Today is the third and final Ember Days of the Spring Season. It is also National Baked Scallop Day. Now I thought long and hard about what to share for today’s recipe.
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Second Friday of Lent, Ember Days and Yummy Noodles
Today is the second Friday of Lent, the second Ember Days of Spring and National Eat Your Noodles Day. What a winning combination!
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Today is the first Ember Days of the Lenten or Spring Season. Last year, Ember Days Wednesday happened to fall on National Corn Tortilla Chip Day. This year we have both Crab Meat Day and National Meatball Day for inspiration.
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Just as the Advent Season in marked by the color Purple, so too is the Lenten Season. While purple is considered to be a symbolic color of wealth and royalty, it is also a symbol of penance, humility and a deep sorrow for Christ’s suffering on the cross.
Continue reading “First Sunday in Lent Roast Chicken Supper”A Florentine Inspiration for This Friday of Lent
Today is the Friday follow Ash Wednesday and the Lenten Season. Lent is a special time of prayer, penance, sacrifice and good works in preparation of the celebration of Easter. It is a time of renewal and rebirth.
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Today is Ash Wednesday. In light of recent events, I offer up my prayers throughout the Lenten Season to the people of Ukraine and Russia. The world stands witness to evil wrapped in the form of a single human being who has been allowed to rise to power. Lord, be with us all. Amen.
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Today is the first Feast Day of Saint Bernadette. While the Church celebrates her official Feast Day on April 16, the day of her death and assertion into heaven, in many parts of the world, including France, today is the Feast Day of Saint Bernadette.
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Do you believe in miracles? What is a miracle? And do we use that word just a little too freely. Maybe, but it all depends upon your perspective. A miracle, in my opinion, always involves Heavenly Intervention. Surviving a natural disaster or a terrible accident is a miracle. Finding something once thought as lost is a miracle. Life is a miracle.
Continue reading “Our Lady of Lourdes Extravaganza”Fettuccine Alfredo and Love
Today is National Fettuccine Alfredo Day. What better day to tell the story behind this simple dish of perfection. Authentic Fettuccine Alfredo is nothing more than a ribbon pasta, butter and melted cheese. It’s the story behind Fettuccine Alfredo that is truly amazing.
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Happy Friday! It’s the start of another great weekend for most folks. And a day to pause in quiet reflection for most Old-school Catholics. Sadly some have forgotten the importance of penance, and this is especially true in America.
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While I cannot testify for other Christian denominations, I can tell you that Jewish Roots are very much reflected in Catholic teachings. It can be seen in our observations, customs and traditions. Advent and Chanukah. Sunday Mass and Passover observations. Fasting and prayer.
Continue reading “Candlemas and Beef Stroganoff Crêpes”Saint Thomas Aquinas and Blueberry Pancakes
Today is the Feast Day of Saint Thomas Aquinas. Thomas was born in the castle of Roccasecca in the old country of the Kingdom of Sicily in 1225. Although his parents were well-off, as the youngest son Thomas was expected to enter the monastery and devote himself to God. He did so, but not the way that his family had hoped.
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Our Lady of Altagracia, Our Lady of Grace, is the protector of the Dominican people. They believe with all their hearts that Our Lady watches over their island, leading the people to her Son, Christ Jesus. Her feast day is huge in the Dominican Republic.
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The Holidays are behind us, Advent and Christmas over. It’s now Ordinary Times. From a Catholic perspective, there is little that is ordinary (as in uneventful or unimportant) about Ordinary Times.
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Matthew 2:1-2 Now after Jesus was born in Bethlehem of Judea, in the days of King Herod, magi from the east came to Jerusalem, saying, “Where is the One who has been born King of the Jews? For we saw His star in the east and have come to worship Him.
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