A Mid-Winter’s Reflection
[Editor’s Note: On January 24, 2019 the Wethersfield Institute is celebrating the 30th anniversary of the death of its benefactor,…
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The Signed 2018 Farm Bill
President Trump signed the 2018 Farm Bill last month. Like many bills that go through conference committees, there were several…
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The Winners of the Archbishop Edwin V. O’Hara Award
We are happy to congratulate the Religious Sisters of Mercy in Jackson, Minnesota as the 2018 recipients of Catholic Rural…
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It Isn’t Christmas Without Love
My Dad and his sisters began their lives on a very prosperous dairy farm in central Wisconsin. When Dad would…
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Rural Culture and the Church – Interview
The following is an excerpt from an interview by Matthew Maloney from Know the Faith podcast and Max Becher, a CRL…
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Prayers for All Saints and All Souls
The following prayers are from the Rural Life Prayer Book. For more prayers for more Fall prayers, see our seasonal…
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Sts. Isidore and Maria Relics – Thank You!
The intercession of Sts. Isidore and Maria is no small blessing! Many have prayed and experienced real help through their…
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Everyone Can Participate in Stewardship
[Editors Note: The following excerpt has been adapted from the Fall 2011 edition of the “Catholic Rural Life” magazine.] Not everyone…
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Farm Bill Update
Over the summer we have worked with our partners—the USCCB, Catholic Charities, Catholic Relief Services, and St. Vincent De Paul—to…
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Part II: Agricultural Life of Carmelite Nuns
[Editor’s note: This is Part II of a two-part story on the Carmelite Nuns project in rural Fairfield, PA. Read…
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