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Mary DeTurris  Quotes
Only by emptying ourselves out before God will we find fullness within ourselves.

—Mary DeTurris

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FaithFoodFulfillment
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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...

—Mary DeTurris

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AcceptanceFaithFulfillment
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Whether we are feasting or fasting or somewhere in between, food should have a sacred role in our lives. It can be something we sacrifice, something we savor, something we share, and through it all...

—Mary DeTurris

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FaithFoodGod
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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 just enough? You are enough. You have enough. Do not worry...

—Mary DeTurris

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BeliefCatholicFaith
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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 plates. We’re not usually focused on the present moment, simply placing...

—Mary DeTurris

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EatingFaithFood
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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...

—Mary DeTurris

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CatholicEatingFood
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Our culture tries to convince us on just about every front that more is better. More is a sign of wealth, luxury, power. Gone are the days when meals were moments of connection and conversation;...

—Mary DeTurris

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ConnectionConsumptionCulture
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When we link our eating and our prayer and begin to see food as part of a much bigger picture, rather than the focal point of our entire lives, we reshape the way we think,...

—Mary DeTurris

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EatingFoodPrayer
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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 and eat, we infuse our meals—and by extension our hearts—with a...

—Mary DeTurris

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EatingFaithFood
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Even if you can’t be totally mindful at every meal, if you can say a blessing, silently if necessary, or offer up a prayer for someone, something beyond yourself and your food, the prayer helps...

—Mary DeTurris

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EatingFaithFood
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body and soul” connection into the light

—Mary DeTurris

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Body-And-SoulCatholicFaith
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Taken slowly, or mindfully, even eating an orange or a bowl of soup, or a small piece of dark chocolate for that matter, can take on the flavor or prayer.

—Mary DeTurris

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FaithFoodMindful-Eating
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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 to take baby steps, starting with an increasing awareness of our...

—Mary DeTurris

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We cling to the comfortable rather than step out into the possible.

—Mary DeTurris

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FaithPossibleTrust
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How we prepare our food, how we consume our food really makes a difference in how our food satisfies us and shapes the role we give food in our lives. Is it something we stuff...

—Mary DeTurris

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FaithFoodMindful-Eating
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Food and eating often mask our pain, our inner longing for God, for acceptance. It is key to know our motivation for eating as well as for other actions. Why do I eat? Am I...

—Mary DeTurris

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EatingFaithFood
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not every breakfast needs to be something worthy of posting to a food blog. Sometimes food is simply fuel, something we eat to live. But with TV ads and billboards and in-store displays saying otherwise—in...

—Mary DeTurris

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BalanceEatingFood
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prepare your food in keeping with monastic traditions—simple, basic, healthy, balanced.

—Mary DeTurris

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EatingFoodMonastic-Traditions
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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...

—Mary DeTurris

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CompassionFaithSelf-Love
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yelling while eating was like swallowing anger. It’s simply not good for us. It leaves us unhappy and unsatisfied, as if the meal didn’t count or wasn’t good, and an hour later we’re back looking...

—Mary DeTurris

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