St. Isidore Catholic Worker Farm

Catholic Worker co-founder Peter Maurin at St. Isidore's Farm in Aitkin, Minnesota, in 1941 (Courtesy of the Department of Special Collections and University Archives, Marquette University Libraries/Photo by Mary Humphrey)

Peter Maurin's farm-rooted vision gains ground among Catholic Workers

The Catholic Worker co-founder's program of farming communes, or "agronomic universities," was once considered a failure. Today, his ideas are resonating with modern ecological concerns.

Karl Meyer (fourth from right) stands with other community members from the Nashville Greenlands Catholic Worker community in Tennessee. (Courtesy of Karl Meyer)

Diversity of Catholic Worker labors springs from founders' vision

By Maria Benevento

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