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In the sharing of our favorite recipes with you we wish for you the greatest delights. Through the gift of this food may all of us find a deeper communion with one another and an entrance into the everyday miracle that is God.
 

Food may not be the first thing you think of when you hear the word, Franciscan.   Francis is perceived as a great ascetic.  Yet, popular imagination frequently portrays his spiritual heirs as jolly, rotund merrymakers.  Plump, robed and corded friars are portrayed on a whole host of kitchen items from beer steins to cookie jars.

Franciscan iconography portrays our Seraphic Father in communion with the birds and deer and bunnies.  His followers, on the other hand, are more likely to be seen "communing" with the fermented fruit of the vine or gnawing on the leg of a lamb.

Have we strayed from a way of life loved by St. Francis? We think not! Food plays a significant role in the mythos of Franciscanism. Francis himself intuitively recognized that the sharing of food is always a touchstone with the sacred. Food mediates the communion that we all seek with everything and everyone around us.

 Most of the recipes on these pages are taken from the Cook Book "Food for Body and Soul" compiled by the Franciscan Friars, T.O.R. and Staff of San Pedro Center. If you would like to purchase a printed book of these wonderful recipes in support of their ministries you can call or write to:

San Pedro Center
2400 Dike Road
Winter Park, FL 32792
(407) 671-6322

San Pedro Center
Retreat & Conference Center
For the Diocese of Orlando, FL

Staffed by the Franciscan Friars Third Order Regular

San Pedro is a ministry of the Catholic Diocese of Orlando. Our mission is to provide, in a peaceful environment, resources and leadership for spiritual development, learning and healing for people of all ages. The Franciscan Friars and staff also provide off-site spiritual enrichment to the greater community. We serve and welcome you in the name of Jesus Christ.