"A singularly unusual priest, who breaks horses to pay the rent on the little farm he works, writes a singularly unusual book about his ministry and his family-farm parish. Fr. Schmitmeyer's writing infuses farmers with nobility, and all of us with hope and serenity."
- Gene Logsdon, farmer and author

We all seek order and harmony in our lives. The many calendars in our briefcases and pocketbooks and on our walls and refrigerators witness to that desire. Sometimes, it seems that we forget that there is a natural calendar - the phases of the moon, the turning of the seasons - that first brought harmony between the divine ordering of nature and the human ordering of time.

James Schmitmeyer, a priest of the Archdiocese of Cincinnati, Ohio, reflects on the deep mysteries that are revealed when people of faith order their lives by the divine ordering of nature. His moving essays reveal the power and the beauty of God and of God's creation in the ordinary times and extraordinary seasons of the lives of those with whom he lives as farmer, neighbor, friend and pastor.

Whether you live in a rural community, a suburban neighborhood or a city high-rise, you will enjoy the people and places shared within these pages. They lead you out of yourself into another set of lives, but give wisdom and insight so that you can return enriched to your own.

Paperback, 6 x 9, 111 pages.AWARDS:

Catholic Press Association 2000 Book Award winner, first place, for first-time author of a book