THE DIGNITY OF HUMAN WORK
LABOR DAY CELEBRATION September 03, 2017 Saint Cecilia Catholic Community, Palm Springs CA Rev. David Justin Lynch Sirach 38:27-32A Wisdom 10:15-19, 20b-21 1 Corinthians 3:10-14 Matthew 6:19-24 + In the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit, AMEN. When I meet someone new, one of the first questions I ask is, “what sort of work do you do?” I ask that because more than anything else, our work, or lack of it, at least partially, describes who we are. The response to that question gives me an insight into someone’s soul. What work one does is part of one’s identity. The work we do is bound up with our dignity as human persons. Human dignity is the cornerstone of Catholicism. Psalm eight sings our praises. We were created “a little lower than the angels and crowned with glory and honor,” and given dominion over all creation. Catholicism gets its focus on human dignity from Jesus Him...