Happy feast of St. Bernadette and St. Benedict Joseph Labre! On today’s show, Matt Swaim and Anna Mitchell welcome pastoral counselor Kevin Prendergast to discuss St. Benedict as a patron of mental health, and Fr. Boniface Hicks to share thoughts from St. Bernadette on prayer. Other guests include Gary Michuta with more Old Testament prophecies fulfilled in Christ, and Rita Heikenfeld with Bible Foods. Plus news, weather, sports, and more…
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A Prayer for Faithful Citizenship
Gracious and loving God, let your Spirit be with us today. Hear our prayers and increase in us the will to follow your Son Jesus. Help us to draw on the resources of our faith as we use the opportunities of our democracy to shape a society more respectful of the life, dignity, and rights of the human person from conception to natural death, especially the most vulnerable among us. We ask this through Jesus Christ, your Son, who lives and reigns with you in the unity of the Holy Spirit, one God forever and ever. Amen.
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RECIPES FROM RITA: CHICKEN SPAGHETTI
Ingredients
2 cups cooked chicken – either cook your own or use deli roasted
3 cups spaghetti, uncooked and broken into two-in. pieces
2 cans cream of mushroom soup
3-4 cups grated sharp cheddar cheese
1/4 cup finely diced red or other colored bell pepper
1/4 cup finely diced onion
1 (4-oz.) jar diced pimentos, drained – optional
2 cups chicken broth (can use broth you cooked chicken in or canned broth)
1 teaspoon or so Seasoned Salt
1/8 tsp. to 1/4 tsp. cayenne pepper
Salt and pepper, to taste
Instructions
Cook spaghetti in chicken broth until al dente. Do not overcook. (If you didn’t cook the chicken from scratch, use canned chicken broth to cook the spaghetti.
When spaghetti is cooked, combine with remaining ingredients except additional
1 cup extra sharp cheddar.
Place mixture in casserole pan and top with remaining 1 cup sharp cheddar.
Cover and freeze up to six months, cover and refrigerate up to two days, or bake immediately: 350 for 45 minutes until bubbly. (If the cheese on top starts to get too cooked, cover with foil).
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