Labor Day Statement

I can't allow a very difficult Labor Day pass without mentioning an excellent and very challenging Labor Day Statement issued by Bishop Stephen E. Blaire, bishop of Stockton, on behalf of the U.S. Conference of Bishops.  It's titled "Human Costs and Moral Challenges of a Broken Economy."  The late and beloved Msgr. George Higgins, chaplain to the labor movement for four decades, began issuing statements on Labor Day in the 1950s.  After his passing, the USCCB has continued this valuable tradition. 

Visit Bishop Blaire's statement on the home page of the bishops' conference website,  www.usccb.org .  And let us pray for living wage, family benefits jobs for all those who seek work.