Past Events
April 30: Holding Vigil for Labor
On the Vigil of the Feast of St. Joseph the Worker, we grounded ourselves in prayer and a theological ethic of work, as we engaged labor history in the United States and explored opportunities for action to meet the signs of the times. Our interactive panel and discussion included:
Meghan Clark, Professor of Moral Theology (St. John’s University)
Joe McCartin, Co-Director, Kalmanovitz Initiative for Labor and the Working Poor (Georgetown University)
Andrew Lee, Author and Activist
We are grateful to our sponsors for this event!
Higgins Labor Program
University of Notre Dame
April 11: Annual Member Meeting
As a membership organization, CLN depends on our members, not only for financial sustainability, but for shared discernment, accountability, and faithful witness.
If you renew your membership before April 1, you’ll receive an invitation to our Spring Member Meeting on April 11th (12:00 pm Eastern / 9:00 am Pacific), where full members will vote on new board leadership and help set the direction for the year ahead.
Rerum Novarum Book Study
Join members of the National Association of Catholic Social Action & Mission (NACSAM) and the Catholic Labor Network on Tuesdays this February for book study on Rerum Novarum, the first papal social encyclical and a foundational text for Catholic social action. Come deepen your understanding of how this document continues to challenges us as we seek to respond to the needs of the world.
Virtual discussions take place every Tuesday beginning at 12 PM ET | 11 AM CT | 10 AM MT | 9 AM PT. You must register to receive the Zoom link.
Reading schedule:
Feb. 3 – Paragraphs 1 – 15
Feb. 10 – Paragraphs 16 – 30
Feb. 17 – Paragraphs 31 – 45
Feb. 24 – Paragraphs 46 – 64
Listening to Labor: A Synodal Gathering on Work and the Laity
Please join us for a listening session focused on work and the laity. This is part of a nationwide consultation to assist the U.S. bishops as they discover how the People of God understand the baptismal identity and co-responsible mission of the laity within Church and society.
Your feedback will be shared directly with those at USCCB working on a new pastoral document on the laity.
We have one final session on Friday, October 24 from 2:00-3:15pm Eastern. This is a closed session open to union members only.
If you are a union member and would like to attend, please email info@catholiclabor.org!
Dorothy Day: Radical Devotion
October 1, 2025
On the Feast of St. Therese of Lisieux, we learned about Dorothy Day, another holy woman bound for sainthood, who took great inspiration from the Little Flower. Keynote speaker, Jeffry Odell Korgen, is the author of Dorothy Day: Radical Devotion, and coordinated the local phase of Dorothy Day’s canonization process for the Archdiocese of New York.
The event was held at St. Paul Catholic Church in Phoenix, AZ on Wednesday, October 1 beginning at 5:30 pm MST with Mass, followed by dinner and the keynote.
Watch the recordings here:
Program (labor songs, keynote, panel discussion)