Feeding the Foodie

Christmas and the holiday season are great opportunities to bring families together from various parts of the country.

I come from a long and storied line of outdoorsmen. My dad always taught me and my siblings that whatever we harvested from the swamps was to be food for the table.

On a warm and sunny July afternoon, a group of pilgrimage friends arrived at Oberammergau, Germany...

Recently, a dad was telling me about an experience he had, and it got me wondering if we have lost the value of perseverance.

Father's Day reminds us about both the importance and the challenges of fatherhood.

“Give her something to eat” (Mark 5:43). These words of Jesus after healing Jairus’ daughter always impressed me concerning how practical our Lord was.

Easter is a season of roots: family roots, root vegetables from the garden, and particularly, roots of our faith.

Getting to heaven should be our first and supreme goal in life, both for ourselves and for our children.

If each of us were a dish, we would all have our own recipe — our own ingredients, talents, years, environmental factors, and life experiences that make up who we are.

"A fresh start" - what a sense of renewal these words carry. We look forward to what the future holds, reminisce on what has happened, and work within ourselves to change for the better.

The island of Kauai be best referred to as the “Kingdom of Beauty.” God ( Akua in Hawaiian), many Hawaiians will say, was showing off with His creation when He made Kauai.

At some point in time, we have all heard the expression that an individual “has a conscience.” Morally speaking, what do we mean when we use the word conscience?

Jesus spoke numerous times about friendships, but this one hit home for me: “This is my commandment, that you love one another as I have loved you.

The first step is the hardest. For years, walking the Camino de Santiago (“The Way of St. James”) was on our bucket list, but there were many obstacles.

Often when I speak to people from around the country about my love for cooking authentic Cajun dishes, they immediately say, “Oh, I just love the food in New Orleans!”

Some of my fondest memories are those that include both meals and my mother. I am sure the same is true for many others. I can think back to my youth and recall those happy times as I grew up — and even challenging times as I grew older — all being buttressed by my mother’s presence and the smells and tastes of meals that either I shared with her or she prepared for me.

Recently I attended a prayer meeting at Cypress Springs Mercedarian Prayer Center in Baton Rouge. Sister Dulce Maria, who created this sanctuary of healing and prayer, asked us, “When did you last tell the Lord that you loved Him?”

“I do not want to send them away hungry…” (Matt. 15:32) In the shadow of the Church of the Nativity in Bethlehem is a restaurant, Shepherds Nai, where you will never go away hungry!

We’ve heard the phrase “It’s just business, it’s not personal.” I‘ve never agreed with that old adage. It is personal. Entrepreneurs and business associates are persons. I am in the food manufacturing business, and in this industry, as in most others, the human person plays an essential role in the success or failure of a business.

During the almost year-long quarantine we have been facing due to the COVID-19 pandemic, many of us have become more aware of time. As adults, it is not that we didn’t know what time was before, but for many, our relationship with time has changed.