Why virtue matters in the trades

<p>In this episode, Sarah Negri, research project coordinator at the Acton Institute, sits down with  David Michael Phelps, dean and director of program development at Harmel Academy of the Trades, to discuss the dignity of human work and how it is tied to our freedom to create value in the world and its connection to virtue. Why is formation in virtue important for skilled laborers? Who was Léon Harmel, and what was his impact on Catholic social teaching? </p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.acton.org/audio" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><strong>Subscribe to our podcasts</strong></a> </p><p> </p><p><a href="https://acton.swoogo.com/businessmatters22" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><strong>Business Matters 2022 — 50% off registration with promo code PODCASTBM22</strong></a></p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.vatican.va/content/john-paul-ii/en/encyclicals/documents/hf_jp-ii_enc_14091981_laborem-exercens.html" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><em>Laborem Exercens</em></a>, encyclical by John Paul II</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.vatican.va/content/leo-xiii/en/encyclicals/documents/hf_l-xiii_enc_15051891_rerum-novarum.html" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><em>Rerum Novarum</em></a>, encyclical by Leo XIII</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Love-Learning-Desire-God-Monastic/dp/0823204073" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><em>The Love of Learning and the Desire for God: A Study of Monastic Culture</em></a> by Fr. Jean Leclercq, O.S.B.</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Master-His-Emissary-Divided-Western/dp/0300188374" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><em>The Master and His Emissary: The Divided Brain and the Making of the Western World</em></a> by Iain McGilchrist</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Shop-Class-Soulcraft-Inquiry-Value/dp/0143117467" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><em>Shop Class as Soulcraft: An Inquiry into the Value of Work</em></a> by Matthew Crawford</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.amazon.com/World-Beyond-Your-Head-Distraction/dp/0374535914" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><em>The World Beyond Your Head: On Becoming an Individual in an Age of Distraction</em></a> by Matthew Crawford</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.harmelacademy.org/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Harmel Academy of the Trades</a></p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.crisismagazine.com/2013/leon-harmel-pioneer-of-the-just-wage" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Léon Harmel: Pioneer of the Just Wage</a></p><br /><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>

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