Savoring Our Faith

Fr Leo shows how the whole family can come together to prepare a fantastic Sunday dinner sharing time and food together to celebrate the Lord's day.

Journey to Dubrovnik to explore one of Croatia’s most picturesque medieval cities. Here, Fr. Leo helps his viewers become pilgrims while he samples the local cuisine. Plus, a food miracle featuring St. Blaise.

Fr. Leo Patalinghug visits the vibrant Catholic community in Portland, Maine, and its Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception; later, he cooks his version of Corn and Potato Chowder with EWTN host Susan Conroy.

In Maine, Fr. Leo Patalinghug sails the waters of Casco Bay and learns about lobster fishing; later, he prepares a Spicy Asian Coconut Cream Pasta and Semi-Traditional Maine Lobster Rolls.

Fr. Leo Patalinghug ends his trip to Maine with a visit to the Basilica of Saints Peter and Paul in Lewiston; afterward, he heads to the kitchen for some lessons on making bread and pizza dough.

On his travels through Eastern Europe, Fr. Leo visits with Sr. Miroslava Bradica, Mother Superior of the Sisters of Charity, and cooks a meal for the EWTN partners at the historic Luznica Manor in Croatia.

Mixing food and faith, Father Leo Patalinghug explores the Croatian capital of Zadar where he sits down with religious leaders and tours Terrazza Mahita, the city’s premiere Italian eatery.

On his trip to Croatia, Fr. Leo visits the minor seminary in Zadar. There, he whips up a delicious meal and enjoys some spirited conversation with the seminarians at the Church of St. Simeon.

Journey to Dubrovnik to explore one of Croatia’s most picturesque medieval cities. Here, Fr. Leo helps his viewers become pilgrims while he samples the local cuisine. Plus, a food miracle featuring St. Blaise.

San Francisco’s Catholic Culture is deeply rooted in historically beautiful churches, the people who make the faith real, and the delicious “fusion” foods that combine different cultures that create culinary harmony.

Discover what “Fruit of the vine and work of human hands” really means as Fr. Leo connects the food and wine culture of Napa and Sonoma counties with the Catholic Faith, St. Junipero Serra and the Franciscan Missions.

We honor St. Patrick with cuisine that captures the flavors of the Emerald Isle. These recipes will help us celebrate his feast day with holiness and time with family and friends!

The Passion Play has been performed every decade since 1680 by the villagers of Oberammergau, Bavaria. Fr. Leo Patalinghug explores how their Catholicism and cuisine preserve time-honored traditions of faith and culture.

There’s no better place for food than in the breadbasket of Jordan. Travel to Madaba to see how the faith, family, and food are celebrated in this land where early Christians flourished.

The Jordanian city of Petra is a place where faith and the flavors of the desert come together to welcome Jews, Muslims, and Christians who share common roots and live in harmony.

Journey with Fr. Leo Patlinghug as he explores sacred sites in the City of Lights, highlighting the Catholic heart of Paris as he visits Notre Dame Cathedral and Sainte-Chapelle.

Fr. Leo Patalinghug imparts the importance of faith, family, and food in Parisian life as he tours the Church of Saint-Sulpice and the Sacré-Coeur Basilica.

Fr. Leo Patalinghug explores the history of St. Joan of Arc at Rouen and then travels to Normandy to honor the brave soldiers who sacrificed their lives for freedom during WWII.

Fr. Leo begins his time in the Philippines in Manila’s historic Intramuros, visiting the Manila Cathedral and St. Augustine Church, noting the architecture, relics, and traditions.

Fr. Leo journeys to his birthplace in Masbate, the island where his faith was first formed; visiting its cathedral, his childhood parish, and sharing traditional Filipino meals.

Fr. Leo traces the beginnings of Christianity in the Philippines within historic Cebu, discussing Magellan’s arrival and death in Mactan and the deep devotion that grew afterwards.