Labor Day

Today the United States celebrates Labor Day, albeit with mixed feelings for many, since the news for large numbers of working Americans, in the words of one editorial I read this morning, remains cloudy.  Many working families face increased job insecurity and decreased wages.

There is, nonetheless, value in a day dedicated to workers and to human work.  In particular, as I wrote on my blog this morning, it is a good day to focus on the meaning of work from a Catholic perspective.  In constrast to the narrow secular vision of work, the Church sees work as "the condition not only for economic development but also for the cultural and moral development of persons, the family, society and the entire human race.”  It is through work that we participate with God in His creative activity.

You can read my full reflection on Labor Day and human work here.