The Joy of Y'at Catholicism

Just as all Y'at Orleanians know dat a true miracle is a Catlick family wid less than five kids, and da priest s benediction is da starting block for da mad dash to da parking lot, now dey ll know dat if dere s ever an archbishop of Y ats, it ll be Earl Higgins—excuse me, Oil Higgins.— Angus Lind, New Orleans Times-Picayune

New Orleans culture is a fusion of secular and holy. From the earliest days of the community founded on the banks of the Mississippi River, the Catholic faith has been an...