Washington D.C., Nov 6, 2017 / 03:04 am
How social workers can live their faith in the workplace was the focus of the latest annual conference of the Catholic Social Workers National Association.
"The association's members … are united and called to live out the Gospel to carry out his mission, not only in our personal lives but professional as well," president and co-founder Kathleen Neher told CNA Nov. 1.
"We share a common belief, which is to bring forth a culture of life by promoting the Catholic social teachings in the area of social work and in keeping with and faithful to the magisterium of the Roman Catholic Church."
The association's annual conference began Nov. 3 in in Washington D.C. at the Franciscan Monastery of the Holy Land in America. The group of professionals and students seek to have their occupation guided by the teachings of the Church. The organization also acts as a place of Catholic formation and source of spiritual strength.