Comments on: Fishy Fridays…

By: CecileJ

CecileJ — Tue, 18 Mar 2008 08:39:28 +0000

Spot on, Guia!

For me, being a meat eater, giving up meat on fridays and fasting on Ash Wednesday and Good Friday is a sacrifice I willingly make in rememberance of Jesus’ supreme sacrifice for mankind. But, just cos I forego meat does not excuse me from using foul words. I try to live my life according to the tenets of my religion but do not impose my beliefs on others nor scoff at those who do Lenten sacrifices.

Danny B, I get your drift…

By: Homebuddy

Homebuddy — Mon, 17 Mar 2008 14:57:38 +0000

Amen, Guia.

By: Guia

Guia — Mon, 17 Mar 2008 14:17:28 +0000

Opps, corrected the typo.=

My take on Danny Bâ€™s post is that we were all born with original sin, with a hint of sarcasm on the previous reference on Danneyâ€™s comment regarding those with foul mouth. The traditions and sacrifices imposed by the church makes us stronger in spirit, and hopefully, enlightened enough to live our life for the good of mankind.

By: Guia

Guia — Mon, 17 Mar 2008 14:16:24 +0000

My take on Danny B’s post is that we were all born with original sin, with a hint of sarcasm on the previous reference on Danney’s commement regarding those with foul mouth. The traditions and sacrifices imposed by the church makes us stronger in spirit, and hopefully, enlightened enough to live our life for the good of mankind.

By: fried-neurons

fried-neurons — Sat, 15 Mar 2008 22:07:43 +0000

I’m so glad to read your post about fish. I just came back from Buenos Aires. I never thought it was possible, but I am currently sick of steak and pork, no matter how good. LOL. So your post was perfectly timed for me. :)

By: Homebuddy

Homebuddy — Sat, 15 Mar 2008 07:44:12 +0000

Danny B, hahaha! What do you mean by the Catholic Church is for sinners, for people who have defects? Do you mean all catholics are sinners could you qualify and not generalize please……. some people might get offended!

By: Homebuddy

Homebuddy — Sat, 15 Mar 2008 07:31:46 +0000

C, actually what I mean by most people eating fish and vegetables everyday are the less fortunate of our filipino brothers.

By: Danny B

Danny B — Sat, 15 Mar 2008 07:09:57 +0000

We still observe meatless Fridays. You can choose not to but you have to substitute it with another form of sacrifice for the lenten period. We observe these church traditions because, as they change throughout the year, they remind us of different aspects of our Christian faith that are worth remembering and living. We are still Catholics in our family because the Catholic church is for sinners, for people who have defects.

By: Beth

Beth — Sat, 15 Mar 2008 06:55:35 +0000

Yeah, meatless fridays during the lenten season and we do cook Bacalao once a year –during Holy week!In the absence of real Bacalao(Spanish Codfish–too expensive)we use Daing na Tursillo(less fishy than labahita).This is our family’s version of the dish.On Holy Wednesday we soak a kilo of the tursillo in water overnight to soften it up for shredding and and to make it less salty.The following day,saute lots of onions, tomatoes and garlic in olive oil colored with atsuete.Add the shredded deboned fish,cubed potatoes and garbanzos.Cook until tender then add red bell peppers and cabbage(cut into 1 inch squares)and 2 bay leaves.Season with ground black pepper and patis to taste.Before serving, drizzle with more extra virgin olive oil!We eat this from Holy Thursday to the Black Sabbath.It gets better after each reheating and it’s so yummy with hot steamed rice.Since we cook this dish just once a year, we never get tired eating it for 3 days straight!On Easter Sunday we celebrate and feast on meats!

By: chunky

chunky — Sat, 15 Mar 2008 06:46:33 +0000

you nailed it danney!