Why Do Catholics Eat Fish on Friday?: The Catholic Origin to Just About Everything PDF
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WHY DO CATHOLICS EAT FISH ON FRIDAY? THE CATHOLIC ORIGIN TO JUST ABOUT EVERYTHING This page intentionally left blank WHY DO CATHOLICS EAT FISH ON FRIDAY? THE CATHOLIC ORIGIN TO JUST ABOUT EVERYTHING MICHAEL P. FOLEY WHYDOCATHOLICSEATFISHONFRIDAY?: THECATHOLICORIGINTOJUSTABOUTEVERYTHING Copyright ©Michael P. Foley,2005. All rights reserved. No part of this book may be used or reproduced in any manner whatsoever without written permission except in the case of brief quotations embodied in critical articles or reviews. First published 2005 by PALGRAVE MACMILLAN™ 175 Fifth Avenue,New York,N.Y. 10010 and Houndmills,Basingstoke,Hampshire,England RG21 6XS. Companies and representatives throughout the world. PALGRAVE MACMILLAN is the global academic imprint of the Palgrave Macmillan division of St. Martin’s Press,LLC and of Palgrave Macmillan Ltd. Macmillan®is a registered trademark in the United States,United Kingdom and other countries. Palgrave is a registered trademark in the European Union and other countries. ISBN 1-4039-6967-1 paperback Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Foley,Michael P.,1970- Why do Catholics eat fish on Friday?:the Catholic origin to just about everything/by Michael P. Foley. p. cm Includes bibliographical references and index. ISBN 1-4039-6967-1 1. Catholic Church—Miscellanea. I. Title. BX1754.F597 2005 282—dc22 2005047524 A catalogue record for this book is available from the British Library. Design by Letra Libre,Inc. First edition:Pub Month Year 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 Printed in the United States of America 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. This page intentionally left blank 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.
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