An integration of mind, body and soul

From The Superior Catholic Herald...
 

Equipping educators with strategies for coping with classroom behaviors – while also helping them maintain their own emotional and psychological wellbeing – was the objective of the 61st annual Fall Conference on Friday, Oct. 27, at St. Joseph, Rice Lake.

The daylong event featured presenters Pat and Kenna Millea, a youth minister with a master’s degree in theology and a marriage and family therapist, respectively, and Ashley Cermak, a former youth minister and teacher who is now a therapist.

Following a 9 a.m. Mass with Bishop James P. Powers, the Milleas, founders of the Martin Center for Integration, gave two talks to the assembly of Catholic school teachers, catechists, clergy, diocesan employees and parish staff.

“Mass this morning gave me goosebumps,” said Peggy Schoenfuss, superintendent of Catholic schools, who introduced the couple. Calling it a “true gift to experience God alive,” she acknowledged this year has been a “tough go” for schools – more than 40 new teachers, with fewer than 200 total among the diocese’s 14 schools – plus with more mental health issues and behaviors in the classrooms post-COVID, many educators are struggling.

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