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The latest from the Church in Rural America.
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W
EEKLY WISDOM
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When God saw by their actions how they turned from their evil way,
he repented of the evil that he had threatened to do to them;
he did not carry it out."
- Jonah 3:10
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March is National Nutrition Month
National Agriculture Week is Also This Month
National Nutrition Month,
celebrated every March, focuses on helping people to make correct food choices as well as developing good eating and exercising habits. As coincidence would have it, March 1st was also the beginning of Lent, which we tend to associate with fasting, but in fact is also about health and wellness - in body, mind and spirit.
Later this month, National Agriculture Week (March 19-25) will also take place - a fitting reminder during Nutrition Month that our health begins with the care and tilling of the earth.
"Food for Life" is the theme of this year's National Ag Day (March 21), a key part of National Ag Week.
Put this all together - Nutrition, Agriculture, Care of the Earth - and you can see why we say "eating is a moral act." Read more at our latest blog posting.
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Wildfires Rage Throughout the Plains
Hundreds of Thousands of Acres Burned
"Deadly wildfires burning across four Plains states have nearly doubled in size overnight, jumping from 625 square miles to more than 1,000. High winds are helping to fan the blazes, which broke out on Monday and have forced thousands to evacuate and contributing to the deaths of six people."
Read more here.
Tom and Jo Murphy, members of Catholic Rural Life, were among the evacuees on Monday near Wilson Lake. Tom is the President of the Rural Life Commission in the Diocese of Salina, KS. He said, "The communities are all pulling together to help each other with moving cattle and helping to stop fire where they can with tractors and disks."
Please continue to keep all those affected by the wildfires and other severe weather throughout the nation in your thoughts and prayers this week.
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Lenten Recipe - Hot Cross Buns
A Favorite from
Cooking for Christ
To commemorate Lent and the new edition of our beloved Cooking for Christ cookbook, coming out later this year, we want to share with you one of our favorite recipes.
The get this amazing recipe of Hot Cross Buns, click here.
Florence Berger first created Cooking for Christ in 1946.
The new edition of the vintage cookbook preserves the original stories and recipes, but also includes new recipes, reflections, and Church traditions. Faithful to the liturgical year, this book celebrates food, family and faith.
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NSAC blog series on "Path to the Farm Bill"
Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP)
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