Health & Wellness: April 2026
Easter: Hope, Connection, and Celebration
Easter and the Easter Season are powerful symbols of transformation and renewal. They offer us a chance to reevaluate, reassess and redirect what is most important to the health of our Body, Mind and Spirit. Health of body, health of mind, and health of soul are interconnected. Catholicism encourages stewardship of the body, mental wellness, and spiritual nourishment through prayer, sacraments, and service. Some thoughts....
- Practice gratitude daily to appreciate life and improve emotional well-being. Each day write down three things you're grateful As you keep practicing, you'll begin to see more of God's goodness in your life. God is with us.
- Gratitude isn't just a feeling, it's a choice. According to writer EM Tyler, 'Gratitude is a form of worship'. Thank God for what He's doing in your life: in ordinary moments, moments of joy and moments of grief.
- Nurture the body with nutrient rich foods, get regular exercise, spend time outside and get adequate sleep to improve cognitive function and
- Pope Francis spoke about the specific practices and habits we choose (prayer, meditation, music, nourishment) will help us reduce stress, feel better, be less judgmental, listen more attentively, and walk closer with our Lord.
- Feeding on God, His Word, and the Eucharist helps us to see the incredible love we are made for and called God invites us to come to Him, to sit with Him, to let Him love and feed us with His peace. (The Vermont Catholic News)
- If we ignore or neglect our body, it negatively impacts the soul; if we ignore the soul, our body suffers.
- Being 'Easter People' is to focus on the resurrection of Jesus Christ and to walk in faith with Him all