tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7864168283064539221.post1005246323250818412..comments2024-03-28T03:35:30.109-07:00Comments on Catholic Cuisine: Memorial of St. Dominic, August 8Jessica Gordonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11490685222802748332noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7864168283064539221.post-20768569624782795722018-08-05T09:08:31.647-07:002018-08-05T09:08:31.647-07:00I realize that you may have written this 10 years ...I realize that you may have written this 10 years ago. However i just almost snorted tea up my nose reading it. Thanks for the giggle.cloakedbookhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08376248068601166389noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7864168283064539221.post-19372829111342262122008-08-13T14:32:00.000-07:002008-08-13T14:32:00.000-07:00Thanks so much! I appreciate the tip about the ora...Thanks so much! I appreciate the tip about the oranges! <BR/><BR/>The joke is one of my favorites!Jennifer Gregory Millerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03677077951743177153noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7864168283064539221.post-7900213842544453592008-08-08T18:32:00.000-07:002008-08-08T18:32:00.000-07:00One of my favorite feast days. Thanks for sharing....One of my favorite feast days. Thanks for sharing. I really enjoy your blog.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7864168283064539221.post-16362388142722579192008-08-08T12:06:00.000-07:002008-08-08T12:06:00.000-07:00A cute joke came to mind:A young man is thinking o...A cute joke came to mind:<BR/><BR/>A young man is thinking of becoming a Catholic priest, so he goes to talk to his pastor about the different religious orders. "What can you tell me about the Dominicans?" he asks.<BR/><BR/>"Oh, they were formed in the Thirteenth Century to combat the Albigensian heresy," the priest replies.<BR/><BR/>"And the Jesuits?"<BR/><BR/>"They formed in the Sixteenth Century in response to the Protestant Reformation."<BR/><BR/>The young man looks puzzled. "So what's the big difference between them?"<BR/><BR/>"When was the last time you met an Albigensian?"Joehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16485762003474867207noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7864168283064539221.post-53870803552687366182008-08-08T10:34:00.000-07:002008-08-08T10:34:00.000-07:00Oranges should be a quintessential part to the cel...Oranges should be a quintessential part to the celebration of St. Dominic's Day! <BR/><BR/>When St. Dominic went to Rome (1220), he missed the oranges of his homeland so much, that he had an orange tree planted to provide the much-loved fruit. Today a descendant of that tree still grows in the courtyard of the Dominican Church, Santa Sabina, and Dominican Houses around the world have trees grown from the seeds of the fruit descended from Dominic's tree.<BR/><BR/><BR/>You can read a little more here:<BR/>http://opne.org/traditions_&_symbols.htmMary Lizhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02006895615941622010noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7864168283064539221.post-44759866141571844482008-08-08T10:22:00.000-07:002008-08-08T10:22:00.000-07:00Thanks - this is becoming a more and more importan...Thanks - this is becoming a more and more important feast day for us, as well. Birthdays for an uncle and my first nephew (born today!) and the day I miscarried our first baby 7 years ago.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com