Category Archives: Italy

Olive Oil

Posted on 05/30/2012 by

Ah, olive oil.  Years ago, I took a group of young people over to Italy.  For months afterwards, a group of them and I would sit around doing a Bible study, all the while dipping pieces of bread into a … Continue reading →

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Happy Mother’s Day

Posted on 05/13/2012 by

This is a shot of my mom and sister on their last visit to Maryland a few years ago.  I’ve had the chance to take mom to Assateague Island to see the famous wild ponies a couple of times, and … Continue reading →

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Gabriel’s Message

Posted on 12/18/2011 by

If you were in a Catholic Church today, you heard the story of the Annunciation (Luke 1:26-38), where the Angel Gabriel told Mary that she would be the mother of Jesus. Talking about a whopper of a conversation!  In the … Continue reading →

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Get Yourself A Nativity Scene

Posted on 12/07/2011 by

Emmanuel is one of the most profound titles of Jesus.  The Hebrew word means God is with us.  When St. Francis of Assisi set up the first Nativity scene, he wanted to show simple, uneducated people that God chose to … Continue reading →

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The Devil Is Always Around

Posted on 11/07/2011 by

You probably didn’t pick up on this today.  Most people wouldn’t, but since I love Italian art, the news story caught my eye.  It seems as though an art historian recently found an image of a demon hanging out in … Continue reading →

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St. Francis

Posted on 10/04/2011 by

Today is the Feast of St. Francis (1181-1226), one of the great Christian saints.  I had the chance to visit his hometown of Assisi once on October 4th.  Interestingly, the Church honors saints on the day of their death, not … Continue reading →

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Fresh Tomato Sauce

Posted on 08/06/2011 by

My mom called me the other day, enthused about her super abundance of tomatoes.  She wanted to start making sauce, and lot’s of it The Pomarola Sauce from a couple of weeks ago hailed from Naples.  Today’s recipe is a … Continue reading →

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Pomarola Pasta Sauce

Posted on 07/09/2011 by

Hope you’re having a great start to your weekend.  Today’s pasta sauce comes from Naples, and you can use either fresh or canned tomatoes. My brother gave me a couple of earthbox containers a few years ago, and that’s where … Continue reading →

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Pasta Piselli

Posted on 07/01/2011 by

I had to go to the nearby town of Emmitsburg yesterday, and whenever I’m in that area, I always try and stop by the Catoctin Mountain Orchard.  They have some of the best local produce around, and I picked up … Continue reading →

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Panzanella

Posted on 06/18/2011 by

I was sitting in an outdoor cafe in Florence the first time I had Panzanella. The main component of this frugal Tuscan dish is stale bread. Teamed up with tomatoes, onion, cucumber, and basil, mixed together in a vinaigrette, the … Continue reading →

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