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#TacoTuesday, St. Martha and the Spice of Life

On today’s The Catholic Foodie Show… it’s #TacoTuesday! We talk tacos and I give you recipe for fish tacos (and I tell you about the first time that I ever tried a fish taco!). I also share with you a reflection on St. Martha who was a dear, dear friend of Jesus. Her feast day was last Friday, but she is going to encourage us today in our own friendship with Jesus and in our efforts to our best in our daily lives without losing our minds. All this and more right here on The Catholic Foodie Show… where food meets faith!

Wash Day Wonders and Red Beans and Rice

In this episode of The Catholic Foodie Show I announce the new daily show themes, and I explain what exactly I mean by Wash Day Wonders. I share my recipe for the New Orleans classic dish of Red Beans and Rice, give a shout out to my newly-minted Eagle Scout son Christopher, and reflect briefly on the amazing love that Jesus has for St. Martha. All this and more on The Catholic Foodie Show!

Full Show notes available at http://CatholicFoodie.com.

Mother of Mercy, The Echo of God

Nothing but things essential for us are revealed to us about the Mother of God: the fact that she was wed to the Holy Spirit and bore Christ into the world. Our crowning joy is that she did this as a lay person and through the ordinary daily life that we all live; through natural love made supernatural, as the water at Cana was, at her request, turned into wine. ~ Caryll Houselander
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Image -@ ljnovascotia | “The Echo of God,” Louis de Montfort

Managing the Moment, Resting in God’s Timing

Every sorrow is forgotten in that rest at the feet of Jesus, and the soul confesses that one single instant of that rest were not too dearly bought by the work and sufferings of a whole lifetime, for it is a pure gift of love and mercy. ~ French Mystic Mathilde Boutle
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Managing the Moment, Resting in God’s Provision

Rest is not idleness.

Indeed, restlessness is the torment of idle people. God could not need rest. He could not be tired by creating the world.  His rest was the infinite peace of infinite love. -Caryll Houselander

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Making it Matter, How to Mercy

We are not social workers. We are trying to be contemplatives in the heart the world. We have chosen to be carriers of God’s love. If the words of Jesus are true, ‘I was hungry, I was sick, I was naked, I was homeless, and you did it to me’ (Matthew 25:40), then we are touching him twenty-four hours a day. So you, in your lives, in your own homes, can be in his presence twenty-four hours a day, if your lives are woven with prayer and sacrifice. - Mother Teresa 

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Mission Is Ministry, I Am a Mediator of Mercy: Spiritual Works of Mercy

God becomes especially visible in His mercy; He Himself makes it incarnate and personifies it. So then, what can I count on? My own merits? No, My merit is God’s mercy. I am by no means lacking merits as long as He is rich in mercy. If the mercies of the Lord are manifold, I too will abound in merits. This is important: the courage to trust in Jesus’ mercy, to trust in His patience, to seek refuge always in the wounds of His love. -St. Bernard 

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Mission Is Ministry, You Can Work Miracles: Corporal Works of Mercy

Is “faith alone” enough for salvation, or faith + works of mercy? Jesus is clear. The Bible is clear, and no mental or theological gymnastics are necessary: “Nothing counts but faith working in mercy” (Gal 5:6).

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Mercy Is a Must, You Were Made for Mercy

Find out why God goes to all the trouble - the whole cosmos and all of human history - to save mankind, but does not save fallen angels. A little bit of spiritual warfare discussion in this show!

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Beach Food and Summer Vacations

On the show today: Beach food and summer vacations… including the need daily to carve out time for rest and relaxation. Trust in God, a “sound-seeing” trip to Joe Patti’s Seafood, and beach recipes for Jalapeno Poppers and Boiled Shrimp also on the show. A Happy Father’s Day to all you dads out there!

Full show notes available at CatholicFoodie.com.

News Out of the Box: Thursday, June 16, 2016

JCPenney and home appliances, charitable donations, McDonalds menu items, Donald Trump may launch a new TV network, and more!

