Fr. Chad Ripperger: The Sins of Employers & Employees | Catholic Workplace Ethics

About this sermon

In this powerful sermon, Fr. Chad Ripperger examines the moral obligations of employers and employees through the lens of Catholic teaching, justice, charity, and natural law. Many Catholics carefully examine their personal lives but rarely consider the sins they may be committing in the workplace. Fr. Ripperger explains the duties employers have toward their employees, including fair wages, just treatment, reasonable working conditions, and fostering a workplace rooted in justice and charity. He also addresses the responsibilities of employees, including obedience, diligence, honesty, respect for authority, and avoiding theft or wasted time on the job. Whether you are a business owner, manager, employee, contractor, or parent providing for a family, this sermon offers a profound examination of conscience regarding work and professional life. Watch until the end and share this sermon with anyone seeking to live their Catholic faith more faithfully in the workplace. 00:00 Introduction 00:16 Employers' obligations in justice and charity 00:51 Religious duties and Sunday obligations 01:25 Bad example and workplace misconduct 01:54 Correcting employees and firing when necessary 02:18 Creating sound workplace policies 03:08 Politics and division in the workplace 03:30 Withholding wages and injustice 03:55 Caring for sick employees 04:15 Unjust dismissal of workers 04:31 Fair and reasonable wages 04:46 Hiring and natural law considerations 05:20 Favoritism and discrimination 05:53 Providing tools needed for work 06:16 Overworking employees 06:39 Employee sins against employers 06:56 Obedience and contractual obligations 07:10 Wasting time at work 07:42 Neglect of duties 08:09 Waste of company property 08:25 Theft in the workplace 08:54 Violating company policies 09:07 Lying to employers 09:18 Final exhortation For more sermons & lectures please visit http://sensustraditionis.org/ & remember to do the PenanceWare Fr asks for Fr Ripperger's order of exorcists http://dolorans.org/ (C) 2026 Sensus Fidelium 🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴 Support Catholic Businesses here - https://sensusfidelium.com/catholic-businesses/ Sensus Fidelium Press - https://sensusfideliumpress.com/ Sensus Fidelium Apps - https://sensusfidelium.tv/ Support Sensus Fidelium - https://sensusfidelium.com/donate-support/ 🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴 #FrChadRipperger #CatholicTeaching #CatholicWorkEthic #TraditionalCatholic #SpiritualWarfare #CatholicMen #CatholicFaith #WorkplaceEthics #CatholicSermon #SensusFidelium

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• Work & Career
• Repentance