Are ordinary Catholics too taken in by the Gospel of More?
Kyle T. Kramer
Kyle T. Kramer was educated at Indiana University, the University of Hamburg and Emory University. He founded and lives with his wife Cyndi and their three young children (Eva, Clare, and Elijah) on Genesis Organic Farm, in his native southern Indiana, in a solar- and wind-powered home he designed and built himself. Kyle is also the director of graduate lay degree programs and spiritual formation for Saint Meinrad, a Benedictine monastery and school of theology. Kyle's writing, retreats and talks mainly concern the intersection of simple living, ecology and Catholic spirituality. He is the author of A Time to Plant: Life Lessons in Work, Prayer, and Dirt (Sorin Books, 2010) and blogs at http://kramerfamilyfarm.wordpress.com.Kyle began writing a column for America in March 2009. A selection of his recent columns appears below.
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True Vocations
Lay ministers continue their work to meet the needs of God’s people.
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Radical Hospitality
The diverse human family is part of the same God-given belonging.
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Future Shock
Growing up, I had many evangelical friends who were preoccupied with an imminent Second Coming of Christ. I could never get on board with this apocalyptic worldview—I think I worried too much about experiencing a frightening moment, when I realized that the truly faithful had been raptured awa
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Raising Small-c Catholics
Children of this generation have been born at a special hinge point.
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Appalachia’s Wounds: The biblical injustice of mountaintop removal
The biblical injustice of mountaintop removal