The author combines his skills in cooking, photography, and knowledge of the saints to present this unique cookbook with more than 170 recipes from 21 countries and inspiring biographies of each saint. Illustrated with full-color photos of each dish and saint.

An insider’s account of the Eastern Orthodox Church, from its beginning in the era of Jesus and the Apostles to the modern age In this short, accessible account of the Eastern Orthodox Church, John McGuckin begins by tackling the question “What is the Church?” His answer is a clear, historically and theologically rooted portrait of what the Church is for Orthodox Christianity and how it differs from Western Christians’ expectations. McGuckin explores the lived faith of generations, including sketches of some of the most important theological themes and individual personalities of the ancient and modern Church. He interweaves a personal approach throughout, offering to readers the experience of what it is like to enter an Orthodox church and witness its liturgy. In this astute and insightful book, he grapples with the reasons why many Western historians and societies have overlooked Orthodox Christianity and provides an important introduction to the Orthodox Church and the Eastern Christian World.

Against a backdrop of war and anti-Catholic sentiment, one man loses his rights because he is falsely accused In this fascinating, detailed history, William Issel recounts the civil rights abuses suffered by Sylvester Andriano, an Italian American Catholic civil leader whose religious and political activism in San Francisco provoked an Anti-Catholic campaign against him. A leading figure in the Catholic Action movement, Andriano was falsely accused in state and federal Un-American Activities Committee hearings of having Fascist sympathies prior to and during World War II. As his ordeal began, Andriano was subjected to a hostile investigation by the FBI, whose confidential informants were his political rivals. Furthermore, the U.S. Army ordered him to be relocated on the grounds that he was a security risk. For Both Cross and Flag provides a dramatic illustration of what can happen when parties to urban political rivalries, rooted in religious and ideological differences, seize the opportunity provided by a wartime national security emergency to demonize their enemy as “a potentially dangerous person.” Issel presents a cast of characters that includes archbishops, radicals, the Kremlin, and J. Edgar Hoover, to examine the significant role faith-based political activism played in the political culture that violated Andriano’s constitutional rights. Exploring the ramifications of this story, For Both Cross and Flag presents interesting implications for contemporary events and issues relating to urban politics, ethnic groups, and religion in a time of war.

Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 36. Chapters: Mount St. Peter Church, St. Joachim Church, Philadelphia, St. Augustine Church, Philadelphia, St. Thomas of Villanova Church, Cathedral of Saint John Gualbert, Cathedral Basilica of Saints Peter and Paul, Philadelphia, Saint Anthony's Chapel, St. Peter Cathedral, Erie, St. Francis de Sales Roman Catholic Church, St Nicholas of Tolentine, Philadelphia, St. Stanislaus Kostka Church, St. Maria Goretti Church, Laflin, Pennsylvania, Cathedral of Saint Paul in Pittsburgh, St. Peter's Church, St. John the Baptist Byzantine Catholic Cathedral, Immaculate Conception Roman Catholic Church, Philadelphia, National Shrine of Saint John Neumann, St. John Chrysostom Byzantine Catholic Church, St. Peter's Cathedral, St. Adalbert in Philadelphia, Immaculate Heart of Mary in Pittsburgh, National Shrine of Our Lady of Czestochowa, St. Hilary Roman Catholic Church, Cathedral of the Blessed Sacrament, Greensburg, St. Agatha - St. James Church, Holy Ghost Byzantine Catholic Church, St. John the Baptist Church, Pottsville, PA, St. Donato Roman Catholic Church, Decker's Chapel, St. Severin's Old Log Church, Cathedral of Saint Catharine of Siena, St. John Neumann, Bryn Mawr, St. Nicholas Croatian Church, St. Boniface Roman Catholic Church, St.Thomas Syro-Malabar Catholic Church Philadelphia, Most Precious Blood Roman Catholic Church, Rectory and Parochial School, Cathedral of Saint Patrick in Harrisburg, Old St. Joseph's Church, St. Gertrude Roman Catholic Church, Basilica of the National Shrine of St. Ann, St. Edward's Catholic Church, St. Cyprian Roman Catholic Church, Basilica of the Sacred Heart of Jesus, Conewago, Saint Anne Church. Excerpt: Mount Saint Peter Church is a Roman Catholic Church at 100 Freeport Road in New Kensington, Pennsylvania. The church is located along the Allegheny River and is approximately 25 mi (40 km)...

"How can you believe all this stuff? This is the number-one question Catholics get asked and, sometimes, we ask ourselves. Why do we believe that God exists, that he became a man and came to save us, that what looks like a wafer of bread is actually his body? Why do we believe that he inspired a holy book and founded an infallible Church to teach us the one true way to live? Ever since he became Catholic, Trent Horn has spent a lot of time answering these questions, trying to explain to friends, family, and total strangers the reasons for his Catholic faith. Some didn't believe in God, or even in the existence of truth. Others said they were spiritual but didn't think you needed religion to be happy. Some were Christians who thought Catholic doctrines over-complicated the pure gospel. And some were fellow Catholics who had a hard time understanding everything they professed to believe on Sunday. Why We're Catholic assembles the clearest, friendliest, most helpful answers that Trent learned to give to all these people and more. Beginning with how we can know reality and ending with our hope of eternal life, it s the perfect way to help skeptics and seekers (or Catholics who want to firm up their faith) understand the evidence that bolsters our belief and brings us joy" --