Category: In Focus

In recent years changes have been brought about in the fields of economy, technology and communications that have transformed the face of work and the conditions of the labor market, at times in dramatic ways. One emerging tendency appears to favor more individualistic relations between enterprise and employees. The latter would protect their own rights on the bases of their skills and entrepreneurial ability. These developments may be calling on us to rethink current forms of solidarity. Although workers may no longer find themselves in physical proximity with each other, solidarity remains crucial and indispensable if founded on our common humanity that links all types of work.

Jesus called people to personal and community change, but He also called us to change the world. He was not only concerned with individual salvation, but He wanted a change of structures that impoverish, enslave and punish the poor.