An Easy Yoke: A Focus on Rest

For those in the Northern Hemisphere, August marks the peak of summer, a time when many–including priests– schedule their “break.”

But this rest can often equal a burn-out coma or an overscheduled “holiday” only to return to the same hamster-wheel pace.

Father Peirluigi Vajra CRS, a DR coached Parish Priest at Our Lady of Lourdes in Perth, Australia, shares his journey in experiencing rest as something more than just “not-working”. Like many priests – his workload is great, and rest does not come easily. But in his 28 years as a priest, he has come to recognize the profound value of prioritizing rest.