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Three people smiling with a large black bull in front of a brick wall.
Passing On the Farm to My Daughter
A record-breaking bull showed that my seventeen-year-old is ready to start taking my place.
James Rebanks
Personal History
Large warehouse interior with high shelves stocked with boxes and pallets under a wooden ceiling.
Warehouse Workers of Paris Find Their Voice
In de-industrializing France, a shuttle bus is workers’ last link to stability.
Benoît Gautier
Report
Hands holding a rosary with clear beads while resting on dark fabric.
The Improbable Revival of the Cloister
Why are so many young Catholic women choosing radical seclusion as cloistered nuns?
Shira Telushkin
Essay
Delivery Club courier in green jacket rides a bicycle on a wet city street near cars and buildings.
Building Solidarity in Europe’s Gig Economy
Food-delivery bike riders in London, Berlin, and Copenhagen are pushing back against their algorithmic bosses.
Ben Wray
Report
Small boat with a red sail on calm ocean water beneath a cloudy sky and distant islands.
Sailing with the Greeks
Setting out to sea in a small sailboat, I taste the liquid freedom that Homer extolled.
Adam Nicolson
Essay

Insights

Blurred lower bodies of people walking in an office hallway with glass walls and wooden floor.
The Workism Trap
No, your career is not your path to fulfillment.
Bobby Jamieson
Essay
Frozen patches of ice melted within dark wet muddy tire tracks on the ground.
Building the Sow Shed
There’s nothing quite like driving nails together in an ice storm to prove you’ve found the right work – and the right partner.
Brian Miller
The Doers
Lush valley with flowers, two small figures, deer, trees, a lake, mountains, and a waterfall in the background.
The Divine Rhythm of Work and Sabbath
The Bible’s story of labor begins in Eden – and its ending is still to come. A journey from Genesis to the Apocalypse.
Alastair Roberts
Essay
Colorful paper quilling art of a bird with intricate, swirling shapes in red, orange, yellow, and teal.
The Work of the Poet
An acclaimed American poet gives a glimpse into the workday of a literary artist.
Christian Wiman
Interview
A group of indigenous women wearing traditional clothing and hats with red flowers outdoors.
The Apurímac Clinic: A Photo Essay
In Peru’s altiplano, a truck brings medical care to remote Quechua communities.
Maria Novella De Luca
Monica Pelliccia
Alice Pistolesi
Portfolio
Young boy sitting on white Harley-Davidson motorcycle with smiling police officer standing nearby on street.
Good Cops
As my town’s police chief, I want my work to focus on relationships, not statistics.
John Clair
Report
Painting of a farmer plowing a field with two horses under a cloudy sky and distant windmills.
Work that Glorifies God
Four thinkers consider the purpose of work.
Dorothy L Sayers
Miroslav Volf
Leo Tolstoy
Francis of Assisi
Reading
Man welding metal with protective goggles and flame torch outdoors near gas tanks and red metal fencing.
Why I Love Metalworking
Teaching me his craft, my father showed me the value of manual work.
Norann Voll
Essay

Web Exclusives

People holding silhouette cutouts of victims releasing red roses into a river at night.
Rednecks and Barbarians of France
Houria Bouteldja’s latest book marks a turn from racial politics to solidarity.
Vincent W. Lloyd
Painting of empty chair by poolside with house and greenery in background under soft light.
The Third Act of Work
Work was centered on the home for much of history. Now it’s back.
John Fechtel
Woman in yellow dress with white fur trim writing with a quill at a table, text strip obscuring her eyes.
Confessions of a Former Hack
An aspiring journalist finds her work assignments at odds with her conscience.
Shelby Kearns
Man in clergy attire holding an open book inside a softly lit church.
Why Pastors Like Me Burn Out
A priest tries to chart a path between self-sacrifice and burnout.
Joshua J. Whitfield
Smiling man wearing glasses and blue scrubs leaning on a medical chair in a clinical room.
A Small-Town Dentist Chooses to Stay
When a professional forgoes better pay to devote his life to the rural community he was born into, the benefits ripple outward.
Charles E. Cotherman

Arts & Letters

Abstract close-up of a human face in warm tones made of layered paper-like textures.
The Eye
Among the monks was one who kept apart. / A gifted pray-er, they said of him, / who sensed my faith was mostly faith in art.
Christian Wiman
Poetry
Mosaic artwork of two men, one playing a flute and the other resting his head on the shoulder.
In the Holy Land, Seeking the Solace of the Cross
In a year wracked by violence, I remember the crucifixion to find comfort.
Stephanie Saldaña
Reflection
Illustrated album cover with a blue whale, ocean creatures, and the title GIRLATEE by A M Juster.
Who Will Help a Stranded Manatee?
A. M. Juster’s children’s picture book Girlatee smuggles a timely message into a breezy tale.
Boze Herrington
Editors’ Pick
Book cover of Every Valley by Charles King with red background and gold decorative border.
The Story Behind Handel’s Messiah
Charles King’s book Every Valley details the desperate lives and troubled times that gave birth to Handel’s masterpiece.
Alan Koppschall
Editors’ Pick
Book cover of 'The Apple: a delicious history' by Sally Coulthard with illustrated red and yellow apples and green leaves.
A Delicious History of a Humble Fruit
Sally Coulthard’s new book The Apple: A Delicious History uncovers the intriguing and sometimes absurd history of this alluring fruit.
Hadden Turner
Editors’ Pick
Black and white drawing of two men in a train carriage, one listening while the other speaks.
Following the Clues of the Universe
Can Sherlock Holmes help us find meaning in life? Detective stories and murder mysteries hint at how to make sense of our world.
Alister McGrath
Essay
Painting of a large rowboat with people inside sorting fish in water.
Stanley Hauerwas’s Provocations
America’s theologian isn’t worried about the death of cultural Christianity.
Tish Harrison Warren
Bible Reflection