![]() Over the break the Lord restored us greatly but how do we keep a repeat of last semester from happening again? We became exhausted over the past semester, constantly pouring into the community, and the community not pouring back into us, and all of our relationships with Christ have suffered. We do not have a campus minister or any missionaries, so a majority of the ministry falls upon the shoulders of myself and the rest of the officer team It’s been incredibly difficult to live in the community while also leading it. How can one lead a community while still being a part of the community? Myself and a few of my good friends are the leadership team at my university’s Catholic center. How do I approach this?Īvoid Burnout While Serving Others (22:52) Yet and still, I’ve also been told by them that I have to wear long-sleeve shirts to cover up my tattoo whenever I’m on the parish grounds. These same adults encourage me and other young adults to go out and evangelize others. Some people in leadership at my parish, they know my story and they’re excited about my tattoo, and they’re excited that it’s my way of evangelizing. Through my tattoo I’ve been able to bring a few people back to God and knowing his love for us. It shows how God has helped me through my childhood struggles and how he made me stronger because of it. I’m a 27-year-old guy with 3/4ths sleeve of tattoos. Thank you so much for this podcast and even reading this email I appreciate the ministry. I wanna find myself in Christ, but that does not mean just conforming right? I’m hoping you can catch what I’m trying to ask. ![]() What are your thoughts on this? I often see examples of women promoting strong Catholics who dress and talk alike. This is an ongoing struggle for me though to understand how to sanctify our culture and personality traits rather than just trying to become someone I’m not. It has been especially helpful to me because I often get this sense that I need to change and fit some mold in order to be acceptable or rather leave behind my culture and my personality and become a woman who is meak, quiet, and soft. I appreciate how you bring your full personality to each recording. Today’s podcast was recorded live last week in Phoenix Arizona at the FOCUS Student Leadership SLS conference…thank you for all your prayers for this incredible conference and all the young Catholics who attended! Andy Lesnefsky from Vagabond Ministries joins Father Josh to talk about how to find Catholic community, why you shouldn’t worry about fitting a perfect Catholic mold, and how to avoid burnout when you’re always serving others.
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