The Family That Dines Together Shines Together

The secret behind the CBS police procedural “Blue Bloods,” This is the 13th season of the festival, which takes place in the dining area rather than in the precinct.

The family meals scenes of the show take between six and eight hours to film. They usually depict the Reagan clan in an argument as they break bread. A feature that is particularly appealing to audiences.

It seems that the meals are as important to the cast as the actors, since it is the only occasion they are all together. They start acting like real family members. Vanessa Ray has admitted to it After the second hour, she makes the church laugh.

Why is the dinner scene so beloved in a crime drama? Perhaps both cast and audience unconsciously recognize the importance of a shared meal — and the increasing dangers it faces. American College of Pediatricians Reports, “Over the past three decades, family time at the dinner table and family conversation, in general, has declined by more than 30%.”

Another study suggests Although family time has not declined so dramatically overall, low-income families have been more affected by this trend because they have less control over their work schedules. Parents should be concerned about the disappearing family meal. Teens and children who have less time for conversation and affection are more likely to abuse drugs, become pregnant, or experience unwanted pregnancies, as well as lower academic performance, fewer vocabularies, and lower literary skills.

Adults who have fewer family meals are more likely to suffer from poor mental and physical health, and are more likely to divorce. Even unrelated adults can enjoy the benefits of dining together: For instance, firefighters who share meals have been blessed with many blessings. Performance of the team is improved.

One StudyIn 2015, a study was conducted that failed to discover the causes of eating together. It did not examine how it affects one’s intellect, mood, and ability to resist despair and vices. Even though the cause of this mysterious magic is not clear, the study revealed that there is a “significant positive association between commensality [the fancy term for eating together] and work-group performance.”

The research was done with the intention of helping companies and firms to leverage their resources. “the mundane and powerful activity of eating,” But their discoveries are applicable to many other areas of society. Sharing bread together creates stronger families, friendships and churches and builds safer communities.

First, I think the decline of commensality could also lead to a loss in national and religious identity. The loss of the family meal could lead to a decline in celebrations. Thanksgiving and Christmas dinners elevate the routine and relaxed daily meal to something more solemn, shared and common across cultures. How will holiday celebrations change or even continue if the humdrum model upon which they were based is gone? What happens to civic events like the Fourth of July picnics?

Second, I believe that losing family meals can hurt religion, though in different ways. Theology professors have been debating whether the Mass should be considered a meal or a sacrifice for the Roman Catholic Church for the past few decades.

Although the discussion itself is based upon a weak understanding of the biblical concept for sacrifice (which already includes meals), it will be less clear to young believers who have never had intimate experiences with sharing meals. Some Masses are so similar to ordering Quarter Pounders at McDonald’s, than being seated at a heavenly feast.

Promoting family dinner is key to preserving religious and national identity. Families should be open to making sacrifices in order to eat together.

Venerable Fr. Patrick Peyton, who in the 1940s launched a worldwide rosary crusade, is well-known for saying: “The family that prays together stays together.” Amen. But it is also true that the family that dines together shines together — even if the family that dines together often whines together (to quote my teenage son) and even if, in order to get through dinner, the elders at the table may need to wine together.

I’m certain that all the characters are on this page at least once. “Blue Bloods” Both actors and actresses would be in agreement.

Locate the book of the author. “Dining with the Saints,” Here.