In our parish, shortly after the secular New Year, the Church hosts a series of lectures. These generally lead up to a recruitment of parishioners interested in small faith groups to study Church teachings on a particular subject during Lent. Last year the series was on the Real Presence of Christ in the Eucharist. This year the focus is on End Times and the teachings of the church.
Continue reading “Saint Thomas Aquinas and Blueberry Pancakes”Choclate Cake Day and a Flourless Torte
Today is National Chocolate Cake Day. One of my absolute favorite Foodie Days. When it comes to family pot luck parties, in addition to some creative appetizers, I’m also the Dessert Queen. My family has their quirks, likes and dislikes, but no food allergies.
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Would you believe that my house is still recovering from the Holidays? We don’t start taking the decorations down until after the Epiphany, January 6th. It’s just a tradition in my family. When you have 142 Santas, 73 Nutcrackers, 57 Snowmen, 18 Christmas Bears and 9 miscellaneous Christmas Characters, it takes a while to pack everything up.
Continue reading “A Perfect Friday Morning Burrito”The Road to Damascus
Today the faithful celebrate the Conversion of Saint Paul, one of the great events in the history of the Early Church. It was on the road to Damascus that a man named Saul was confronted by the risen Lord. That experience changed the face of Christianity.
Continue reading “The Road to Damascus”Seared Herb-Garlic Pork Loin
It’s Wednesday – Wild Card Wednesday. I’ve been known to make Breakfast for Dinner on Wild Card Wednesday. Today is also Lobster Thermidor Day and Peanut Butter Day. I have just two things to say about Lobster Thermidor. It’s delicious and a pain to make.
Continue reading “Seared Herb-Garlic Pork Loin”Just What is a Pie?
Today is National Pie Day. We’ve been down this road before. The concept of pies has been around since the dawn of time. Okay, maybe not quite that far back, but long enough to have evolved.
Continue reading “Just What is a Pie?”Down Home Southern Eats
Welcome to the 22nd day in January. On the National Foodie Front, today we celebrate the down home goodness of Southern Cooking. Makes me what to wear a belle-of-the-ball hoop skirt and sip a tall glass of sweet tea.
Continue reading “Down Home Southern Eats”Our Lady of Altagracia and Clam Chowder
Today is the Feast Day of Our Lady of Altagracia. She is considered to be the Dominican people’s heavenly protector and spiritual mother.
Continue reading “Our Lady of Altagracia and Clam Chowder”It’s Cheese Lover’s Day
Oh look, it’s National Cheese Lover’s Day – again. Seems to come around every January 20th. Aren’t we lucky? In the past, we’ve done all sorts of wonderful things featuring cheese front and center.
Continue reading “It’s Cheese Lover’s Day”Oh Yeah It’s National Popcorn Day
I cannot begin this 19th day of January without a shout-out to my beloved Pops. One more year down, nine more to go. Dad plans to throw one heck of a party when we celebrate 100 years of life.
Continue reading “Oh Yeah It’s National Popcorn Day”Michigan and the US Senate
Where would Americans be without Michigan – and in particular Detroit?
Continue reading “Michigan and the US Senate”Bootlegger’s and Saint Anthony
Bootlegger’s and Saint Anthony? Please explain. Well, today is National Bootlegger’s Day and the Feast of Saint Anthony. Just who is Saint Anthony? That might be the better question.
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How perfect is this? International Hot and Spicy Day meets Tijuana Tuesday! A marriage made in heaven. Okay, maybe not heaven, but certainly to the delights of my guys.
Continue reading “International Hot and Spicy Day”Today We Celebrate a Dream
Martin Luther King once spoke of his dream. It was a beautiful dream. One that sadly may never become a reality. It didn’t in his lifetime. And in mine, it seems even further away. His dream? That we reach the true meaning of equality.
Continue reading “Today We Celebrate a Dream”It’s National Sunday Supper Day
Today is the Second Sunday in January, the second Sunday in Ordinary Times. Every year on the Second Sunday in January, we are encouraged to sit down together as a family and partake in something that was once commonplace – the Sunday Supper.
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