Is It Okay to Be a Foodie?

Food cannot be reduced to merely fuel, but we also can’t worship it. What’s the balance?

Food is one of the gifts the Lord has given us in this life, and is meant to be pleasurable and enjoyable. Relationships are often cultivated around food, and it’s become a focal point in our society—not just for our bodily necessity of it, but for the joy it brings as well. But as we know, there are so many around us who don’t have the luxury of eating their favorite meals, and often don’t even know if they’ll have food to eat before they go to bed tonight.

Today, Fr. Mark-Mary explains how we can have an appropriate relationship with food while still recognizing our brothers and sisters who don’t know where their next meal is coming from.