Track 1: Bridge to Christ Priest Cohort

Foundational Formation & Ongoing Support

The Bridge to Christ Priest Cohort is the core formation experience at Chrism and the natural starting point for most priests. This track focuses on renewal, healing, self-knowledge, and growth in priestly identity so that you can live your vocation with greater peace, freedom, and confidence.

Rediscover Your Identity. Deepen Your Mission.

As a priest, you give yourself daily at the altar and in service to your people. But who is caring for your heart? Who is helping you grow in self-awareness, self-possession, and the joyful gift of self?

At Chrism, we believe healthy, happy, and holy priests build healthy parishes and a flourishing Church. This cohort experience is crafted to help you reconnect with your unique design, cultivate deeper freedom, and strengthen the priestly brotherhood we all need.

What’s included:

12 Monthly Cohort Meetings
— A space of brotherhood, encouragement, and accountability
— Guided teaching and discussion on a focused theme each month (rooted in human formation, unique design, and spiritual integration)
— Connect with priests from around the country who desire renewal in their priesthood

Monthly 1-on-1 Coaching Session
— Personal accompaniment with a certified Chrism coach
— Go deeper into the monthly theme, explore your strengths, and process real-time challenges in a confidential, supportive setting

Ongoing Formation & Support
— Tools to foster greater self-awareness (e.g., CliftonStrengths, Working Genius)
— Focused growth in self-possession: learning to lead yourself first
— Greater freedom in self-gift, so your priesthood radiates joy, peace, and spiritual fatherhood

For Priests Across the World

This cohort brings together diocesan and religious priests from across the world, fostering fraternity beyond diocesan lines. A shared journey of growth, rooted in identity, brotherhood, and mission.

Who This Track Is For

Priests seeking renewal, healing, and deeper integration
Those navigating burnout, transition, or isolation
Priests who want to grow in self-awareness, interior freedom, and priestly joy
Newly ordained, mid-ministry, and seasoned priests alike

You Don’t Have to White-Knuckle It or Do It Alone

This is more than a program—it’s a brotherhood of ongoing renewal, helping you live the joy of your vocation and lead from a place of wholeness, freedom, and strength.

Monthly Themes — Formation That Speaks to Your Heart

Each month, we focus on a practical and spiritually rich theme designed to deepen your self-awareness, strengthen your priestly identity, and renew your mission of self-gift.

Over the course of the cohort, you will explore topics such as:

Identity & Unique Design – Discover how God has uniquely designed you for fruitful mission.
Self-Awareness & Self-Possession – Grow in understanding your interior life and leading yourself with freedom.
Navigating Overuse & Distortion – Learn to recognize unhealthy patterns and shift into mature, grace-filled leadership.
Theology of Presence – Cultivate the art of being deeply present to yourself, God, and others.
Spiritual Fatherhood – Reflect on the call to be a father who blesses, protects, and brings life.
Rest & Renewal in Priesthood – Embrace rhythms that restore joy and sustainability in ministry.
Living with Purpose & Clarity – Reconnect with your priestly “why” and discern new ways to lead with peace and conviction.

Each monthly cohort session provides space for:
– Teaching rooted in Church wisdom and human formation
– Guided reflection and discussion
– Fraternal encouragement and honest conversation
– Personal application you’ll deepen through one-on-one coaching

This isn’t just content—it’s a path of renewal, helping you live with deeper clarity, freedom, and joy in your priesthood.

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What Priests are Saying

The Chrism program has been a wonderful blessing! It has been a great opportunity to discern more deeply God’s will for my studies and ministry and to form deeper bonds with brother priests. – Fr. Anthony Pillari

I started with Chrism right as I transitioned to be a first-time pastor and it has proved to be of real benefit. So many new situations, challenges, and blessings arose both in my ministry and in my personal life which I was able to process and share with Matt, Dene’, and my brother priests through the Chrism cohorts and individual coaching. Due directly to Chrism I have stronger bonds with brother priests, I’m eating healthier, and I have more confidence leading as a pastor. – Fr. Adam Grelinger

Chrism has been a source of growth and deep renewal in my priesthood. The cohorts provide a time for authentic fraternity with brother priests, through meaningful and vulnerable conversations, where I feel supported by others on the same journey and reminded that I am not alone. Through the individual one-on-one coaching, I’ve grown in self-awareness, uncovering both the gifts and weaknesses that shape how I lead and serve. I truly feel that, through Chrism, I am becoming a more integrated priest, growing in happiness, health, and holiness. – Fr. Curtis Robertson

Investment in Your Renewal

We believe every priest deserves access to quality, ongoing formation and personalized support. The true cost of this cohort experience is over $10,000—covering group formation, individual coaching, assessments, online resources, and access to our interdisciplinary network of therapists, coaches and spiritual directors.

Thanks to the generosity of benefactors and diocesan partnerships, we are able to offer a reduced rate of $600 per month.

You may choose to:
– Pay personally as an investment in your priesthood
– Request sponsorship from your parish or diocese
– Apply for a scholarship through Chrism if financial constraints are a concern