Radio Interview: Labor day and the Catholic Connection September 3, 2024By Catholic Review Staff Catholic Review Filed Under: Feature, Local News, News, Radio Interview, Saints, Social Justice Did you know that Catholics were influential in starting the first parades to commemorate laborers, back in the 1880s? Or that we celebrate a secular Labor Day in September and a Catholic Labor Day May 1 on the feast of St. Joseph the Worker? Catholic Review Editor Christopher Gunty talks with Bill Droell, author, teacher and longtime editor for the National Center for the Laity about the origins of Labor Day, what popes have said about those who work and about just wages for families, as we mark Labor Day Sept. 2. Click play below to listen to the full episode. More radio interviews Radio Interview: Faith and America’s pastime – ‘Baseball: Beyond Belief’ Radio Interview: Pro-life deacons; Catholic Radio on WMET Radio Interview: The 2026 Oscars Orioles pitcher Cade Povich finds home in the Catholic Church Radio Interview: Holier matrimony Radio Interview: Archbishop Lori’s pastoral letter: ‘In Charity and Truth’ Copyright © 2024 Catholic Review Media Print