Today We Feast, Tomorrow We Fast
Today I kick off the Soup & Stories series with a recipe for Creamy Roasted Mushroom Soup, a dish one friend recently described as “transcendent.” Not sure about that, but it does get rave reviews wherever it goes.
Ash Wednesday
Ash Wednesday: Begin Again
Lent, a season particularly focused on renewal and conversion, begins today. Flip through the pages of most current home and garden magazines and you will easily find articles with tips for spring-cleaning. I recently found an article titled, “Spring Clean Your Finances.†The first paragraph read, “Spring is the season of renewal — the time to … [Read more…]
7 Quick Takes Friday: Preparing for Lent
Thanks for stopping by our blog! On most Fridays we share our 7 Quick Takes and link up to the blog Conversion Diary. Sometimes our “takes” have a theme; other times, it’s just a series of very random, rather useless thoughts. This week’s theme was an easy chip shot given Lent begins on Ash Wednesday next week. … [Read more…]
Seven Quick Takes Friday (Vol. 8)
~ 1 ~ Did you get your “ash on” this week? I cantored for the noon Ash Wednesday Mass at Saint Francis of Assisi and was passed over during the imposition of ashes. As much as I wanted to proudly wear my symbol that marks the beginning of Lent, there was no Catholic “coming-out” party … [Read more…]