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Karen1996 said:
Hi Brotherhrolf, can you believe down at the Claibourne building downtown, the Aramark cafeteria served turkey and dressing on Ash Wednesday:( ? They did have 3 pieces of shrimp pizza left, but I don’t like seafood on pizza, so I just had chips. (I forgot to bring PB&J or something from home). I could not make Mass at lunch, so I went to the Cathedral at 5:15. It was very nice. I was out at 6:00. My mom went to ICC at 5:00 and was not out till after 6:30.
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Turkey and dressing? I remember my days of working in the old Natural Resources bldg. I could walk across the street to the Cathedral for Noon Mass and be back at my desk to eat a tuna sandwhich.

I ended up going to Albertson’s and getting a frozen eggplant parmigiana. I did notice that Maxwell’s Market and Serop’s only had a few cars outside which is unusual. Nearest Mass to me at lunch is in the chapel of OLOL and you know what traffic and parking are like there.

Most of the choir at the Cathedral ends up at the 5:15 and then we storm McDonald’s on Gov’t. for fish sandwiches before choir practice.
 
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I ended up going to Albertson’s and getting a frozen eggplant parmigiana. I did notice that Maxwell’s Market and Serop’s only had a few cars outside which is unusual. Nearest Mass to me at lunch is in the chapel of OLOL and you know what traffic and parking are like there.
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Serop’s, now that is one of my favorite BR restaurants. The one downtown isn’t too good. I like the one on Corporate. One of my former bosses got me hooked on chicken schwarma (sp?) salads. I imagine it wasn’t very popular yesterday. Actually, I like Roman’s Cafe on Government better than Serop’s. Their salads are so fresh and have more stuff in them. If we go there on Friday’s during Lent, I usually get their eggplant and crawfish and a piece of baklava (some sacrafice huh?). Sorry to have gotten off subject again in your thread.
 
Not at all, Karen. I know the Serop’s folks on Perkins are Lebanese Catholics - one need only look at the lighted votive candles. I’ll have to check them out - maybe tomorrow to see what they have for a Lenten menu. Barring that I have Heads and Tails (incidentally next to my old office building) off Silverside.

But down in New Orleans…I’ve known this since I was a kid…Lenten meals are no sacrifice. Which is why priest and bishop exhort us to do more in the way of sacrifice.
 
I wish my mom had let us have more New Orleans seafood on Fridays growing up. I assure you we were stuck with PB&J quite a bit - she took that whole “sacrifice” thing to heart. lol

By the way - I saw Endymion this year uptown and it was so nice to see people out and about again. I am with you, Brotherhrolf, it’s not nearly as much fun downtown. I always try to explain to folks that Mardi Gras for me growing up was a major family event and that the best place to go is not the Quarter. It was a real treat to see the kids this year. They get so excited!
 
proudnifi said:
By the way - I saw Endymion this year uptown and it was so nice to see people out and about again. I am with you, Brotherhrolf, it’s not nearly as much fun downtown. I always try to explain to folks that Mardi Gras for me growing up was a major family event and that the best place to go is not the Quarter. It was a real treat to see the kids this year. They get so excited!
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Yep, major family event. You hardly ever see the kids on TV but this is pretty typical:

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Or this:

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Or this:

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You have to get away from the debauchery in the French Quarter to find the REAL Mardi Gras - the one I’ve known since I was a kid.
 
As a native NewAwlinian, I just want to say Geaux Saints!

I attended De La Salle HS Grad 75, but I became Catholic here in the Bay Area two years ago.
 
Wow, this thread started a long time ago, but I just found it. I guess the last post reactivated it. I didn’t live long in NO, but my first roots are there. I was baptized at St. Alphonsus Church, and lived on St. Charles Ave. I have a devotion to Blessed Fr. Seelos, too! His relic goes around my neck when I fly. My mother went to the Rosary, the school with the Sacred Heart nuns. (I had them in college out here, when they still looked like nuns!)

I was able to connect with my roots in a '97 visit to some of the old places, saw the Cathedral too. I miss beautiful old churches out here.

In NO remember that “where sin abounds, grace abounds more”. It’s also the home of Magnificat, the original chapter. I was involved with the chapter here - beautiful ministry.

BTW, I root for the Saints as well as the Chargers! 😃
 
Wow. I’m glad this thread was re-activated. My family and I drove to Florida in July to see my sister. On the way home, we drove around NO. I was shocked at the distruction still there, and I only saw it from I-10. I can’t imagine what it looks like up close.

We saw a lot of the devestation on the news, but we really didn’t see the extent of the damage. Oh, the people just broke my heart. The babies without clean water to drink, the disabled left in their nursing homes to die… It killed me to see.

