You’ve heard the expression “I wasn’t born in the South, but I got here as fast as I could…” Well in the Catholic world, this saying may no longer apply only to people. Friend of the Chicks (FOC) Fr. David Dye, the pastor at Mary Our Queen Catholic Church in Norcross, GA has been doing [...]
January 26, 2010
Some inspired educational entrepreneurs are taking Catholic education to a whole new level, quite literally. On the campus of Atlanta’s Holy Spirit Prep- an independent Catholic school that has been named one of America’s Top 50 Catholic High Schools for two years running- a new college has been formed. Students who enroll can earn a [...]
January 9, 2010
The Chicks like to travel, take in Catholic sights, and hear great speakers. Really, we like to attend any event to deepen our faith, grow closer to Christ, and learn more about His Church. There is a big Catholic world out there, and we love to explore it! 2009 was full of great Catholic experiences. [...]
December 15, 2009
Because I am told to I go Regardless of the weather I go When I am tired I go For relief and restoration I go Desiring more of Christ I go And I am thankful… For the freedom that resides under authority For the wisdom of those who came before me For fewer mental gymnastics For a family gathering For communion with my Lord and Savior Chick “B”
December 7, 2009
I once read a suggestion (probably from the publication Magnificat) that we each, some time, write our own Magnificat. (Mary’s is recorded in the gospel of Luke 1: 46-55, at the time she was visiting her cousin Elizabeth). Here is mine for today: I pray that my soul will magnify you Lord, because I often rejoice [...]
November 30, 2009
The strangest thing happened to me one night when I was listening to my daughter describe details of a trip with her grandmother (my mother) to New York City. As she talked about their stroll through Little Italy, a flood of tsunami proportion hit me. Suddenly, I was transported back to a time in [...]
November 16, 2009
There is something comforting about standing with your family in the universal Church and professing the creed in Mass. Looking back on my Christian upbringing, I wouldn’t have put reciting the creed as high on my list of memorable religious experiences. However, upon reflecting on those foundational years of my faith, I [...]
November 8, 2009
Need a great recipe to take to the parish dinner? Why not pie? Need a dessert to take to your small group bible study? Why not pie? Need to welcome a new neighbor? Why not pie? If you want to bring back a great Southern tradition, why not bake a pie? Pies are easy to make and are [...]
November 3, 2009
The Reliquary of Saint Mary Magdalene is currently on tour in the Southeast. In other words, the container which holds the relic of a piece of Mary Magdalene’s tibia (leg bone) is on a journey through many parishes in our region until late November. Discovering this has intensified my thought process about Catholic body parts. [...]
October 28, 2009
In his book An American Conversion, friend of the Chicks Deal Hudson tells a story about visiting Carmelite nuns in a monastery. He used the phrase “smacked in the face by holiness” to describe his experience. The phrase really struck me as I, too, could relate. I was also smacked in the face by holiness. [...]
February 3, 2010
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