I just received the official copy of the Throw Down from Bobby Flay’s Office. It came with a very nice letter filled with encouraging words.

If you’ve not had a chance to write a simple note to the Food Network, please do.  They sincerely deserve our thanks for such a fun presentation of our Grace Before Meals movement!

I also learned that Food Network will rebroadcast the Fajita Throw down.  Here are the dates from the Official Throw Down website.  Please be sure to tell family and friends if they’ve not had a chance to see it yet.

• Sep 20, 2009 at 11:00 PM ET/PT
• Sep 21, 2009 at 2:00 AM ET/PTALSO – This past week the priests of the Archdiocese of Baltimore gathered for their annual day of convocation. It was great to see so many brother priests there. At the banquet, we honored the newly ordained priests as well as the senior priests who, although retired officially, were still put to work assisting at parishes, celebrating the sacraments, and serving as spiritual directors and mentors for us younger priests!

  

  The banquet dinner was also one of the best that I’ve had at these functions. It truly was a cut above the typical banquet foods, which is often flavorless and dry.  This catering service provided healthy portions, well seasoned food and succulent cuts of beef and chicken.  They even had caramelized onions to help flavor the braised beans!

  

  I couldn’t stay for dessert as I had to get back to the campus to celebrate the 10:00pm Mass for the College students. Before I left the banquet, I was called into the kitchen.  Huh?  Apparently the owner of catering service saw the Throw Down with Bobby Flay episode and wanted to meet me.  What an honor for me!  This gave me a chance to compliment her company and service workers for doing a great job.

  

  Her is appropriately called, “A Cut Above Catering” in Frederick, MD.  Very, very fitting for the food as well as the purpose for our gathering: to pay tribute to the priests who have given a lifetime of service!  Food, faith, family, fun!  It was a very  nice evening – a cut above the rest!

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