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March 16, 2016
 
W EEKLY WISDOM
 
"If you remain in my word, you will truly be my disciples,
and you will know the truth, and the truth will set you free. "
 
John 8:31-32     
Catholic Rural Life on Instagram 
Sharing all that's beautiful about rural life.

Connect with Catholic Rural Life now on Instagram.  Daily shots of the beauty of rural life, along with inspirational messages about our role as stewards of Creation.

Tag your photos #catholicrurallife to be featured on the account.

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St. Patrick's Day Resources
More than just green food and shamrocks.
 
This article was submitted by one of Catholic Rural Life's members, Daniel Norman McNamara.  

Mr. McNamara, who lives in Florida, writes, "Many of you will see that my simple article may enable you to take up the larger issues of who the saints are in Catholic Christianity, and why they are important to us. For many, this may be the one time each year when there really is an opportunity to speak with members of other Christian churches and faith traditions about one of our saints. Or would we prefer to reinforce the impression that St. Patrick's Day really is only about a party in mid-March?"

Read his whole article here.
  
World Water Day  
March 22
 
Water is a material good, but we come to see water as a spiritual good when we recognize the providential presence of the Spirit as we drink the water that sustains our life.

When water is pure, its life-giving role can be fulfilled. When water is polluted, it endangers health and life, not only for humankind but for all the biotic community.

Water is a common good and for the common good. When water is privatized, it can lose its function to provide for the common good. When water is polluted, it loses its life-giving properties and its essential role in the cycle of life. It is no longer a sign in nature of the Creator Spirit.

Be sure to visit Catholic Rural Life on World Water Day for more reflections on the importance of water and our role as caretakers of it.

  
CRL in the News  
National Catholic Register interviews Jim Ennis
 
National Catholic Register recently interviewed CRL Director Jim Ennis about the path that's taken him away from and back to Catholicism, while wandering through corporate food systems, Fortune 500 companies, and ultimately settling here at Catholic Rural Life.

You can read the article here.
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