Getting it right

The theme for this year's gathering is Serving Well ... Taking Responsibility.  This is a much more practical session than others we've had in recent history.  Whereas other such meetings have been characterized by brainstorming sessions and writing teams, this one is made up of being real.

The NFPC publication entitled Priestly Wellness outlined some very concrete suggestions for individual priests to take stock of their 'health'.  Following on these suggestions, we are now modeling a workshop that can be facilitated based on the modules of the Wellness document, using local talent.

Today's sessions have included a lively exchange with Angela Gallant, a Clinical Nutritionist who helped us to review Canada's Food Guide and to understand how to use it, and an afternoon session with Dr. Steve O'Brien, who answered some of our questions about general health and wellness, as well as exercise and it's effect on overall health.

These have both been very informative sessions, filled with fun, facts, figures and their fair share of questions and answers.  Now the hard part begins: knowing all this, it's up to us to put it into practice in our own lives and to share this good news with others we work with, know and love.