The Liturgy of the Land
Jason M. Craig
Many people today desire a simple life that is closely connected to land, whether it be gardening, farming, or ranching. There is a spiritual draw to a non-consumeristic lifestyle that places God, the family, and the home at the center of all activity. This “agrarian conversion” has led many families to seek out rural communities and leave behind the suburban life.
Over ten years ago two Catholic friends, Jason M. Craig and Thomas D Van Horn, experienced a similar agrarian conversion inspired by past Catholic land-movements and a growing desire to work with their wives and children, going deeper than just “supporting” them financially. Both began a journey, perhaps with a tad too much romanticism, toward land-based life on farms. All these years later, the two have been tempered by the unyielding realities of land and limitations, and have gained significant insights into the reasons, challenges, and possibilities of homesteading and farming.
In The Liturgy of the Land: Cultivating a Catholic Homestead, Craig and Van Horn present the practicalities and theological aspects behind the desire for a productive, holy home. Our current culture understands economy in efficient consumeristic terms, but our Catholic Faith tells us different. The productive homestead is the center of economic life and the family is at the center of the homestead. This book aims at bringing the stories from their experience into a presentation and proposal of homesteading as a way of life, considering the principles (why?) and the practicalities (how?).
Duration - 23h 16m.
Author - Jason M. Craig.
Narrator - Kevin Gallagher.
Published Date - Wednesday, 03 January 2024.
Copyright - © 2023 Jason M. Craig and Thomas D. Van Horn ©.
Location:
United States
Description:
Many people today desire a simple life that is closely connected to land, whether it be gardening, farming, or ranching. There is a spiritual draw to a non-consumeristic lifestyle that places God, the family, and the home at the center of all activity. This “agrarian conversion” has led many families to seek out rural communities and leave behind the suburban life. Over ten years ago two Catholic friends, Jason M. Craig and Thomas D Van Horn, experienced a similar agrarian conversion inspired by past Catholic land-movements and a growing desire to work with their wives and children, going deeper than just “supporting” them financially. Both began a journey, perhaps with a tad too much romanticism, toward land-based life on farms. All these years later, the two have been tempered by the unyielding realities of land and limitations, and have gained significant insights into the reasons, challenges, and possibilities of homesteading and farming. In The Liturgy of the Land: Cultivating a Catholic Homestead, Craig and Van Horn present the practicalities and theological aspects behind the desire for a productive, holy home. Our current culture understands economy in efficient consumeristic terms, but our Catholic Faith tells us different. The productive homestead is the center of economic life and the family is at the center of the homestead. This book aims at bringing the stories from their experience into a presentation and proposal of homesteading as a way of life, considering the principles (why?) and the practicalities (how?). Duration - 23h 16m. Author - Jason M. Craig. Narrator - Kevin Gallagher. Published Date - Wednesday, 03 January 2024. Copyright - © 2023 Jason M. Craig and Thomas D. Van Horn ©.
Language:
English
Opening Credits
Duration:00:26:37
Introduction
Duration:09:52:59
Chapter 1: Back to the Homestead
Duration:32:39:28
Chapter 2: From Division of Labor to Integrated Work
Duration:39:06:08
Chapter 3: From Time Clocks to Seasons
Duration:26:35:31
Chapter 4: From Artificial to Natural
Duration:21:11:58
Chapter 5: From Artificial Economy to Natural Economy
Duration:21:09:44
Chapter 6: From Wages to Productive Property
Duration:16:52:48
Chapter 7: From Anywhere to Somewhere
Duration:27:32:57
Chapter 8: From Extracting to Cultivating
Duration:31:54:01
Chapter 9: From Controlling Scarcity to Generous Abundance
Duration:32:53:04
Chapter 10: Discerning a Place Between Suburbia and the Village
Duration:29:05:20
Conclusion
Duration:15:23:47
Appendix
Duration:01:40:50
Discerning Ideas and Enterprises
Duration:18:29:02
Kitchen Garden
Duration:10:16:00
Orchard and Fruits
Duration:04:46:23
Rabbits
Duration:08:11:22
Poultry – Eggs
Duration:07:43:47
Hogs
Duration:05:49:03
Pastured Poultry – Fryer
Duration:06:31:53
Sheep
Duration:04:52:44
Goats
Duration:03:57:50
Cattle – Beef
Duration:05:39:33
Beekeeping
Duration:08:31:12
Cattle – Dairy
Duration:04:54:06
Timber & Forest Products
Duration:05:12:32
Equine
Duration:04:38:40
About the Authors
Duration:00:43:18
Ending Credits
Duration:00:33:38