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Get to know one of our members, Michael Most! His journey has been rooted in rural life. Growing up surrounded going to his relatives' farmland, he discovered the quiet grandeur of God in open fields, starry skies, and the steady rhythm of creation. Now living in Southern

Happy Feast of St. Roch, Patron Saint of Dogs! St. Roch was known for his deep charity. During the Black Plague, he tirelessly cared for the sick until he himself became ill. Isolated and near death, help came in the most unexpected way: a dog began visiting him each day,

Celebrating Rural Life in the Diocese of St. Cloud, MN! Our Thriving in Rural Congregations Manager, Laurie, went to the St. Cloud Diocese's Rural Life Mass this past Sunday! The Mass, celebrated by Bishop Patrick Neary, was held at the Hellerman Farm in their beautifully

Ezekiel saw a vision of living water flowing from the Temple. Wherever it went, the land flourished: polluted waters turned fresh, trees bore abundant fruit, and fish filled the seas. Fishermen found great life at its banks. This river foreshadows the Blood of Christ, poured

Don't forget to listen to this week's "Sermon on the Ranch" with Fr. Bryce Lungren from the Diocese of Cheyenne (WY)! Sign up on our email list and never miss a weekly Sunday homily: catholicrurallife.org/anguish-and-ho…

One of our members, Jim O'Hara, is the great-nephew of Archbishop Edwin O'Hara, founder of our organization in 1923! The family had long been in farming and agriculture, and Jim's own father was close with the Archbishop himself...evidenced in letters between the two of them

Don't forget to listen to this week's "Sermon on the Ranch" with Fr. Bryce Lungren! catholicrurallife.org/the-path-to-pe…

Happy Labor Day! Today we honor the dignity of work and give thanks for all who labor, especially farmers, ranchers, and agricultural workers whose hands help feed the world. Their daily work reminds us that labor is not just toil, but a true participation in God’s creative

From the soil that feeds us, to the crops in our fields, to the livestock we tend, creation itself shares in the longing for redemption. While only we can worship God with mind, heart, soul, and voice, Scripture reminds us that even nature “knows” its Creator in a mysterious

This Thursday, September 18, the ArchdioceseOfDubuque is hosting their second annual Rural Life Mass to honor those who live and work close to the land. Archbishop Thomas Zinkula will preside over Mass at the Stalzer family’s farm with blessings for crops, animals, and farm equipment along

On this week's "Sermon on the Ranch" Fr. Lungren discusses the importance of faith, servitude, and maintaining one's peace amidst the chaos of the world. Check it out! catholicrurallife.org/man-your-post/…

When the prophet Isaiah spoke these words, the people of Israel were living in exile: far from home, feeling the weight of their own failures to keep God’s commandments. Yet even in their distance, God remained faithful. Through Isaiah, He promised deliverance and renewal, both

Happy World Food Day! Today we give thanks for the hands that plant, harvest, prepare, and share the food that sustains us all. From the farmer rising before dawn to the family gathered around the table, every meal tells a story of creation, community, and grace. As people of

There’s a deep longing in every human heart, a thirst that no success, comfort, or possession can satisfy. Our souls long for the presence of the living God. In prayer, in the quiet of nature, and in the love we share within our communities, He quenches that thirst and renews

St. Paul of the Cross discovered the deep love of Christ not in comfort, but in the Cross. He understood that, just as a seed must break open in the soil before new life can emerge, our suffering can become the very ground where grace grows. He founded the Passionist community

“When Angelus is at twelve then the clock is set right.”

“Thus, it is necessary to proclaim and promote the dignity of work... especially of agricultural work, in which man so eloquently "subdues" the earth he has received as a gift from God and affirms his "dominion" in the visible world.” -Pope St. John Paul II, Laborem Exercens, 21

Last week, deacons from across the country gathered at St. Meinrad for our Thriving in Rural Ministry retreat. It was a time for rest, prayer, and reflection, offering space to renew their call to serve the Church in rural communities. Throughout the week, Fr. Jim Schmitmeyer