Why Do Catholics Eat Fish on Friday?: The Catholic Origin to Just About Everything

225 Pages·2005·0.86 MB·English

by  Michael P. Foley

WHY DO CATHOLICS
EAT FISH ON FRIDAY?
THE CATHOLIC ORIGIN TO
JUST ABOUT EVERYTHING
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WHY DO CATHOLICS
EAT FISH ON FRIDAY?
THE CATHOLIC ORIGIN TO
JUST ABOUT EVERYTHING
MICHAEL P. FOLEY
WHYDOCATHOLICSEATFISHONFRIDAY?:
THECATHOLICORIGINTOJUSTABOUTEVERYTHING
Copyright ©Michael P. Foley,2005.
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Foley,Michael P.,1970-
Why do Catholics eat fish on Friday?:the Catholic origin to just about
everything/by Michael P. Foley.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN 1-4039-6967-1
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This volume is dedicated to the Irish Presentation sisters
of Our Lady of Lourdes Elementary School in Montclair,
California, and to my parents, James and Lucille, whose
loving practice of their faith sowed in me a keen interest in
all things Catholic.
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Contents
Acknowledgments ix
Introduction 1
Part I:La Dolce Vita
1. Making the Time 7
2. Holidays and Festivities 11
3. Manners and Dining Etiquette 21
4. Food and Drink 27
Part II:That’s Entertainment
5. The Arts 39
6. Music and Theater 53
7. Sports and Games 67
Part III:The Tree of Knowledge
8. Flowers and Plants 75
9. Insects,Animals,and Other Natural Phenomena 89
10. Science 97
11. Inventions 105
12. Education and Superstition 113
Part IV:The Body Politic
13. American Places 123
14. International,National,and State Symbols 131
15. Law 137
Part V:Our Mother Tongue
16. Words,Words,Words—Catholic,Anti-Catholic,
and Post-Catholic 145
17. Biblical Names and Expressions 169
Index 0
Acknowledgments
I
would like to thank Dr. Thomas E. Woods,Jr.,who graciously let me see
an advanced copy of his book Howthe Catholic Church Built Western Civi-
lization (Regnery, 2005), and Professor Charles Rice at the University of
Notre Dame Law School for the valuable data he provided on the Christian
origins of Western law.