Oh cod beyond all praising — the secret sauce that keeps parish fish fries afloat

Oh cod beyond all praising — the secret sauce that keeps parish fish fries afloat

The Fish Friar at St. John the Baptist Parish in Fort Calhoun, Nebraska, can’t hear confessions and doesn’t live in a religious community.But he’s happy to have a beer with visitors to the parish – that is, after he’s done with his fish frying duties for the evening.“There are people who actually think I am a real priest,” said Mike Conrad, the parish “fish friar.”And it’s no surprise – Conrad does don a Franciscan friar costume for the parish’s…