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The Relationship between Church Teaching & Labor, and CRS on Pope Francis’s Trip to Mozambique and Madagascar
On this weekend’s episode of Just Love, Monsignor Kevin Sullivan talks about Labor Day and the Pope’s trip to Mozambique and Madagascar. Clayton Sinyai, Ph.D. is the Executive Director for the Catholic Labor Network, an association of Catholic Union activists and clergy, religious and laity committed to Catholic Social Teaching on labor. Clayton talks about the work of the Catholic Labor Network and why Labor Unions continue to be an essential component of Catholic Teaching on the Dignity of Work and the Rights of Workers. Don Rogers is the Church Engagement Advisor for Catholic Relief Services and talks to us about what Catholic Relief Services has been doing to improve…
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The Brett Kavanaugh Supreme Court Nomination and Day Laborers on Labor Day Weekend 2018
On this week’s episode of JustLove, Monsignor Kevin Sullivan talks about Brett Kavanaugh’s Supreme Court nomination and also the work of day laborers as a celebration of Labor Day. Professor Patrick McKinley Brennan is a Professor of Law and the John F. Scarpa Chair in Catholic Legal Studies at Villanova School of Law in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Prof. Brennan, who attended Yale College with Supreme Court nominee Judge Brett Kavanaugh, will be discussing the nomination of Judge Kavanaugh to the United States Supreme Court seat, recently vacated by retired Justice Anthony Kennedy, with Msgr. Sullivan. They will also talk about the history of Catholics on the Supreme Court and what role…
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Key Points from
Labor Day Mass 2016Here are some basic interconnected points from the homily of this past Labor Day Mass: As members of one world, each of us, therefore, has the responsibility to better that world. Labor union is a good example of solidarity in the workplace to build a better world, a better economy in which the dignity of workers is respected and decent wages and benefits are paid. As we endeavor to build a better external world, we need to look inside ourselves to change as necessary to create a better heart and spirit within us so that goodness might flow from our interior lives.
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Labor Day
On Justlove Monsignor Sullivan and two guests add meaning to Labor Day 2016. On the show Judy Gearhart, Executive Director of the International Labor Rights Forum talks with Monsignor about the Sweatfree Campaign, which supports sweat shop workers by raising awareness in improving work conditions and forming unions. Clayton Sinyai, Officer at the Catholic Labor Network also talks about Catholic Social Teaching and Labor.
