Tag Archives: sustainable living

“It Is Now Only Dawn”

Pope John XXIII said, in his opening address to the bishops and cardinals convened in Rome at the start of the second Vatican council, “The council now beginning rises in the Church like daybreak, a forerunner of most splendid light.  … Continue reading

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Monastic Neighborhoods

Monasteries Attracting Neighbors People are moving.  There is a growing dissatisfaction with life-in-the-desert-that-is-the-American-city, and it seems that more than a few families are seeking a life that is more rich and deep and free.  Near monasteries. Clear Creek, Oklahoma is … Continue reading

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Can’t Wait to “Live in Heaven”

Homestead Daughter has a sweet post about the perks of living an agrarian life with her family.  It’s a hopeful reminder to me of the delights that await our family when we begin to live our dream.  Enjoy her lovely … Continue reading

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Food: The Cornerstone of Christian Credibility

Joel Salatin makes an excellent case here for Christians to have a consistent ethic of life–ecological life, that is.  If we say that we’re pro-life, but don’t include in that pro-ness the lives of cows and chickens and earth worms, … Continue reading

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Poor Mister Rose

My dear husband generously offered to take our three toddlers to the feed store today, so that I might have time for a nap. Blessed man. I awoke from my nap to find that we are now the owners of … Continue reading

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