Find peace, strength, and purpose in your ministry again
Reduced Stress
Renewed Purpose
Empowered Ministry
Reduced Stress
Renewed Purpose
Empowered Ministry
You're not alone. Many Catholic ministers like you are struggling with the weight of their responsibilities. Lack of time and overwhelming stress can leave you feeling burned out and ineffective.
This can happen as a Pastor, a Deacon, a youth minister, a Catholic doctor or nurse, a Catholic teacher, a pastoral minister or DRE, or any lay or ordained person doing Catholic ministry.
But you don't have to suffer in silence, you are not alone!
Our proven step-by-step framework can help you reduce anxiety and compassion fatigue and restore peace in your life and the ministry you do for the Kingdom.
Don't let compassion fatigue and anxiety hinder your ministry. Take the first step towards a more fulfilling and balanced life..
we name compassion fatigue by taking the free
"Professional Quality of Life Scale (ProQOL)
Working on “quick wins” so that you can see a measure of hope and how new actions can bring about new results.
Retrain your brain to maintain the quick wins and to replicate them over time.
Consistently maintaining newer actions and attitudes over time leads to maintaining better spiritual, mental, and physical health.
Compassion fatigue is a real and often overlooked challenge faced by many Catholic ministers. The constant exposure to suffering, pain, and the weight of others' burdens can take a significant toll on your emotional, physical, and spiritual well-being.
But there is hope. Through our four-step process, you can reclaim your joy, renew your ministry, and experience a deeper sense of fulfillment. By taking a proactive approach to self-care and stress management, you can overcome compassion fatigue and thrive as a minister.
As a Catholic minister who has suffered from compassion fatigue and anxiety, I understand these realities firsthand. Through the Holy Spirit, I also understand how to break through these symptoms with a four-step process the Lord put in my heart years ago. I have worked with Catholic ministers as a licensed therapist since the early 2000s and have seen firsthand how healing and resurrection can happen.
"It was great to be part of a small cohort of learners, all coming from a variety of ministry positions, and to learn self-care so that we can become better ministers. There was a great balance of scientific information about how our bodies work and practical ways to care for ourselves physically and spiritually. We learned how improving one area helps the other — for example, how meditation or breathing as a spiritual exercise can literally lower your heart rate. I also appreciated becoming aware of things we might do without thinking, such as negative self-talk. If you have the opportunity to take this class, I highly recommend it!"
Director of Formation & Outreach
31 years in ministry
"I highly recommend Jim's Healthy Catholic Ministry classes. The tips and information he provides are comprehensive and well-researched, yet practical and easy to apply. I found the suggestions and practices truly foundational for calming my nervous system, reducing negative stress, and allowing more joy into my life! I became more aware of the choice I have in each moment: to move toward peace and grounding in Christ, or toward burnout and chaos — and this awareness has made a real difference in how I show up at work and at home.
Jim is a master at making complex concepts simple. He humbly and appropriately shares the practices that have worked in his own life, while fostering a genuine sense of care and support within the class. His joy in serving God and all God’s people is contagious. I always come away from an encounter with Jim feeling more hopeful and more deeply connected to God’s love — for me and for all."
Ministry Coordinator, Nativity of Mary, Bloomington, MN
13 years experience in lay ministry
"Attending these classes has been so helpful in reminding me of the importance of caring for myself as a beloved daughter of God. By practicing the techniques I learned, I have found renewed strength and compassion to care for others in my role as a pastoral minister."
Pastoral Care Coordinator, St. John the Baptist, Savage, MN
6 years in ministry.
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