The Liturgy of the Land: Cultivating a Catholic Homestead
By Jason M. Craig and Thomas D. Van Horn · Published by TAN Books
Overview
This work presents reflections and practical wisdom on cultivating a Catholic homestead that places God, family, and the home at the center of life by drawing on the authors’ years of agrarian experience and the Church’s teaching on work, stewardship, and domestic life. It shows how a productive, holy home rooted in faith and tradition can stand in contrast to consumeristic culture while fostering deeper union with God through work and family life.
- Explains the spiritual and theological foundations of Catholic homesteading rooted in traditional family life.
- Shares firsthand experience of agrarian conversion and its challenges for contemporary families.
- Offers practical guidance on working land, raising livestock, and organizing household life in harmony with faith.
- Frames homesteading as a way to resist consumerism and center life on God, family, and the home.
- Encourages readers to discern the principles and practicalities of a land‑based Catholic lifestyle.
Intended Audience
This book is well suited for Catholics and families discerning a deeper connection to the land, readers interested in traditional homesteading grounded in faith, and those seeking guidance on how to integrate work, stewardship, and domestic life in a way that honors God.
Key Themes
- Integration of faith with agrarian life
- Theology of work, land, and family
- Domestic stewardship as a vocation
- Practical wisdom for Catholic homesteading
- SKU:
- 3172
- Publish:
- 04/02/2024
- Pdf:
- https://tanbooks.com/content/3172_Preview.pdf
- Height:
- 9.00
- Width:
- 7.25
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Well Made
This book is well made and well written. It takes Catholic Social Teachings about economics and how it relates to family life and explains it in a way that is thorough and easy to understand.
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liturgy of the Land
If you own a homestead, are dreaming of homesteading in the future, or have a crazy friend who homesteads and you want to understand why in the world they do- this book is for you! Through a Catholic lens’s this books shows the Practicals of how to homestead with an expansive resource guide to help you discern what to start with or add to your homestead covering and rich with theological aspects of how we can use homesteading to live a more intentional life, drawing us closer to God and aiding in our ultimate goal of getting our families to our eternal home of heaven.
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Wonderful
<i>Liturgy of the Land</i> is a wonderful, thought-provoking ode to Catholic homesteading, whether for those new, experienced, or just thinking about it. Heartily recommend!
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The Liturgy of the Land
However, it should have included the devastating grip of usury and debt that prevents so many of us from being able to consider homesteading.
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The Liturgy of the Land
This is an excellent book! Highly recommend.
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The Liturgy of the Land
Excellent book. Tying together the truth about the land God has given us with the truth of the Catholic Faith reflects a wisdom few Americans have. The book supports our choice for a more genuine life as well as helps us to be practical about it.
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So beautiful!
Such a beautifully written book that combines my two favorite things-Catholicism and homesteading! Would give the book 10 stars if I could.
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A worthy read
In The Liturgy of the Land Catholic homesteaders Jason Craig and Thomas Van Horn share with readers the beauty of family life working together and being more in tune with God. As a family in modern society, we all tend to be going in different directions and at different speeds. Sometimes even away from each other and from God. It is a great book for those who are looking to live a more intentional life in their relationship with God and the land. It not only dives into what this means as a Catholic person but has practical ideas and information for those discerning living more in tune with God, their families, and the land in a homesteading lifestyle.
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Practical and Inspiring
Wonderful Read, insightful perspectives on the conversion that is needed to make the return to the land fruitful
