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2 months ago | 
catholicworldreport.com | Julian Kwasniewski |Carl Olson
Father and sons team Jeff, Trevor, and Cameron Alcorn have been brewing beer in their basement for fun for over a decade. But, in late 2024, three of their brews appeared on grocery store shelves in Wisconsin—the culmination of a lengthy process in their desire to bring their beer to the commercial scene. In late 2024, I was able to visit their “research and design” brewery at Jeff’s family home in Wisconsin.
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Jan 19, 2025 | 
ncregister.com | Julian Kwasniewski
Resurgence of the Catholic Land Movement inspires many families. Austin and Sidney Bohenek saw an ad for the 2023 Catholic Land Movement conference and attended. They now lead a Blue Grass State back-to-land life. (photo: Courtesy photo / Beheneks) Features January 19, 2025 Neither Andrew Ewell nor his wife Anne grew up farming.
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Jan 7, 2025 | 
crisismagazine.com | Julian Kwasniewski
I was recently examining an old school bus for purchase in the hopes of completing its conversion into a rustic motorhome. Unfortunately, this specimen was not in good repair; a lot of shoddy work was apparent—apparent to me, that is, after a mechanic friend started pointing it out. Various fixtures were messily welded onto the frame of the bus, or inconveniently placed, or broken.
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Nov 19, 2024 | 
crisismagazine.com | Julian Kwasniewski
Buttons are everywhere. And we are pushing them all the time. Above all, there is one special button: the off button.
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Nov 9, 2024 | 
catholicherald.co.uk | Julian Kwasniewski
As leaves begin to fall and the mountains grow blue in the early dusk, I have been reading a new translation of Beowulf, an Anglo Saxon epic poem recounting the defeat of several monsters by the poem’s titular hero. Written in Old English towards the end of the first millennium, scholars have often debated whether or not Christianity influenced this result of a seemingly pagan poetic tradition.
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Oct 11, 2024 | 
crisismagazine.com | Julian Kwasniewski
Ever since I studied the great composer William Byrd last July for the 400th anniversary of his death, I can’t help punning his name, with the music of the sparrows, meadowlarks, and phoebes as I drive along country roads with windows down and Renaissance polyphony turned up. William Byrd is certainly one of the all-star composers from Elizabethan England.
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Oct 2, 2024 | 
catholicworldreport.com | Julian Kwasniewski |George Weigel
Composer and music director Paul Jernberg conducting at Wyoming Catholic College. (Image courtesy of the author). Composer and conductor Paul Jernberg currently resides in Lander, Wyoming, where he is Music Director at Wyoming Catholic College, and heads up the Magnificat Institute of Sacred Music, an organization dedicated to the renewal of liturgical music in the Catholic Church.
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Sep 23, 2024 | 
catholicworldreport.com | Julian Kwasniewski |Carl Olson
Monks republish books from a Benedictine priest, writer, and sculptorThe Irish monastery of Silverstream has brought eleven of Dom Hubert van Zeller’s books on spirituality back into print. Images: The Cenacle Press at Silverstream Priory / cenaclepress.com)One of my favorite spiritual authors is the Benedictine writer Dom Hubert van Zeller (1905-84). His simultaneous humor and realism, along with brevity, make his work refreshing and accessible.
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Sep 23, 2024 | 
crisismagazine.com | Julian Kwasniewski
The tree swayed in the dark as I eased myself down onto the rickety hunter’s seat. Sitting on this little grating, swaying 30 feet above the ground, with dry leaves and winter wind swirling around me, I did not feel very secure. I waited for the darkness to turn to dawn. My friend looked one way down the clearing, I the other. Trees began to appear like streaks of charcoal against the snow. I pinched my companion’s leg, drawing his attention to a deer that had appeared between the trees.
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Sep 16, 2024 | 
catholicexchange.com | Julian Kwasniewski
Recipe for John’s Salami & Hot Honey Sandwich included below!It’s 6 am, and as thoughts of yeast ratios and rising times flit through his head, John Gassner lifts weights in the gym. After working out, John embarks on the rest of his 17-hour day, most of which centers around baking what he believes is “the highest quality, best tasting, and best-looking bread” in his corner of Virginia.
