My professional career was born into a world of remote work. In the summer of 2021, I kicked off my first “real” internship at a media company in Washington D.C.—and never once stepped foot...
https://rlo.acton.org/archives/124796-gen-z-at-work-its-superpower-isnt-what-you-think.html
You’re facing the Cy Young Award–winning pitcher Justin Verlander from a distance of 22 yards, armed only with a three-foot long, paddle-shaped club and your own nerve. To enliven the proceed...
Welcome to our company—we are a family and we’re glad you’re part of it! You are not just a student here, you’re a member of the family. We’re not just a business. Continue Reading...
https://rlo.acton.org/archives/124383-your-job-is-not-your-family.html
It is sometimes claimed—wrongly—that until the Reformation, the only vocations known to Christian teaching were monastic and/or clerical. One might be called to a monastery or called to the p...
https://rlo.acton.org/archives/123562-your-job-is-not-your-vocation.html
We arrive at the Christmas stable. We have prepared. The Christ child is come to us—Immanuel. We begin by taking a step back. The candle that is lit for the final Sunday of Advent reminds us of...
https://rlo.acton.org/archives/122806-this-advent-the-christmas-child-calls-you-and-me.html
In defending the cause of economic freedom, it can be easy to focus only on the material fruits, whether it be new innovations and efficiencies or the ongoing expansion of opportunity and abundan...
The United States is facing a labor shortage of epic proportions. With over 10 million jobs currently available and almost 9 million available workers waiting on the sidelines, “the U.S. now ha...
Fears about job loss and human obsolescence continue to consume the cultural imagination, compounded by ongoing strides in artificial intelligence and machine learning. The job-killing robots are...
https://rlo.acton.org/archives/122537-rising-to-the-challenges-of-so-so-automation.html
In modern America, our view of vocation has become increasingly narrow and individualistic, focused only on economic action and our own preferred paths to self-actualization. As David Brooks expl...
https://rlo.acton.org/archives/122495-god-doesnt-need-your-good-works-but-your-neighbor-does.html
Abounding in freedom and plenty, Americans continue to grapple with competing forms of workism and careerism, struggling to find meaning and identity in an increasingly secular age. In response, ...