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 [...]
May 21, 2010
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 [...]
May 18, 2010
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 [...]
May 16, 2010
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 [...]
May 9, 2010
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 – [...]
May 6, 2010
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 [...]
April 27, 2010
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
April 20, 2010
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 [...]
April 16, 2010
The folks at Andalusia farm, the peaceful and simple home of Flannery O’Connor from 1951-1964, just conducted a contest to name the 3 peafowl (collective name for both peacocks and peahens, in case you were wondering) that live on the property. As a stipulation, the names had to come from characters in O’Connor’s stories. For [...]
April 12, 2010
According to our kids (both Chicks A’s and B’s), it only takes two years for a tradition to develop. Their rule in tradition setting goes something like this – you do something one year and it is just a fun event, but if you continue it the next, it becomes tradition. So, this year for [...]
May 25, 2010
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