It may surprise most people to know that there are many different rites within the Catholic ... the Chaldean family of rites because the Assyrian (later called Chaldean) church provided their ...

Just like mirepoix, the Holy Trinity is one of the first things to hit the pan, acting as an aromatic base for dishes like gumbo, jambalaya, and crawfish étouffée. The name is an allusion to the ...

According to the book Stories of Best Loved Christmas Songs the original text of O Holy Night was written in 1847 by a French poet named Placide Cappeau. After being approached by the local priest ...