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 24, 2009
As Thanksgiving approaches, we have been counting our blessings. Like any good Southern Catholic Chicks, at the top of our list are always faith, family and friends. But there are a host of other things for which we are grateful. Here are just a few that we thought we would share. Feel free to add [...]
November 19, 2009
Dear Friends of the Chicks: While sippin’ some sweet tea on the front porch, we were reflecting on all the wonderful people that God has brought into our lives during our journey into the Church and since our confirmation. We are grateful for the acquaintances and friends that have encouraged us in our [...]
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. [...]
October 26, 2009
One thing you learn real quickly when you become Catholic is that there are many, many folks who are serious about engaging our culture in the debate over moral virtue. While this is not exclusive to Catholic Christians, the Church has been a consistent leader on defending human life and dignity, from the point of [...]
October 23, 2009
Finishing up the series Epic….. Renaissance popes, Martin Luther, the origin of the word Protestant, Protestant revolt, seeds of anti-semitism, more heresy, Council of Trent, Catholic reformation, mystics, missionaries, St. Ignatius and the Spiritual Exercises, Society of Jesus, St. Francis de Sales and early apologetics, the first catechism, evangelization and the New World, establishment [...]
December 7, 2009
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