I knew that buildings were under water, but I didn’t understand how deep that water was. To see water lines ABOVE second story rooms, just blew my mind… I never in a million years imagined just HOW BAD it was.

Blessing to all of you. What more can I do to help? I sent food, clothing, and baby supplies right after Katrina hit, but it never felt like enough. My heart ached, driving by and not knowing how to help.

Kim
 
mesquite_magic said:
Wow. I’m glad this thread was re-activated. My family and I drove to Florida in July to see my sister. On the way home, we drove around NO. I was shocked at the distruction still there, and I only saw it from I-10. I can’t imagine what it looks like up close.

We saw a lot of the devestation on the news, but we really didn’t see the extent of the damage. Oh, the people just broke my heart. The babies without clean water to drink, the disabled left in their nursing homes to die… It killed me to see.

I knew that buildings were under water, but I didn’t understand how deep that water was. To see water lines ABOVE second story rooms, just blew my mind… I never in a million years imagined just HOW BAD it was.

Blessing to all of you. What more can I do to help? I sent food, clothing, and baby supplies right after Katrina hit, but it never felt like enough. My heart ached, driving by and not knowing how to help.

Kim
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My sister still lives in Kenner-west of NO, and she says it takes planning to get take-out, but she/they were lucky. My mom, a life-long Nawlinian, fled to Atlanta. Her townhouse she rented had the roof caved in, and she decided to stay in Atlanta.
Regarding help, what’s needed is for everyone to stop fighting with each other, and start working. It’s taken too long for some of the scars to heal. Pray, pray, pray! New Orleans will rise again!
 
Yes many prayers are needed. It is difficult to get things done - you take one step forward and two steps back. Unfortunately, there are some contractors “helping” who have made things worse especially for the elderly, single women and those who don’t know how to check them out. Even people who try to check them out and who are trying to use people they know are still being ripped off. Good honest contractors will make good money and they have lots of work that it takes longer to get them. The Archdiocese was hit hard and they still have lots of work to do to get all their churches and schools opened. Some of that depends on how many parishioners will be returning. In St. Bernard Parish we had 8 churches, 4 schools for K-8 and one high school. Right now we have one church and one school opened. St. Bernard Catholic Church will be the next church to open (www.stbernard-stbla.com)). Our high school will not reopen. It took us many years to get a high school and now we are back to square one on that. I sometimes think if the people did not have to deal with the government it would be easier and we would have gotten more done in 2 years. The young families will be able to recover from this - it is the elderly and those very close to retirement who will suffer financially - especially if they had insurance they won’t qualify for any Road Home money from the federal government. It helps to have insurance but at the same time it never covers everything you have lost and rebuilding costs are almost double. Myself for example built a 2800 sq ft house in 1988 for $72,000 - we did the contracting ourselves and did whatever work we could do to keep the cost down. Rough estimate to put our house back together will be closer to $90,000 - remember that is just for the inside and a new roof which we did not get any homeowners insurance for. If we were young it would not be too bad but my husband retired in 2001 and I haven’t worked since Katrina hit and have 3 years before my retirement. So please say many prayers for the southeast portion of Louisiana and also for Mississippi. God bless you all.
 
proudnifi said:
I wish my mom had let us have more New Orleans seafood on Fridays growing up. I assure you we were stuck with PB&J quite a bit - she took that whole “sacrifice” thing to heart. lol

By the way - I saw Endymion this year uptown and it was so nice to see people out and about again. I am with you, Brotherhrolf, it’s not nearly as much fun downtown. I always try to explain to folks that Mardi Gras for me growing up was a major family event and that the best place to go is not the Quarter. It was a real treat to see the kids this year. They get so excited!
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Our tradition, even though we were not Catholic, was to go to the Lakefront, back when they were white clapboard shacks on stilts over the water, spend the evening eating boiled shrimp, crabs, soft shelled crabs (fried of course). Hardly to be considered a sacrifice!
Back before Playboy, et al, took over the French Quarter, I used to march in the De La Salle HS band, doing 8-10 parades a year, also riding in the Elks parade (our float won best overall one year!). You could see the type of crowd as you rode up toward the Quarter. Families and little ones on Napoleon Ave., making the turn onto St. Charles Ave. up to Jackson Ave. was mixed family and college crowd, after Lee’s Circle was where the real revelry was taking place, and then on Canal St. and into the Quarter, first part mostly adult crowd.
 
Hi, y’all. David, ( I’m a member of the last graduating class of St. Aloysius in 1969). We were NJROTC (everyone - no exceptions. Not like Brother Martin). I marched in Endymion from the Fairgrounds to downtown. My family always watched the parades on Third and St. Charles in front of my great uncle’s home. St. Alphonsus was my mother’s family’s parish.

