After watching EWTN’s coverage of Pope Benedict’s apostolic visit to Scotland and England, I’ve made a decision. One day, I’m going on a pilgrimage to Birmingham – England, that is. You know, the entire Catholic-pilgrimage-thing is starting to make a lot of sense to me, both as a convert and as a Southerner. After all, [...]
September 14, 2010
Sometimes when I first wake up in the morning, I have a thought. A friend swears that this is due to your “beta” brain waves having a chance to function when your brain is at rest. I have no idea, but I know that today I took an afternoon power nap and woke up wondering [...]
September 7, 2010
If you don’t know about Father Dwight Longenecker, his website and his blog, then you should. His recent blog post, called Christianity and Frog Boiling, articulates so much of what I have been thinking about over the past 5 years while becoming Catholic in mind and heart. A former Anglican, Fr. Longenecker’s conversion rings familiar [...]
September 7, 2010
Catholic Charities USA (CCUSA) was founded in 1910 “to bring about a sense of solidarity” among those in charitable ministries. Since 1910, CCUSA has encouraged professional social work practice, provided opportunities for training and networking, and served as a national voice and expert on poverty issues. The Centennial is a time to reflect on past [...]
September 1, 2010
From time to time we hear great stories about teenagers that reach out in their community and make a difference. We were so impressed by Southern Catholic Chick Emily, her three friends, and their endeavor to reach out to underprivileged teenage girls that we wanted to share it with you! Our friend Emily and three [...]
August 16, 2010
Thanks to Friend of the Chicks (FOC) Kathleen Swann, our most recent summer road trip to the Georgia coast included not one but two stops at magnificent Catholic churches in the Diocese of Savannah. Kathleen grew up and was married at St. Joseph ‘s Catholic Church in Macon, and she thought we might want to [...]
August 12, 2010
When you read scripture or discuss it with close friends, have you ever wondered how Jesus’ message of love really translates into the modern world? Do you ever struggle with living out your Catholic faith when confronted with today’s issues? Catholic Charities offers a local program that allows you to answer those questions AND put [...]
August 9, 2010
Earlier in the year, Chick B reported on the Moved by Grace Project in a post entitled “Southern by the grace of God.” Father David Dye, pastor at Mary Our Queen Catholic Church in Norcross, Georgia is moving an entire church building from Buffalo to the Atlanta area. Due to church growth, Mary Our Queen was [...]
July 29, 2010
Last summer a friend challenged my Bible study group to read “The Hole in our Gospel” by Richard Stearns, president of World Vision. After reading the brief summary posted on the back of the book, “What does God expect of us? Is our faith about just going to Church, studying the Bible and avoiding the most [...]
July 27, 2010
1. I wish more people knew about Sirius XM station 117, the Catholic Channel, and especially the show called Word to Life. I happened upon it on Sunday (a replay) where several Dominican priests were discussing the universal readings for Sunday’s mass. (have I mentioned how much I like the idea of universal readings?). The [...]
September 20, 2010
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