“We’re hungry for acceptance—from ourselves even more than from others—for love, for fulfillment, for peace. We’re hungry for a life we think we don’t deserve or can’t have, for the person we know we can be if only we’d give… — Mary DeTurris Poust Copy Share Image
“Jesus tells us: ‘Love your neighbor as yourself’ (Mk 12:31). How can we love our neighbor if we can’t or won’t love ourselves, at least a little? When we hold ourselves to unrealistic standards, that perfectionist attitude can’t help but… — Mary DeTurris Poust Copy Share Image
“Food and eating often mask our pain, our inner longing for God, for acceptance. It is key to know our motivation for eating as… — Mary DeTurris Poust Copy Share Image
“Only by emptying ourselves out before God will we find fullness within ourselves.” — Mary DeTurris Poust Copy Share Image
“When we infuse our actions with a focus on God and on the many blessings we receive in even the most mundane moments of our lives, we create sacred rituals that bring a sense of holiness, a sense of wholeness, to what we do and who we are. Like the Eucharistic feast that nourishes our heart and soul, every meal… — Mary DeTurris Poust Copy Share
“We are always hungry and never satisfied because we don’t trust and won’t risk. Can we reach a place where we are satisfied with… — Mary DeTurris Poust Copy Share Image
“not every breakfast needs to be something worthy of posting to a food blog. Sometimes food is simply fuel, something we eat to live.… — Mary DeTurris Poust Copy Share Image
“We cling to the comfortable rather than step out into the possible.” — Mary DeTurris Poust Copy Share Image
“We can’t go from zero to sixty in a day or even a week when it comes to shifting our food-habit gears. We have… — Mary DeTurris Poust Copy Share Image
“Just as the Eucharist fuels our soul and our spirit, good healthful meals fuel our bodies for the work God calls each of us… — Mary DeTurris Poust Copy Share Image
“How we prepare our food, how we consume our food really makes a difference in how our food satisfies us and shapes the role… — Mary DeTurris Poust Copy Share Image
“So often, even when we stop to say a blessing before a meal, we’re mentally preparing to spoon some pasta or potatoes onto our… — Mary DeTurris Poust Copy Share Image
“By becoming aware of God’s Spirit, by slowing down and paying attention to the tastes and sounds and smells of the food we make… — Mary DeTurris Poust Copy Share Image
“Whether we are feasting or fasting or somewhere in between, food should have a sacred role in our lives. It can be something we… — Mary DeTurris Poust Copy Share Image
