Dig into these Christmas recipes — if can afford them This is the cover of the book “The Vatican Christmas Cookbook,” by David Geisser and Thomas Kelly. The book is reviewed by Tony Gutiérrez. (CNS photo/courtesy Sophia Institute Press) By Tony Gutiérrez • Catholic News Service • Posted December 16, 2020 “The Vatican Christmas Cookbook” by David Geisser and Thomas Kelly. Sophia Institute Press (Manchester, New Hampshire, 2020). 192 pp., $34.95. Four years after “The Vatican Cookbook” became a best-seller by revealing the secrets of the papal palate, authors David Geisser and Thomas Kelly have a sequel geared specifically for the holiday season in “The Vatican Christmas Cookbook.”