Abstaining with the Saints
No and Low Alcoholic Beverages for Sober Souls
Published on 4. December 2025
Book
Hardback
344 pages
978-1-5107-8374-4 (ISBN)
Description
Mocktails for every feast day!
Finally, a pious bartender's guide that won't give you a hangover. Mike Foley is the author who brought you Drinking with the Saints and Dining with the Saints. Now, in Abstaining with the Saints, he offers roughly 200 delicious mocktail recipes as well as alcohol-free beer, wine, and liquor suggestions for the feast days of the Church year. Like its predecessors, it is written to encourage merriment, fellowship, and gratitude to God for the blessings of friends, family, and the fruits of the earth, except now, you can invite the kids to your evening happy hour-if you want, that is (grin). Learn fascinating facts about the saints as you explore the delicious world of alcohol-free mixed drinks.
Celebrate Saint Antony the Abbot with The Desert Au Pair-toast this great monk of the desert with a delightful mix of pear juice, lemon juice, and sparkling water.
Raise a glass to Sebastian of Aparicio with a Roy Rogers-what better way to celebrate the world's first cowboy?
Remember Saint Basil the Great with a Peach Basil Cooler-this refreshing mixture of GABA Gold, peach puree, lime juice, and elderflower tonic is muddled with-you guessed it-fresh basil leaves.
Honor Saint Elizabeth of Portugal with a Cherry Lime Gin Rickey-if you don't know about this virtuous saint's lime-burning incident, flip to July 8 to read all about it.
You'll also find a practical program for going "soberish," that is, rebooting one's appetites to regain control of one's life and one's relationship to the Drink without necessarily going dry for life. For as with so many of God's creatures, alcohol may be a great handmaid, but she is a cruel mistress.
Whether you are breaking up with alcohol or just taking a break, this is the book for you and the entire family.
Finally, a pious bartender's guide that won't give you a hangover. Mike Foley is the author who brought you Drinking with the Saints and Dining with the Saints. Now, in Abstaining with the Saints, he offers roughly 200 delicious mocktail recipes as well as alcohol-free beer, wine, and liquor suggestions for the feast days of the Church year. Like its predecessors, it is written to encourage merriment, fellowship, and gratitude to God for the blessings of friends, family, and the fruits of the earth, except now, you can invite the kids to your evening happy hour-if you want, that is (grin). Learn fascinating facts about the saints as you explore the delicious world of alcohol-free mixed drinks.
Celebrate Saint Antony the Abbot with The Desert Au Pair-toast this great monk of the desert with a delightful mix of pear juice, lemon juice, and sparkling water.
Raise a glass to Sebastian of Aparicio with a Roy Rogers-what better way to celebrate the world's first cowboy?
Remember Saint Basil the Great with a Peach Basil Cooler-this refreshing mixture of GABA Gold, peach puree, lime juice, and elderflower tonic is muddled with-you guessed it-fresh basil leaves.
Honor Saint Elizabeth of Portugal with a Cherry Lime Gin Rickey-if you don't know about this virtuous saint's lime-burning incident, flip to July 8 to read all about it.
You'll also find a practical program for going "soberish," that is, rebooting one's appetites to regain control of one's life and one's relationship to the Drink without necessarily going dry for life. For as with so many of God's creatures, alcohol may be a great handmaid, but she is a cruel mistress.
Whether you are breaking up with alcohol or just taking a break, this is the book for you and the entire family.
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Series
Language
English
Place of publication
DC
United States
Publishing group
Regnery Publishing Inc
Product notice
Paper over boards
Illustrations
200 color illustrations
Dimensions
Height: 231 mm
Width: 185 mm
Thickness: 28 mm
Weight
885 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-5107-8374-4 (9781510783744)
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Dr. Michael P. Foley is a Professor of Patristics in the Great Texts Program at Baylor University, a Catholic theologian, a mixologist, and the author or editor of over a dozen books and around 500 articles on topics including sacred liturgy, St. Augustine of Hippo, and contemporary film and culture.