Rural Life
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43Ranch Life Rhythms
This article was posted on: October 16, 2025
The Catholic Church's calendar has established a yearly rhythm for the faithful for centuries.
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133The Catholic Homestead: A Return to Purposeful Living
This article was posted on: October 10, 2025
Homesteading is by no means a new idea, but it has gained significant traction thanks to the modern age and the “Great...
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1.5KThe Fruit of the Land, the Work of Human Hands
This article was posted on: August 5, 2025
Jim and Nodji VanWychen of Warrens, find great joy in carrying on family tradition in farming and in their Catholic Faith.
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2.0KSanctifying Our Labor
This article was posted on: June 4, 2025
Genesis 2:15 tells us that, after creating Adam, God “took the man and settled him in the Garden of Eden, to cultivate...
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832God’s Work in the Fields: Celebrating Rural Life Day 2024
This article was posted on: January 13, 2025
Schmidt Dairy welcomes Bishop Battersby for a day of prayer and fellowship.
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986Rejoicing in the Harvest
This article was posted on: July 29, 2024
An interview with Monsignor James Shea.
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745NEP Day 5: A Communion of Believers
This article was posted on: April 29, 2024
Two diverse parishes separated by a 35-mile stretch of Hwy. 29 share a common goal: to lead parishioners closer to the Eucharist...
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877Faith, Family and Farm
This article was posted on: January 12, 2024
The shared thread of Catholic Faith in Steve and Jolene’s life Steve and Jolene Janke reside on a dairy farm in the...
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1.1KRural Life Day Mass 2023
This article was posted on: September 5, 2023
Ken and Joellen Heiman’s farm life is an expression of their Catholic Faith The Diocese of La Crosse celebrates a “Rural Life...
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874Who Is My Brother?
This article was posted on: May 18, 2023
Through the devastation of their dairy farm, Marty and Kathy experienced God’s love through their extended family. Jesus said, “For whoever does...
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837It’s the food!
This article was posted on: August 30, 2022
Mark and Connor Stoltz emphatically agree, “It’s the food!” Mark, father to Connor, easily recalls his former grade school years at Assumption...
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1.1KCaring for God’s Creation
This article was posted on: June 29, 2022
Pat and Jack count their many blessings For almost seven decades, Cashton native Jack Herricks has lived and worked on his family’s...
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1.0KWe Are Blessed
This article was posted on: June 23, 2022
Ken and Jackie experience God’s love in their daily lives on the farm “I really think that God made me to be...