News Out of the Box: Wednesday, June 15, 2016

Made for Mercy, God’s Presence Is Mercy

Let us be renewed by God’s mercy, let us be loved by Jesus, let us enable the power of his love to transform our lives too; and let us become agents of this mercy, channels through which God can water the earth, protect all creation and make justice and peace flourish (Pope Francis).

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Heather King – Loaded: Money and the Spirituality of Enough

Heather King – author of Parched, Redeemed, Stripped, Stumble, Shirt of Flame, and Poor Baby – joins me on The Catholic Foodie Show today to talk about her latest book Loaded: Money and the Spirituality of Enough.

Whether rich or poor, most of walk through our days wounded in the area of money and finances. We fear money. We fear not having enough money. We fear what would happen if we had too much money. We fear what people would think of us if they knew how much money we make and what we spend our money on. The way that we see and use money intimately affects the people in our lives.

Most books about money are written to help you make more money. But what if more money isn’t the answer? What if the real source of our fear is our relationship with money? In Loaded: Money and the Spirituality of Enough, Heather King shares her own story of recovery around money. In doing so, she opens a door of opportunity for us… an opportunity to examine our own relationship to money and to open that relationship up to healing by our loving God. 

“So, as you’ve now assuredly figured out, unlike so many money books, mine is not about how to make more and consume more. It’s about how to detach from the idea that our identity could possibly lie in how much or how little money we make or have. It’s about discovering that money is a means of love and service. It’s about learning that the real economy is “As you give, so shall you receive.” We get to follow the deepest desires of our heart. The money will come. And we’ll want to share it.

“That hasn’t happened for me by praying a whole bunch of rosaries, holing up in my room, and hoping for the best. The solution for me and many people I know has involved clarity around numbers—how much we spend, how much we earn. It has been clarity around how we spend our time. And it’s been community—meaning friends, a realistic acceptance of the fact that we’re not going to change overnight, and laughs.”

#News Out of the Box: Tuesday, May 3, 2016

#Election update, bringing back the dead, retail stores closing, sports TV, and more!  Join Joe Lerza for today's News Out of the Box!

Mike Allen Show 5/2/16 HOUR TWO: Join @MikeAllenShow as he discusses #Errors and #BoldBlessings

Monday: Jesus' Haunting Promise

On Monday's show, St. Athanasius edition, one of Jesus' most haunting promises, a common quality of matzah and the Eucharist host, evangelizing between errors, and Amanda Peet's bold guarantee.

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#evangelizing #Errors #BoldBlessings

Katie Sciba: Finding God among the Pots and Pans… and Anxiety

Katie Sciba from TheCatholicWife.net joins me today to talk about how Jesus is right here with us in the midst of the pot, pans, and anxiety. Jesus does not shun the grime and grit of our lives, of our hearts. Listen as Katie shares her story of finding God – of being found by God – in the midst of the ups and downs of family life.

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Teresa Peterson talks about her new single!

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Episode 29: Former Evangelical Pastor Ken Muenstermann

    Ken Muenstermann craved a deeper understanding of the Bible and its contents as a Catholic teen. When he discovered a more vibrant approach to the teaching of the scriptures in a Protestant setting, he left his Catholic faith behind. But he would discover the "Roman roots" remained intact, even after years of seminary and planting churches. He still loves studying and teaching the Bible, but today he does so in slightly different settings. Discover more in this latest edition of Our Catholic Way!   

Brief Show Notes:

-- Read Ken's blog where you'll discover more about the Roman Catholic Church and his journey at Tridentino.

-- Ken recommends the following books:
An Essay on the Development of Christian Doctrine, John Henry Newman
Born Fundamentalist, Born Again Catholic, David Currie
On Being Catholic, Thomas Howard
One, Holy, Catholic, and Apostolic, Kenneth Whitehead
The Catholic Controversy, St. Francis de Sales
Upon this Rock, Steve Ray

Amoris Laetitia and the Recipe for Joy

Pope Francis’ letter Amoris Laetitia (The Joy of Love), love and hospitality in the family, and Robin Davis’ book Recipe for Joy… all this and more on The Catholic Foodie Show!

Full show notes available at CatholicFoodie.com.