Thanksgiving season is every season for Christians. In fact, the word eucharist comes from the Greek word for “thanksgiving.” In these weeks leading to the Thanksgiving holiday in the United States, enjoy our special feature on some Thanksgiving themes. We’ll update this feature regularly, with reflections on food, family and faith.
Food, Family, Faith
The Freestore Foodbank and the "Cincinnati Cooks" Program
Jennifer Scroggins visits the Cincinnati Freestore Foodbank, a local agency that combats hunger and poverty in several creative ways, including a program to train people for jobs in all aspects of the food service industry.
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Grace Before Meals
This month, families across the country will gather around their tables to
celebrate Thanksgiving. It is a scene that Father Leo Patalinghug, a
priest in the Archdiocese of Baltimore, is trying to get families to
recreate the other 364 days of the year. He’s doing that through his
Grace Before Meals movement (
www.gracebeforemeals.com), which encourages families to prepare and enjoy meals together.
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Saints at the Dinner Table
Amy Heyd,author of
Saints at the Dinner Table talks with
St. Anthony Messenger Assistant Editor Christopher Heffron about Thanksgiving and shares a few favorite family recipes.
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Give Us This Day Our Daily Bread
For this installment of our Thanksgiving feature, “Food, Family, Faith,” AmericanCatholic.org traveled just around the corner to
Our Daily Bread, a soup kitchen here in Cincinnati’s Over-The-Rhine neighborhood.
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Cooking With Father Dominic
In the
November 2003 issue of St. Anthony Messenger, Susan Hines-Brigger interviewed Father Dominic Garramone, O.S.B., then the host of the PBS television show
Breaking Bread With Father Dominic.As part of our ongoing
Food, Family, Faith special feature here on AmericanCatholic.org, Susan caught up with Father Dominic, who has two recently published books. Here is their conversation.
And just in time for New Year's Eve celebrations, Fr. Dominic shares a recipe for smoked salmon pizza.
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