Labor Day Weekend and the Bishops

The American Labor Day weekend is coming up. It's the unofficial end of summer, and generally marks the start of the school year.

I don't plan anything special. At least, not holiday-related. That's partly because I either don't have a real job - or am self-employed. I prefer the latter description. I still do a little work for my former employer: I was in for a few hours this week, working on a technical issue they've got with a website.

I don't have much to say about Labor Day, but the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB) has, at least as far back as 1986. ("Labor Day Statements," Justice, Peace and Human Development, USCCB) They've also posted this prayer:

• "Prayer for Work"
  (From Being Neighbor: The Catechism and Social Justice, USCCB, April 1998)

That's about all I've got today. I'm spending tomorrow morning, at least, in St. Cloud, about an hour down the road: and have been getting as much of my "Friday" writing done now, as well as today's.

I hope to be back before folks start driving out to lake country for that last big weekend.

Not-completely-unrelated posts:

• "Labor Day and the Bishop of Rockville Centre"
  (August 24, 2010)
• "Work, 'Giving Back,' and a Saint"
  (July 7, 2010)
• "Working on Sunday: At Growing the Christian Interior Life"
  (January 2, 2010)
• "A Few Thoughts About Labor Day"
  Apathetic Lemming of the North (September 6, 2009)