Saint Lucy’s Easy Button Celebration Ideas
A great saint deserves a great celebration. Here are a few nice ideas to try.
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Strange Lenten Foods You May (not) Want to Try
One of the hallmarks of Lent is abstinence on Fridays, and fasting and abstinence on Ash Wednesday and Good Friday. As Lent continues this can leave Catholics feeling less and less creative when it comes to the culinary arts and reaching for the pizza delivery phone number (again) or buying out the fish department of …
5 Advent and Christmas Inspired Cocktails to Enjoy During the Holiday Season
Enjoy the holiday season with a good drink and a proper toast!
Celebrate Saint Josemaría Escrivá with This Spanish Dessert
Born in Spain to a devout Catholic family, Saint Josemaría Escrivá felt even as a young child that God was calling him to do great things. He wasn’t wrong. Josemaría went on to write numerous spiritual books (most famously The Way and Christ is Passing), and founded Opus Dei, an apostolate dedicated to finding holiness …
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The Vatican Cookbook is a Religious Experience for Your Body and Soul
We picked several recipes and tried our hand at this collection put together by the Pontifical Swiss Guard. Here’s what we think.
If You Love the Catholic Church and Good Food, Pittsburgh Is Your Next Pilgrimage Destination
Thanks to Fr. Schrenk, we have a definitive list of the must-see churches of the ‘Burgh and not-to-miss eateries nearby.
3 Fun Ways to Celebrate Feast Days This Summer
Summer time living is easy – perhaps a little too easy! Summer is a time when people typically go on vacation and relax their otherwise scheduled and routine lives. Oftentimes, that also includes our prayer life. So, how can a Catholic keep their faith alive during the summer months? Celebrating feast days can be one …
The 7 Most Catholic Foods in the World
Sometimes, people only think of Catholics as those who fast and abstain from certain food. But in reality Catholics love food! For every feast day there is a special food or feast prepared. Italians cook a Feast of the Seven Fishes on Christmas Eve, there are zeppoli on the feast of Saint Joseph, and don’t …
You’ll Want to Make This Traditional Mexican Dish for Good Friday
When my late father was alive, he used to make a delicious dessert called capirotada. I never realized the significance of it or its ties to the Lenten season until after he passed away. While this traditional Mexican dish is served throughout Lent, it’s most appropriate to eat it on Good Friday, especially since it’s …
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Jesus’ Restaurant Serves Chicken (of the Sea) for Lent
There has been a multiplication of the loaves and chicken fish in this past week at Chick-fil-A restaurants nationwide. Lovers of the sometimes-called “Jesus’ Restaurant” will be delighted to hear that they need not deny the family friendly restaurant their patronage on Fridays during the Lenten season. At participating locations, you can order your tastefully tart …
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