HOPE Catholic Wellness and Employee Assistance Program

HOPE is a fully integrated Catholic wellness program inclusive of a confidential Employee Assistance Programming (EAP) and Life Services designed to help you achieve your best health and wellbeing as a whole person: Spirit, Mind and Body.

To support your whole-person flourishing, MCC offers the HOPE Catholic Wellness Program to all benefit-eligible employees, including priests, religious, lay employees, and their household members. Rooted in the Catholic vision of the human person, HOPE supports your spiritual, mental, emotional, physical, and relational wellbeing. Unlike traditional EAP services, HOPE integrates faith-based support—including spiritual direction, prayer, discernment tools, and reflection resources—so that you flourish fully in Spirit, Mind, and Body.

HOPE provides access to your personal wellness coaching team 24/7, 365 days a year. To start your wellbeing journey, visit micatholic.org/hope.

Visit HOPE Catholic Wellness

For urgent emotional or mental health needs, HOPE offers emergency consultations 24/7 through a confidential toll-free number: (866) 596-4673.

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Through HOPE, you and your family have access to referrals for faith-aligned behavioral health counseling and life services, and personal and professional development resources. These services are similar to those found in many traditional employee assistance programs, but are also attentive to your growth as a whole person in spirit, mind, and body. This includes whole-person coaching, spiritual direction, and bioethical consults. Many of these services are available to you and your family.

Your HOPE personal health and wellness resources include:

Catholic-centered health and wellness content, challenges, webinars, courses, and resources
Personal Assessments to understand your unique nature and the strengths God has given you
Your Personal Wellness Coach focused on you, your health, and your holiness journey goals
In-person accompaniment and seminar sessions with the HOPE health and wellness team
Spiritual direction, prayer, reflection, bioethical consults, and faith-based journaling
Behavioral health counseling services and emotional support
Personal or family crisis support and referral
Legal and financial consultation and support
Work/life support including child and elder care resources and referrals

Additional Resources

For more wellbeing resources please visit our Retirement & Financial Planning Support page.

Accessing HOPE

Access HOPE by visiting: micatholic.org/hope
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Employee Self-Serve (ESS)

ESS is the online platform for Catholic employees receiving benefits from MCC. The HOPE Wellbeing platform can be accessed when visiting ESS at micatholic.org/ESS.