A New Winter Feast We hosted a new Winter Feast In the spirit of the historic feasts of St. Nicholas of Myra (A.D. 270-343) this past week. The Feast of St. Nicholas featured tables set in the grand traditions of Christmastide — with a guest list of widows, and...
People are made in the image of a trinitarian God and we are, therefore, designed to be in relationships. We become incomplete when we’re in a state of isolation: in a basic sense, it’s unnatural because of human nature itself. People need community. And we...
That’s an expression I heard often from generations before me. We’ve been using it around here of late, in jest, because the Homestead now has a Jersey Cow named Rosie. She looks like she should be named Rosie, maybe even “Miss Rosie Meek and Mild.” To make the story...
In working to create a community at Magnalia that is a “Beacon of Hope,” we’re trying to be intentional in creating spaces that prompt people to experience simple awe and wonder, to think critically, to be rooted and yet forward-thinking — and to...
Cato, the Roman legend who inspired our founding fathers in the quest toward liberty, wrote a famous treatise on farming and agriculture for his fellow countrymen. Among other jewels, he makes the statement that the good farm steward… …should have the...
Sometimes a holy hush is just what we need at the end of a week of bustle, to put us in a Sabbath state of mind. But the Lord is in His holy temple. Let all the earth hush and be silent before Him. -Habakkuk 2:20 A holy hush came upon us during our recent Summer...
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