“Jesus said to Simon, ‘Do not be afraid’…  When they brought their boats to the shore, they left everything and followed him.” Luke 5:10-11

Initial Goals

• Regularly meet with a spiritual director and receive the Sacrament of Penance.

• Have regular priestly fellowship.  Participate in in some form of peer-support.

• Annually make a Retreat and have a checkup with you primary care physician.

Ongoing Principles

• Seek deepening Divine Intimacy and continual conversion of heart.

• Engage in the Four Dimensions of Lifelong Formation (Human, Intellectual, Spiritual, and Pastoral).

• Establish and maintain overall spiritual, physical, and emotional health.

Diocesan Resources

• Priest Portal Resource List - toledoparish.org/priestresources

• Recommended Catholic Counselors - Toledo Diocese Catholic Counselors

• Minister to Priests - Fr. George Wenzinger: gwenzinger@toledodiocese.org

• Priest Study Days & Convocation - toledoparish.org/priestevents

Recommended External Resources

• Chrism Priest: Provides integrated, ongoing formation and support for priests, bishops and seminarians. 

• Fit From Faith: Integrated approach to health with Catholic fitness coaching

• John Paul II Healing Center: Provides healing retreats for priests and seminarians

Other Resources

• A Retreat for Parish Leaders - Fr. John Riccardo | Revive Parishes Course

• Catholic Leadership 360 - Leadership Round Table - 360 feedback process for Catholic Leaders.

• Coached by St. Paul: Lessons in Transformation - Book of Catholic leadership principles by Fr. Nathan Cromly

• HypuroFit - Catholic Personal Training

• Integrated Life Foundation - Provides authentically Catholic and psychologically sound solutions to Priests (CatholicPsych)

• Priest Fit - For priests by priests, encouraging priests to eat clean, be fit and pray well

• Priests Thriving Not Surviving - Practical resource library for priest health.

• Reform Wellness: Christ-centered functional health practice with online courses

• The Better Pastor - A fable about embracing the role of lading a pastor by Pat Lencioni (Amazing Parish)

• “A Priest’s 7 Principles of Health & Holiness” - Word on Fire Article