by The Exodus Team | Oct 30, 2025 | Formation Series, Reflections on Faith & Work
For the lay faithful, the Christian life encompasses two main tasks: to sanctify the world and to perfect the temporal order.Although the two tasks are complementary, they each have their own proper sphere.The first has to do directly with faith in Christ and sharing...
by The Exodus Team | Oct 30, 2025 | Formation Series, Reflections on Faith & Work
The unity of the Christian life requires holding on to both of its complementary dimensions: sanctifying the world for Christ and perfecting the temporal order through work.Within the world of work, the temptation to over-spiritualize this dimension is combatted by...
by The Exodus Team | Oct 30, 2025 | Formation Series, Reflections on Faith & Work
When it comes to work, we have the helpful example of many holy Christians throughout the ages, whose lives embody and illuminate how faith and work come together.St. Benedict is famous for his approach: ora et labora, pray and work.This monastic approach can be...
by The Exodus Team | Oct 30, 2025 | Formation Series, Reflections on Faith & Work
Human work has two main effects in the world.The first is to generate something, whether a product or a service.In this domain, we have emphasized the importance of attention, care, and excellence.The second effect is to change something inside the worker.In this...
by The Exodus Team | Oct 30, 2025 | Formation Series, Reflections on Faith & Work
Over the past several days, we have meditated on the place of work in a life of faith.Biblical principles, common temptations and their remedies, and the saintly and noble potential in work— all of these have opened up vistas from which to see the greatness of human...
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