The Catholic Foodie

Oct 31 2016 234
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We talk food, faith, and everything in between on The Catholic Foodie Show. Your host Jeff Young serves up appetizing and entertaining connections between food and faith, such as food and meals in the Bible, food in the Holy Land, the importance of family meals (and tips and recipes to help make them fun and consistent), the importance of fasting and prayer, and much more! Jeff invites various guests to join him and to share their stories. The Catholic Foodie... it‘s where food meets faith!

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Stranger Pilgrims: A Special Catholic Foodie Halloween Edition

Oct 31 2016 48 mins  
I must confess that Halloween is my favorite holiday of the year. That might sound strange to you, since I’m the Catholic Foodie. But Halloween is a Catholic feast day and celebration. Not only is All Hallow’s Eve the vigil of the Solemnity of All Saints, it also kicks off a month dedicated by the Church to remembering and praying for the dead. Perfect time of the year for it�

Finding Peace through Catholic Mindfulness

Oct 13 2016 48 mins  
Dr. Gregory Bottaro of the Catholic Psych Institute joins me today to talk about Catholic Mindfulness and a new introduction course that he has available at CatholicMindfulness.com. The full course title is Introduction to Catholic Mindfulness: Learn how to get control of your mind by trusting God, letting go, and tuning in. I'm taking the course right now, and I am finding it imme

Sick Pilgrim: Out on a Limb

Oct 07 2016 48 mins  
Jessica Griffith and Jonathan Ryan are pilgrims. Sick pilgrims, to be exact. And they are on a mission to remind us all that we are pilgrims here on earth. A major part of their mission is to equip and rally together what they call servant artists, artists who draw back the veil of the Mystery through their work, which they perform in the service of the world. Jessica and Jonathan

Louisiana Cookin' Magazine's Chefs to Watch 2016

Oct 06 2016 48 mins  
Exciting show today on location at Cavan restaurant on Magazine Street in New Orleans. Joining me around the table are two lovely ladies: Caitlin Watzke from Louisiana Cookin' Magazine and Chef Ruby Bloch from Cavan, Meauxbar, and Sylvain in New Orleans. Chef Ruby is one of the six Chefs to Watch this year. In 2002, Louisiana Cookin' introduced Chefs to Watch as a way of recognizin

Fall Festivals, the Olive Mass, and Fr. Leo Patalinghug

Sep 23 2016 48 mins  
On The Catholic Foodie Show today we talk fall festivals in and around New Orleans (including the inaugural Fried Chicken Festival!) and the first-ever Olive Mass to celebrate food and bless the hands that make it. Fr. Leo Patalinghug (of Grace Before Meals) drops in to talk about the Olive Mass and the work of The Table Foundation. Full show notes available at CatholicFoodie.com.

#TacoTuesday, St. Martha and the Spice of Life

Aug 02 2016 47 mins  
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 effo

Wash Day Wonders and Red Beans and Rice

Aug 01 2016 43 mins  
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 Foo

Beach Food and Summer Vacations

Jun 17 2016 47 mins  
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.

Heather King – Loaded: Money and the Spirituality of Enough

May 18 2016 47 mins  
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 happ

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

Apr 21 2016 47 mins  
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. Full show notes can be found at CatholicFoodie