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Lent, more fasting, bread (lots of bread! Including hot cross buns), a new segment on the Catholic Foodie (Mary in the Kitchen)... And Char and I take on more Lenten reflection questions... about Shawshank Redemption this time. All of this, and more, on the Catholic Foodie, where food meets faith!

Here are a few of the links mentioned in the show:

This is going to be an awesome documentary. Pope John Paul II called Blessed James Alberione the first apostle of the New Evangelization.

The Pauline Family is the family to which Char and I belong... in the Holy Family Institute. Watch the video and let me know what you think! Comment below.

We are very lucky to have Char on the show again today. And many thanks to Sarah Reinhard for the awesome intro!

If you listened to episode 62 (Who Be Rouxbe?), then you heard about our Lenten plans here at the Catholic Foodie. We are going to go through a series of reflections using two movies: Babette's Feast and Shawshank Redemption.

On the menu today... A conversation with Joe Girard, co-founder of rouxbe.com. You can get a free 14 day trial of the full online cooking school by going to catholic.rouxbe.com.

I love Fr. Leo and his Grace Before Meals. His work is very similar to what I am trying to do here at the Catholic Foodie. Food, family, faith, and fun. It's all here at catholicfoodie.com. Like me, Fr. Leo is also trying to get families back to the kitchen and to the kitchen table.

Today's Fat Tuesday... It's Mardi Gras, y'all!

On this episode we talk about the parades from the past week and two special Catholic media events taking place today. We also delve into the Catholic roots of Mardi Gras. And I make gumbo!

Laissez les bon temps roulez!

You can find my iibloom.com article on Mardi Gras by clicking here.

Last night we were privileged to attend the Bacchus parade in New Orleans. We staked out a spot (or actually, Big D staked out a spot) on St. Charles Avenue, right in front of Cannon's Restaurant. We were on the neutral ground, and Big D had set up a couple of 10ft. ladders. Perfect for catching beads. The parade started to roll at 5:15, so the night descended upon us before the float started to pass by. And the crowd! Unbelievable! I can't begin to describe to you the number of people lining St. Charles Avenue. Wow! You might get a sense of it though by watching the video below.