tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28018475.post3267329954800212360..comments2023-10-31T11:50:09.773+00:00Comments on Mulier Fortis: Penance on FridaysMulier Fortishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01186202810919174492noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28018475.post-68440698728580962802007-03-08T19:48:00.000+00:002007-03-08T19:48:00.000+00:00I'm not sure what the big deal is.It goes like thi...I'm not sure what the big deal is.<BR/><BR/>It goes like this: don't eat meat. In fact, why not eat something you don't really like? Not my idea...it's as old as the Church.Simon-Peter Vickers-Buckleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05005759479935411018noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28018475.post-5482223631550088702007-03-08T12:25:00.000+00:002007-03-08T12:25:00.000+00:00Well, we could try to follow the Eastern Rite's fa...Well, we could try to follow the Eastern Rite's fasting which involves giving up animal products altogether on Fridays (and Wednesdays too, I think). Somehow, I find the more drastic abstinence easier to remember.Staying in Balancehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14729612779930162079noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28018475.post-40382512014914108322007-03-08T09:57:00.000+00:002007-03-08T09:57:00.000+00:00But the penance is still based on the assumption -...But the penance is still based on the assumption - incorrect in my case - that meat is the desirable/default choice when one thinks about what one's going to eat when pushing the trolley up and down the aisles at Waitrose; or - in Mac's case - perusing the menu in some posh restaurant.Stephen Wiknerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06735175874152541268noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28018475.post-26728502590239457672007-03-08T02:19:00.000+00:002007-03-08T02:19:00.000+00:00Cooking meat smells better on Fridays. A lot of t...Cooking meat smells better on Fridays. A lot of the Noisykids and my wife have shellfish allergies, so they can't enjoy things like lobster or shrimp.<BR/><BR/>I recall one Friday night coming home to an empty house, and deciding to grill some mahi-mahi filets. Within minutes of starting to grill the fish, I had both of our dogs and all of the cats circling around me.dadwithnoisykidshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07524886860399817926noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28018475.post-13513828854295147082007-03-07T22:45:00.000+00:002007-03-07T22:45:00.000+00:00It isn't the fact that one dislikes fish that make...It isn't the fact that one dislikes fish that makes it a penance... it's the fact that you have to think about what you're doing, and not have meat on Fridays...<BR/><BR/>...it can be difficult, especially if you like to go out for dinner!Mulier Fortishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01186202810919174492noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28018475.post-5116581548116858522007-03-07T22:39:00.000+00:002007-03-07T22:39:00.000+00:00Trouble is, fish is no penance in my book. I'd eat...Trouble is, fish is no penance in my book. I'd eat it every day of the week if I could afford to!Stephen Wiknerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06735175874152541268noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28018475.post-12868442453376330222007-03-07T19:01:00.000+00:002007-03-07T19:01:00.000+00:00Even here in North Carolina (95% prot), all the pa...Even here in North Carolina (95% prot), all the parishes and Knights of Columbus do Fish frys. True, a lot of folks haven't figured out the old firday substitution thingie, but a surprising number if they eat meat, do give up someting licit (i.e. lawful and something they would normally do).Simon-Peter Vickers-Buckleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05005759479935411018noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28018475.post-66771048928874413372007-03-07T18:26:00.000+00:002007-03-07T18:26:00.000+00:00Mac,Chicago is such a Catholic city that on Friday...Mac,<BR/>Chicago is such a Catholic city that on Fridays of Lent, that's all the advertising you see - "Fish Fry Tonight", "2 for 1 fish sandwiches", "Cheese Pizza special". <BR/>We were laughing because we went into a Taco Bell and there on the wall, in official, professionally done Taco Bell advertising, was "Lent Special: Bean Burrito and Cheese Enchilada" or some such thing. <BR/>Still, I managed to forget last Friday....<BR/>(Sigh.)Cathyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15840370708098022422noreply@blogger.com