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A cookbook full of wonderful recipes and ideas drawn from throughout the Christian tradition, with suggestions about when, and why, these dishes might be served. It contains more than 275 recipes with which to celebrate all the holidays throughout the Christian year, as well as the many shared rituals that strengthen family bonds and enrich the significance of the day to day events of our lives. How these rituals, rites and feasts came about, how they are celebrated around the world, and how you can bring them into your home are described every step of the way. Includes wonderful illustrations.

A Continual Feast brings new meaning to "breaking bread together." A book to cook from and learn from, it includes: menus for holidays and every day recipes for all occasions from church picnics and Sunday suppers to birthdays, namedays, confirmations, and baptisms; wonderful cooking projects for children; recipes for Christmas giving; thoughtful suggestions on taking food to others; customs associated with many great Christian holidays from Advent through Pentecost as well as various saints days around the world; traditional meanings associated with particular foods; tips on fasting and abstinence; recipes that incorporate leftovers; quotations from the Bible and various theological and gastronomic sources; many recipes of varied ethnic origins; a wealth of Christian history and thought.

Colored leaves in September. Pumpkins in October. Pilgrims in November. Baby Jesus in December. Snowflakes in January. Hearts in February. Shamrocks in March. Bunnies in April. But why? Do you ever long for something a little different and think, instead, maybe I could. . . .? This amazing book will walk you through the school year, give you a crash course on the Church's year, and suggest customs you can use with children of all ages from Advent to Easter, fall to summer. You'll learn how to set up and decorate a classroom that will form your students in the tradition of biblical and liturgical images, as well as how to make spectacular bulletin board and table top displays. You'll also have an invaluable resource to turn to when questions arise. Peter Mazar is the author of the best-selling book To Crown the Year: Decorating the Church Through the Seasons. The wisdom and practicality of that book led teachers and catechists to ask if there was anything similar for them. This is it! A must-have for any teacher, catechist, classroom aide, principal, director of religious education, liturgy coordinator, and parish or school secretary. Published by Liturgy Training Publications.

If you have been wondering how to bring the rich traditions of the Catholic Church's liturgical year into your family life, this is the book for you. If you have no idea what the liturgical year is, but you are looking for ways to bring your faith home from Sunday Mass—in every season, all year long—this is the book for you too.

With wisdom and humor mother and blogger Kendra Tierney shares how her family celebrates Catholic seasons and feasts—from Advent and Christmas, through Lent and Easter, to Pentecost and beyond. She provides ideas for stories, activities, foods, and decorations that will help you to celebrate your Catholic faith with your family and friends without expertise or much advance planning. She also offers tips and survival tricks from her fifteen years in the Catholic mommy trenches about such challenges as bringing young children to Mass and saying a family Rosary.

Whether you're a convert or a revert or a lifelong Catholic, a member of a big family or a small one, a stay-at-home or a working parent, you're sure to find ways to make your Catholic faith a memorable and meaningful part of your busy family life—and have fun doing it!

Praying with your little ones is easy with these heartfelt prayers and sweet and captivating illustrations by the popular children's author and artist, Maïte Roche.

In the morning and at bedtime, on ordinary days and on holy days, these 29 simple prayers will draw your family closer to God and to each other.

With its touching and colorful illustrations, this charming little book will be your child's praying companion all year long, leading the children into a lifelong journey of intimacy with the God who made them and loves them forever.

The Catholic deposit of faith and tradition is wide and deep! There are so many different ways to pray that it's impossible for anyone to use them all, let alone someone in a busy family. One hardly knows where to begin. Fortunately, the liturgical calendar and this book are here to help!

In this companion to her bestselling book The Catholic All Year Compendium, Kendra Tierney provides hundreds of prayers for celebrating the important seasons and feast days of the Church calendar. The Catholic All Year Prayer Companion includes the devotions, blessings, litanies, and novenas mentioned in her Compendium, along with ordinary daily prayers, down-to-earth suggestions, and occasional bits of humor.

With busy families in mind, Tierney has put hundreds of jewels from the Church into one easy-to-use resource. The book can be used in tandem with her Compendium or on its own.