more...

Understanding Time Wasters

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Feed your spirit: Being at home in your own story

Feed your spirit: Being at home in your own story

By Father Joseph Nassal C.PP.S.

A primary task of the vocation minister is to tell the story of the congregation. To stay grounded while doing this, we must know the sacred story of our own lives. Read more...

Feed your spirit: Who are we?

Feed your spirit: Who are we?

By Father Timothy Radcliffe O.P.

Our lives as religious point to the central question of every life. Who is God calling me to be? Vocation directors keep raising this sacred question. Read more...

Love your weakness

Love your weakness

By Sr. Penelope Martin O.C.D.

We tend to see success purely in terms of what we can achieve by our own efforts. God has a very different idea of success, and it is so hard, impossible without his grace, to see things God’s way. Read more...

Book notes: Five books worth your attention

Book notes: Five books worth your attention

By Carol Schuck Scheiber

These five books each have a contribution to make for vocation directors seeking inspiration and understanding. Read more...

Healthy transitions for new members, ministers and the community

By Sr. Mercedes J. McCann R.S.M.

Vocation ministry by its very nature involves many transitions—for discerners, ministers and the community. We can grow in wisdom and spirit if we pay attention to transition and give it its due. Read more...

Six ways to thrive in vocation ministry

Six ways to thrive in vocation ministry

By Father Joseph Nassal C.PP.S.

Vocation ministry takes inner strength and a deep reservoir of faith. Here are six secrets to nurturing both. Read more...

Book notes: Books vocation ministers recommend

Book notes: Books vocation ministers recommend

By Readers of HORIZON

Seeking to increase your understanding and skills? Check out the books that have helped other vocation ministers. Read more...

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Sister Jenny Wilson, R.S.M.

Sister Jenny Wilson, R.S.M.

Short-term volunteer stints have proven to be a good way for Sister Jenny Wilson, R.S.M. to get to know women who might consider religious life. Building a relationship with people is key, she says, and the volunteer experience allows time for that. Read more...

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