[Tax-chick]

Odd in this way - some 'old fashioned' traditions, some 'new' things, both existing happily unlike my area where there was friction. Organ music and traditional songs mixed with hands in the Orans position for the Our Father by some. Also, we were delighted and a little surprised by how warmly we were treated, as visitors, by other Church members.

That sounds a lot like the Diocese of Charlotte :-).

[Freedom of Speech Wins]

Not really, the Archdiocese of Charlotte is more like the movie Deliverance in many ways in terms of how they treat "outsiders".