COVID-19 pandemic: Fatigue, burnout hit spiritual leaders on the front lines of faith
Lemire, who ministers at the Sacred Heart of Jesus and St. Anthony of Padua Cathedral parishes in Timmins, does not consider himself to have suffered from burnout, but he says others have.“I think burnout implies that they are no longer able to function and we do see that occasionally, both before the pandemic and after the pandemic,” he said in a recent interview.
“It’s probably always come with the territory, like other social service roles or front-line roles,” Thiessen said. People assume that spiritual leaders are “superhuman almost” who give up time with their families to tend to their communities, he said. “Some had to go on unemployment, others saw their jobs cut and others saw their salary cut. They had to survive and be able to support their families. And it was very tough.”Muslims in Canada are a nascent society and in general don’t have deep roots or wealth, Guillet noted. That meant that a number of worshippers lost jobs during the pandemic and were less able to donate to mosques.
“Fortunately for me, I was working in that field, so I was able to get a job in that same field,” he said.
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