You Can’t Give What You Don’t Have: Why Educator Wellness is Mission-Critical

Catholic education operates under the same law, whether we acknowledge it or not. Teachers are not merely content-delivery systems. They are the primary instruments of formation. Their interior lives – their spiritual vitality, emotional health, and relational integrity - are what students experience and absorb long before memorizing doctrine or prayers. A depleted teacher can deliver a flawless lecture yet inadvertently communicate a quiet but powerful message: that fidelity to Christ leads, inevitably, to exhaustion. No curriculum reform can compensate for that.