A Theology of Work

Friends, is work something good or bad? Is it central to being human, or a punishment resulting from sin? And how do we understand our work theologically, tying it to God?

On today’s episode of “The Word on Fire Show,” Brandon Vogt and I discuss the Catholic Church’s view toward the dignity of work and the rights of workers, learning from Dorothy Day, St. Josemaría Escrivá, and several recent popes.

A listener asks, what do you mean by the term “transcendence,” and how does it differ from immanent?

00:00 | Intro
01:33 | Bishop Barron's vacation time
02:58 | New book - The Theology of Robert Barron by Matthew Levering
05:48 | Bishop Barron's first job
08:51 | Is work actually a good thing?
12:23 | The Christian way of understanding work
16:36 | Significance of Jesus being a worker
19:13 | Pope Leo XIII and "Rerum Novarum"
22:49 | Dorothy Day and the defense of workers
26:18 | St. Josemaria Escriva and finding God in your work
28:31 | Listener question
31:38 | New book reminder

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