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Articles
The Fire In Their Hearts: Seminarians in Indiana provide free firewood to the disadvantaged
Emily Chaffins
February 17, 2026
The Lord is my Shepherd - The Langers' Story of Loss and Provision
Hazel Jordan
August 28, 2025
Earth and Education: Fr. Ehrman’s Vocation of Caring for Creation
Hazel Jordan
August 4, 2025
A Harvest of Grace: The Cory Family’s Conversion and Commitment to the Land
Hazel Jordan
July 7, 2025
St. Anthony of Padua: Patron of Domestic Animals, Fishermen, and Good Harvests
Catholic Rural Life
June 13, 2025
What Pope Francis Did For Rural Catholic Life
Catholic Rural Life
April 30, 2025
Copper Bell Farm: A Family’s Catholic Homesteading Journey
Hazel Jordan
April 28, 2025
5 Reasons Catholics Should Care for Creation
Catholic Rural Life
April 22, 2025
More Than a Meal: Eating is a Moral Act
Catholic Rural Life
April 17, 2025
Faith, Family, and Farming: The Story of Barten’s Pumpkins in New Prague, Minnesota
Hazel Jordan
April 7, 2025
St. Bernadette: Patron of Shepherds
Catholic Rural Life
April 1, 2025
St. Francis of Paola: Patron of Mariners
Catholic Rural Life
April 1, 2025
How Agriculture Shapes Rural Catholic Communities
Catholic Rural Life
March 31, 2025
A Garden for Our Lady: Praising Mary With Plants
Kara Storey
March 27, 2025
A Year of Hurricanes - The Catholic Rural Life Magazine Winter 2025
Catholic Rural Life
February 26, 2025
Making Connections: First College Chapter Reflects on Formation
Catholic Rural Life
February 24, 2025
Food, Faith & Fun: Nevada Priest Reaches Out to Disaffiliated Young Adults
Kara Storey
November 15, 2024
International Priests Share Missionary Zeal in Rural Ministry
Catholic Rural Life
October 2, 2024
Kenyan Roots, Iowa Fields: A Pastor’s Reflection on Farming, Community, and Ministry
Catholic Rural Life
September 27, 2024
St. Isidore: Patron of Catholic Rural Life
Tim Streiff
May 14, 2024
Intentional Purchasing: Reclaiming the Value of the Gift
Morgan Smith
January 9, 2024
Living Stones of the Duomo: The People Who Lived in Hovels, Yet Built Cathedrals
Martina Saltamacchia, PhD
January 9, 2024
Webinar: Encounter for Our Common Home
Catholic Rural Life
July 25, 2023
"Thumbs up!" was the response from one of the 200+ people who attended the Rural Life Mass at the Octagon Barn in Gagetown, Michigan
Catholic Rural Life
June 1, 2023
Congregation Feels the Holy Spirit in the Wind During Mass, Blessing of Seeds on Iowa Family Farm
Barb Arland-Fye
April 26, 2023
Food, Faith & Fun
Catholic Rural Life
February 15, 2023
Blustery Bovine
Catholic Rural Life
January 16, 2023
Cooking for Christ Cookbook
Catholic Rural Life
December 29, 2022
Faith, Food and Environment Webinar
Catholic Rural Life
December 29, 2022
St. Kateri Tekakwitha Shrine: Place of Faith and History
Melissa Miscevic Bramble
July 11, 2022
World Water Day 2022
Catholic Rural Life
March 18, 2022
Harvest Mass: A time to thank God and ask for mercy
Janet Jones
November 24, 2021
10 Reminders for Conscious Consumerism
Catholic Rural Life
October 20, 2021
A Force of Nature: Remembering Sr. Ann O’Neill
Jonathan Liedl
October 11, 2021
Central Oregon Veterans Ranch
Alison Perry
September 27, 2021
Sisters Rural Roots Continue to Inspire Ministry
Sr. LaDonna Manternach
September 1, 2021
CRL-Madison Rural Life Listening Sessions
Catholic Rural Life
August 17, 2021
"Catholic Environmentalism"
Catholic Rural Life
August 4, 2021
National Dairy Month: June 2021
Catholic Rural Life
June 16, 2021
Live Your Faith and Eat it Too
Scott McLarty
June 2, 2021
Ten Commandments for the Environment
Catholic Rural Life
May 19, 2021
Earth Day 2021
Catholic Rural Life
April 21, 2021
World Water Day 2021
Catholic Rural Life
March 16, 2021
From the Archives: Mary's Gardens (Part 2)
Dana C. Jennings
March 16, 2021
From the Archives: Mary’s Gardens (Part 1)
Dana C. Jennings
March 3, 2021
Together We Can Make A Difference
Kevin Spafford
October 7, 2020
Stewardship: A Way of Life
Dr. John Cuddeback
June 17, 2020
South Dakota Ranchers Need Our Prayerful Support
Catholic Rural Life
November 6, 2013
Thanksgiving – "Eating is a Moral Act"
February 8, 2013
“Eating is a Moral Act: Revisiting the Ethics of Eating” – by Jim Ennis
James Ennis
February 8, 2013
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