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The Edible Theology Project

August 6, 2022 By Allison Sandlin Liles 1 Comment

Our food is a constant reminder of both the goodness and the brokenness of God’s creation.

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Filed Under: Parenting, Spiritual Practices Tagged With: books, bread, Christian formation, communion, food, Holy Eucharist

Five Loaves of Challah

October 13, 2021 By Susan Caldwell Leave a Comment

Autumn is a season for ingathering and for harvest. I enjoy seeing fall leaves and pumpkins appear as September weeks pass by. The large Harvest Moon rises, and the days grow cooler with crisp air coming in the mornings and evenings. Even here in California we start marking the days as “sweater weather.”

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Filed Under: Uncategorized Tagged With: Autumn, bread, food, Judaism

How Food Brought My Family Back Together

July 1, 2021 By Oscar Collins 3 Comments

When I was young, my family used to gather around the dinner table every evening to enjoy a meal together. It was our special time to thank God for family, faith, and food, even if that meant praising the Lord for takeout.

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Filed Under: Recipes Tagged With: coronavirus, family dinner, food, recipes

Preparing for Joseph with an Altar and Feast

March 12, 2021 By Elizabeth Brignac Leave a Comment

I grew up in New Orleans, a city with a strong Roman Catholic presence. A lot of the kids I knew attended Catholic schools. Statues of the Virgin Mary adorned every third front yard. Fridays in Lent meant that someone was always holding a fish fry.

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Filed Under: Saints Tagged With: altar, Feast Days, food, home altar, St. Joseph

Kindness and Light: Celebrating Saint Martin’s Day

November 11, 2019 By Tania Landin 2 Comments

Saint Martin’s Day, held each year on November 11th, is not one that makes many calendars outside Europe, but it’s one of our absolute favorites.

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Filed Under: Saints Tagged With: children, cloud of witnesses, Family, Feast Days, food, saints

We Celebrate Our Mistakes!

August 27, 2019 By Cara Meredith Leave a Comment

When it comes to mistakes, I tend to think I have a pretty healthy attitude on the subject. It’s okay, we all make mistakes, I tell my seven-year-old son when he accidentally falls off his pint-sized skateboard and skins his knee.

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Filed Under: Parenting Tagged With: food, parenting, teaching, young children

The Changing Face of Hospitality

August 20, 2019 By Christian Simmers 2 Comments

I grew up in a home where Southern hospitality was a way of life. We had a sitting room where my mother served tea to friends while catching up over conversation

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Filed Under: Discipleship Tagged With: Bible, food, hospitality

Candlemas: History, Traditions…And Crepes!

February 2, 2019 By Sharon Ely Pearson Leave a Comment

On February 2, exactly 40 days after Christmas, we commemorate Mary’s adherence to the Mosaic law as she entered the Temple for the ritual purification, as explained in Leviticus 12:2-8. Also, forty days was the time when a firstborn was brought to the Temple to be dedicated to the Lord (Exodus 13:2-12).

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Filed Under: Liturgical Year Tagged With: Candlemas, food, liturgical year

Science, Faith, and Chick-Fil-A

January 8, 2019 By Jamie Osborne 3 Comments

We were at Chik-Fil-A with my younger child for dinner. Earlier that day I had listened to a podcast that mentioned the Big Bang and I asked the kids if they knew about it. They both said no. So I explained the Big Bang and this is how the conversation went.

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Filed Under: Parenting Tagged With: children, Faithful Families, food, science

Saved at the Dinner Table with Saint Matthew

September 21, 2018 By Dorian Del Priore 2 Comments

Saturdays have never really been a day for our family to sleep in. Between sports, church life, hiking trips, and other adventures, we are typically […]

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Filed Under: Saints Tagged With: Feast Days, food, meals, saints, St. Matthew

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