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Why We Bother Working

Sometimes we feel all we do is work, work, work. And to what end? Today’s Thursday Thought gives a glimpse into the future.

“Our work is to sow. Another generation will be reaping the harvest.” (Dorothy Day, Aims and Purposes)  — So let’s get to work!

Thoughtful Thursday: Day, Evil, & Civilization

“To correct the evils, great and small, which spring from want of sympathy and from positive enmity among strangers, as nations or as individuals, is one of the highest functions of civilization.”  —  Dorothy Day

[Talk about a whole lot to think about in one short sentence! Read it several times and you’ll get more and more to chew on.]