On Labor Day, we launched A Labor of Love—our first-ever appeal to revive the Church’s labor ministry. If you’ve already contributed, thank you: your generosity is already at work. If you haven’t yet joined us, let me share why your support is so urgent. We recently told the story of Alex, a worker who was […]
Alex is a concrete worker in Nashville. Five years ago, Alex and his crew poured long days into laying concrete at a local public school and a university campus. But when the job was done, they did not receive the pay they were owed. Invoices went unanswered. Phone calls were ignored. As a small business […]
Genesis 2:4b-9; Matthew 25:14-30 Monday, September 1, 2025 Brothers and sisters, First, I would like to thank the Catholic Labor Network and Fr. Sinclair Oubre for organizing this Mass, in which we come together to pray for and honor the dignity of work, the sacred vocation of labor, and the many sacrifices of every worker. […]