How sweet it is to be Southern and Catholic

Chick Trip: NOLA or Bust

June 15, 2010

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The Chicks, our chickadees (kids) and the two roosters (husbands) are back from a fabulous road trip to New Orleans, and what a trip it was!  Although we now are tweeting, we thought we’d fill you in on the timeline of major events that took place along the way….. Sunday, June 6, 9:00 am: excitement building [...]

Hanging With Jesus: A Guide for the Faint of Heart

June 2, 2010

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Friend of the Chicks (FOC) Kim Schulman recently wrote a fabulous article on Eucharistic Adoration, and what better time to post her thoughts than the week culminating in the Solemnity of the Most Holy Body and Blood of Christ (Corpus Christi).  Kim, a “cradle” Southern Catholic Chick, is a parishoner at Holy Spirit Catholic Church [...]

To Sanctify The Christian People

May 25, 2010

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10 days from today the Archdiocese of Atlanta will host its annual Eucharistic Congress, a spectacular gathering of over 30,000 Catholics that includes a procession with the Blessed Sacrament, internationally-known speakers, confession opportunities, a Catholic marketplace, and a concluding mass that causes you to realize just what the Church means by calling herself  The Universal [...]

Horticulturally Challenged

May 21, 2010

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There is something very Southern about playing in the dirt.  Perhaps it is from our agricultural heritage down here in the South.  I come from a long line of green thumb ladies.  My mother, aunts, grandmother and mother-in-law were “horticulturally gifted.”  They knew all the names and varieties of plants, were active participants in their [...]

Just One Before the End of the Fifth (decade, that is)

May 18, 2010

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It’s a little embarrassing, really.  I have a mother who was once a dedicated tomato grower, and my mother-in-law still harvests both tomatoes and peonies, for heaven’s sake.  And here I am, nearing the end of a fifth decade of life, and I’ve never even attempted a home-grown tomato.  This from someone who eats tomato [...]

The Holy Spirit- better than Botox

May 16, 2010

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The month of May will always be the time that we reflect on our reception into the Church, and what a blessing our reception has been!  From the relief of our first general confession to the on-going graces that the sacramental Catholic life provides, Chick A and I keep pinching ourselves.  Will we ever stop [...]

Mother Knows Best

May 9, 2010

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Flipping through my recipe file the other day, I ran across a recipe card penned in my mother’s hand entitled “Bereavement Casserole.”  I had to chuckle – it got me thinking about how down here in the south . . . food is a part of everything!  When there is an occasion to celebrate – [...]

Thunder Rolls On…..In praise of our 1997 Ford Expedition

May 6, 2010

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We didn’t set out to “name” our car – it just happened.  Actually, I guess you could say that he “earned” his name.  About two years ago, we were in South Georgia on a hunting trip with Chick B and her family.  The jeep they use for quail hunting broke down, so we had to [...]

Get in touch with your adolescent chick, courtesy St. Brigid’s Catholic Church

April 27, 2010

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Thanks to a tip from Friend of the Chicks (FOC) Marcia Kelley,  we wanted to let everyone know about an interesting workshop taking place in north Atlanta this Thursday, April 29th.  Check it out! Chicks A and B

Take Time Out

April 20, 2010

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Amidst sports tournaments, end of the year recitals, school exams, vacation planning, business trips and everything else that keeps us so busy at this time of year, it might be worth it to take time out – time out to listen to stories of conversion and evangelization that remind us of the bigger world of [...]