Energy and Strength in our Toils

By Jonathon Doyle

Teacher burnout and exhaustion is a thing. The statistics vary but about 50% of new teachers leave the profession within 5 years. There is definitely a place for common sense practices of self-care. Nutrition, rest, exercise, psychological boundaries all have an important place. If you look at the best of the Catholic monastic tradition you notice that sleep, food and rhythms of life all played a role in the healthiest and most effective monastic communities. However, it does occur to me that many Catholic teachers don’t really believe that God can also impart to them supernatural graces.

St. Basil the Great, one of the greatest intellects and theologians in Church history clearly states that God can and does give us energy and strength and capacity beyond our purely human range. However, there is one condition. You have to ask.

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