Faith at Work: Finding Purpose Beyond the Paycheck

by Kevin Lowry

Overview

How do your motivations, actions, and example at work differ from your motivations, actions, and example at Church?

Explore the benefits of applying the basic tenants of faith -- teamwork, perseverance, trust, and goodwill -- at work while connecting with the funny and heartfelt lessons learned along the way by Kevin Lowry.

An inspiring exploration of this common and continuous struggle of finding our balance of faith and work.

"An important reminder that we are called to live our faith in our work, ... keeping Christ at the top of one's priorities, regardless of the demands of the workplace." -- J. David Karam, president, Wendy's International, Inc.

"Both practical and inspiring!" -- Tom Monaghan, founder, Domino's Pizza, Inc., and Ave Maria University

"A source of both encouragement and challenge ... all Christians will benefit from reading this book and reflecting on the lessons of the Gospel applied to our everyday work." -- Marcus Grodi, president and founder, The Coming Home Network International

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781612781341
Publisher:	Our Sunday Visitor, Publishing Division
Publication date:	12/15/2011
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	144
File size:	356 KB

What People are Saying About This

Lisa M. Hendey

... A hallmark for personal excellence.... [It] provides the motivation, the means, and the message needed for anyone looking to make a true difference in our world. (Lisa M. Hendey, founder and editor of CatholicMom.com and author of A Book of Saints for Catholic Moms)

Tom Monaghan

... Both practical and inspiring! (Tom Monaghan, founder, Domino's Pizza, Inc., and Ave Maria University)

Maureen Wittmann

Faith at Work will help you ease work-related stress, deal effectively with office politics, find fulfillment in your job, and most importantly, grow in faith through your work. (Maureen Wittmann, author and co-founder of Homeschool Connections)

Kevin Vost

This is one of those books I'll pull out from time to time and read again and again with relish, until, and perhaps even after, the day that I retire. (Kevin Vost, Psy.D., author of Memorize the Faith! and From Atheism to Catholicism)

C. John McCloskey

This how to book will help you to imitate Jesus in His hidden life as a working person. (Rev. C. John McCloskey, Church historian and research fellow at the Faith and Reason Institute in Washington, DC)

Peggy Hartshorn

If every reader put only one of Kevin's suggestions into practice on a regular basis, workplaces and lives would be changed. (Peggy Hartshorn, Ph.D., president, Heartbeat International)

Tom Peterson

... Clear and concise ... [with] pertinent stories to share timeless lessons and eternal truths. Faith at Work is inspired. (Tom Peterson, founder and president, Catholics Come Home.org)

Marcus Grodi

... A source of both encouragement and challenge ... all Christians will benefit from reading this book and reflecting on the lessons of the Gospel applied to our everyday work. (Marcus Grodi, president and founder, The Coming Home Network International)

J. David Karam

... An important reminder that we are called to live our faith in our work, ... keeping Christ at the top of one's priorities, regardless of the demands of the workplace. (J. David Karam, president, Wendy's International, Inc.)

Mike Aquilina

... THE book on faith in the workplace.... Take notes. (Mike Aquilina, author and executive vice president of the St. Paul Center for Biblical Theology)

Scott Hahn

Too many Christians treat ambition and success as if they're four-letter words.... For a Catholic in business, they can be touchstones of sanctification. (Scott Hahn, Ph.D., professor of biblical theology, Franciscan University of Steubenville)