The Dignity of Work in Catholic Social Thought

Catholic social teaching sees work not as a burden to be engineered away, but as a central part of life wherein the human person is formed.  From Genesis to Laborem exercens, the Church teaches that work’s dignity lies not in how new or efficient it is, but in how it forms character, skill, and a commitment to the common good.  This is precisely what Arthur Brooks misses in his Free Press essay entitled “It’s 2028: AI Has Made You Much Happier.”