Gleanings: The podcast of LIRA

Episode 2

What happened to the home economy? Can it be restored in the modern world? Host Rev. Martin Hill and LIRA director Rev. Christopher Maronde discuss those trades which have not only stood the test of time, but have always supported the home economy. The basis for this discussion is the book “Durable Trades” (https://www.thegrovestead.com/product/durable-trades/), in which Rory Groves sets forth a vision for the restoration of the home economy and helps to provide the tools to restore family-based, home-centered work.

Hill and Maronde touch on the overspecialization that is rampart in work today, making many professions very fragile, and provide a theological apologetic for work as a Christian virtue, along with an apologetic for the kinds of ‘blue-collar’ trades that Groves describes. This discussion follows a brief update on the work going on at LIRA, an organization designed to support and encourage the very kinds of durable trades described in Groves’ book.