FALL 2010

VOLUME 53 • NUMBER 1 The magazine of the National Catholic Rural Life Conference

Catholic Rural Life (ISSN 1089-6570)

is published by the National Catholic Rural
Life Conference for its members. The National
CONTENTS
Catholic Rural Life Conference is a membership
organization grounded in a spiritual tradition
which brings together the Church, care for creation
and care for community. As an educator in the James Ennis 4 “Do the Thing in Front of You”
faith, the NCRLC seeks to relate religion to the
world; develops support services for rural pastoral 5 An Overview of Rural Poverty
ministries; serves as a prophetic voice and as a
catalyst and convener for social justice.
Fr. John S. Rausch 8 Overcoming Poverty in Appalachia

■ Kara Storey 11 Good Samaritan Home, Ohio

PRESIDENT
NCRLC Board of Directors Kara Storey 14 Manna House: A Place of Helping Hands
Most Reverend Frank J. Dewane
Bishop of the Diocese of Venice in Florida Sr. Pegge Boehm, PBVM 16 Seeing the Reality of Latinos in Rural Towns
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
James Ennis 17 New Partnership with Catholic Campaign
for Human Development
STAFF:
POLICY COORDINATOR Stephan M. Colecchi 19 Catholics Confront Global Poverty
Robert Gronski

PROGRAM COORDINATOR John Taylor 21 Hungry for Food, But Hungrier for the
Kara Storey Resources to Feed Ourselves
BOOKKEEPER / FULFILLMENT CLERK
Darlene Limoges 23 Books & Resources
ART/DESIGN CONSULTANT
Heidi Fuchtman

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