Comments on Alive and Young: Book Review: A Taste of Heaven

@vpcatholicyouth about your comments on beer : ...

2010-03-12T01:21:54.457-05:00

@vpcatholicyouth
about your comments on beer :

first of all, Maredsous is not a trappist beer
and, second, trappist beers are all brewed inside the abbey....

that's what makes one of the differences between abbey beers and trappist beers

Hey Paul, A priest sent this email to me and I tho...

2009-08-10T12:42:08.756-05:00

Hey Paul,
A priest sent this email to me and I thought you would be very interested in it. There will be a priest on Bobby Flay's TV Show Throw Down. All the details are below.
God bless

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I'm providing you some information about a Food Network Episode in which the Grace Before Meals movement will be featured.

The show is called "Throw Down" with Bobby Flay. It will air on Wednesday 9 September 09 @ 9:00pm EST on the Food Network.

The show's premise is that Bobby Flay, one of America's top celebrity chefs, surprises an unsuspecting chef to a "food cook off challenge." It's serious competition, even though it's a fun show. He seeks out people who have a certain claim in the culinary world and tries to beat them at their own game. So, I was rather surprised (and honored) to be challenged by such a great chef, especially since I have no culinary claim!

At this point I am unable to tell you who won this competition. BUT, I can tell you that my partner in crime was none other than Rev. Msgr. Christopher Nalty, who came to support me during the taping; but, I put him to work! The show also featured the celebration of Mass, people praying, seminarians serving food while interacting with positive Catholic families, and even people praying the Rosary during the judging. We're confident this will be a positive media opportunity for our Church to dialogue with a world that doesn't hear the Lord calling them to His Supper.

If you're in the Baltimore area on that day, the Archdiocese is discussing an event, possibly a block party, to celebrate this fun and faith-filled show.

If possible, can you please put an announcement of this in your parish bulletins and encourage your parish families to watch this. Just spread the word far and wide - blogs, pulpit announcements, even having a possible supper party with your parish on that day! The Grace Before Meals movement tries to strengthen the Domestic Church around the dinner table, as the Universal Church is strengthened by gathering around the Lord's Table. I believe your parishioners may benefit from this message and also enjoy the show. AND, if this is something they enjoyed, tell them to write the Food Network letting them know to have more shows like this. This would encourage the network to continue providing good shows with a positive message, like this particular episode.

Thanks for reading this and helping to promote the Throw Down episode and the Grace Before Meals movement. For more information, your parishioners can simply go to www.gracebeforemeals.com

Paul, The book sounds very interesting. Being a ...

2009-08-03T07:43:52.035-05:00

Paul,

The book sounds very interesting. Being a little short on cash, I'll probably ask the local library to order it for its collection; or try to make an inter-library loan.

About the monastery beers and cheese: My wife is Belgian, and I can attest that one of the finest pleasures in life is:

sitting quietly at a Benedictine monastery (Maredsous, for example) on a cool summer afternoon,

sipping the House beer,

accompanied by a cheese sandwich made with cheese and bread made at the abbey.

A total Monk Feast.

**The Maredsous beer (like most Trappist brews) is NOT brewed at the abbey; however, the brewer (which also makes the sublime Duvel) follows the original monastic recipe.**

(By the way, you've put a typo in the name of the book: It's the "Guide to Food and Drink", not "Good and Drink". I love you blog. Keep up the good work.)

Very interesting - I will have to buy the book. I ...

2009-07-30T16:43:14.860-05:00

Very interesting - I will have to buy the book. I go on retreat once a year to St. Joseph's Abbey in Mass. I believe there are some Trappist nuns in the same area who make candy.

Food for thought > The New Milleray monks in Iowa make caskets. They are better than the ones you buy (for a fortune!) at the funeral parlor dealerships - and you can buy one for yourself now!

God bless!