Labor Day Weekend and the War in Afghanistan

In this week’s episode of Just Love, Monsignor Kevin Sullivan talks about the Legacy Labor Leader and President of the AFL-CIO Richard Trumka and how he lived out the value of solidarity. Monsignor also discusses the Catholic tradition of just war and whether or not it ought to be reevaluated in light of the different contexts in modern warfare.

Clayton Sinyai, Ph.D. is the Executive Director of the Catholic Labor Network, a national Catholic organization dedicated to promoting the cause of workers and catholic social teaching in labor unions, parishes and other organizations. On Labor Day Weekend, Clayton Sinyai talks about the legacy of labor leader and president of the AFL-CIO Richard Trumka, who passed away suddenly this summer, and how he and others in the labor movement live out the value of solidarity.

Prof. Michael Baxter, Ph.D. is a Professor of Theology and the Director of the Catholic Studies Program of Regis University in Denver, Colorado. During this week that the United States officially ended its longest-running war in Afghanistan, Prof. Michael Baxter talks about the Catholic tradition of just war and whether or not it ought to be reevaluated in light of the different contexts in modern warfare.