Happy feast of St. Ignatius of Loyola! On today’s show, Matt Swaim and Anna Mitchell welcome pastoral counselor Kevin Prendergast to share how St. Ignatius can be a wise teacher in the world of spiritual and emotional health. Other guests include Rita Heikenfeld with Bible Foods, and Courtney Brown from Ruah Woods. Plus news, weather, sports, and more…

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Suscipe Prayer of St. Ignatius of Loyola

Take, Lord, and receive all my liberty,
my memory, my understanding,
and my entire will,
All I have and call my own.
You have given all to me.
To you, Lord, I return it.
Everything is yours; do with it what you will.
Give me only your love and your grace,
that is enough for me.

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RECIPES FROM RITA: OREO COOKIE RICE KRISPIE TREATS

Let the kids crush the cookies!

Ingredients

15 Oreo cookies

6 tablespoons butter, salted (if using unsalted, add 1/4 teaspoon salt when melting butter) plus extra for greasing pan

15 oz mini marshmallows, divided, 7- 8 cups, divided into 5 and 2-1/2 to 3 cups

1-1/2 teaspoons vanilla

6 cups crisped rice cereal

Instructions

Grease a 9×13 pan lightly with butter.

Place your Oreo cookies in a large ziplock and use a rolling pin to break into pieces (don’t pulverize them completely to crumbs. If desired, transfer to a fine mesh strainer to sift out any small crumbs (this will keep your rice krispie treats from turning gray).

Melt butter in large pot over medium-low heat. DON’T BE TEMPTED TO DO HIGHER HEAT AS THIS WILL AFFECT HOW MARSHMALLOWS MELT.

Stir in 5 cups of your mini marshmallows and cook, stirring frequently, until just melted.

Stir in vanilla then add cereal and stir until combined.

Add remaining marshmallows and broken Oreos and stir briefly until just-combined.

Immediately pour into prepared baking pan and smooth with a spatula (do not firmly press the cereal into the pan or it will make the treats tough). Allow to cool completely before cutting and serving.

Storing

Store in an airtight container at room temperature (do not refrigerate otherwise they will turn hard) for up to 3 days.

Makes 15-20 treats.

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Dr. Luke Arredondo is with the St. Brendan Center for Evangelization and Spirituality

Brendan Towell’s article on Ozzy Osbourne and faith is at ncregister.com.

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