West End is gone but Deanie’s in Bucktown is still open. (I love their seafood platter). Fitzgerald’s (my favorite) on West End was gone before Katrina.

My brother and his family are in Harahan - as is my sole remaining uncle and aunt from my folk’s generation. I’m not that far away and I work for a state agency that watches contractors. And we DO watch them…closely. My cousin is down in St. Bernard in a FEMA trailer.

I’ve been up here in BR for thirty years. I met DW when I came up to LSU to go to grad school. (UNO graduate here.) Home will always be NO.

I gotta tell y’all. It breaks my heart to see my beloved city in such a state. I lived through Betsy. I spent the night of Camille inside Walgreen’s at 900 Canal St. Pray, my brothers and sisters, for our folks. I do - on a daily basis.

So much to talk about! Did y’all see that there was a formal Corpus Christi procession from Jesuit’s to the cathedral this summer? Whoah!
 
brotherhrolf said:
Hi, y’all. David, ( I’m a member of the last graduating class of St. Aloysius in 1969). We were NJROTC (everyone - no exceptions. Not like Brother Martin). I marched in Endymion from the Fairgrounds to downtown. My family always watched the parades on Third and St. Charles in front of my great uncle’s home. St. Alphonsus was my mother’s family’s parish.
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I started at Jesuit, was in the MCJROTC and marching band, but De La Salle was cooler-no uniforms! So I switched. Either way, I marched in parades…
West End is gone but Deanie’s in Bucktown is still open. (I love their seafood platter). Fitzgerald’s (my favorite) on West End was gone before Katrina.
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My mom took me to Deanies several times, the last when I was there in May before Katrina. My wife and I drove to Casinoland (Biloxi) that weekend. Drago’s is my favorite, I know they’re still open. And Fitzgeralds was my favorite too.
My brother and his family are in Harahan - as is my sole remaining uncle and aunt from my folk’s generation. I’m not that far away and I work for a state agency that watches contractors. And we DO watch them…closely. My cousin is down in St. Bernard in a FEMA trailer.

I’ve been up here in BR for thirty years. I met DW when I came up to LSU to go to grad school. (UNO graduate here.) Home will always be NO.
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USL grad here.
I gotta tell y’all. It breaks my heart to see my beloved city in such a state. I lived through Betsy. I spent the night of Camille inside Walgreen’s at 900 Canal St. Pray, my brothers and sisters, for our folks. I do - on a daily basis.

So much to talk about! Did y’all see that there was a formal Corpus Christi procession from Jesuit’s to the cathedral this summer? Whoah!
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I lived in Jeff Parish two blocks behind -I forget the name-Episcopal School on Airline and Haring Rd. for Betsy. All that happened was some shingles and dead bluebirds on my block, but the telephone poles one block either direction on Haring Rd. were all down. I was there, too, for Camille, and again, no major harm. I pray for New Orleans with every rosary (so every day).

That Corpus Christi procession musta bin awesome! I don’t know, but should this thread sorta be moved to the Back Fence or something? It’s not about Traditional Catholicism any more…
 
brotherhrolf said:
Hi, y’all. David, ( I’m a member of the last graduating class of St. Aloysius in 1969). We were NJROTC (everyone - no exceptions. Not like Brother Martin). I marched in Endymion from the Fairgrounds to downtown. My family always watched the parades on Third and St. Charles in front of my great uncle’s home. St. Alphonsus was my mother’s family’s parish.

West End is gone but Deanie’s in Bucktown is still open. (I love their seafood platter). Fitzgerald’s (my favorite) on West End was gone before Katrina.

My brother and his family are in Harahan - as is my sole remaining uncle and aunt from my folk’s generation. I’m not that far away and I work for a state agency that watches contractors. And we DO watch them…closely. My cousin is down in St. Bernard in a FEMA trailer.

I’ve been up here in BR for thirty years. I met DW when I came up to LSU to go to grad school. (UNO graduate here.) Home will always be NO.

I gotta tell y’all. It breaks my heart to see my beloved city in such a state. I lived through Betsy. I spent the night of Camille inside Walgreen’s at 900 Canal St. Pray, my brothers and sisters, for our folks. I do - on a daily basis.

So much to talk about! Did y’all see that there was a formal Corpus Christi procession from Jesuit’s to the cathedral this summer? Whoah!
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I love Deanie’s. But by the time my entree arrives when I am there, I am too full on little red potatoes cooked in crab boil and good onion rings to enjoy the rest of my food. I also like Fitzgeralds. I love N.O. period.
 
St. Christopher or St. Edward’s parish? I’m older than you Daivd and that should have been St. Christopher’s.
 
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