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apesoformythoughts · 1 year ago
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«I maintain—and have since the beginning of this nonsense—that while self-described Catholic progressives have made careers out of sneering at the “Catholic ghettos” of past eras, I don’t think the tightest community of Irish Catholics crowded on Orchard Street in 1873 have a thing on the the Synod-obsessed of 2023 when it comes to solipsistic insular clubiness. Ghetto, indeed. Bubble, indeed […]
How anyone who actually lives and interacts with human beings in the real world, who actually does listen to and live amongst the seeking, the hurting, the suffering, the questioning, the lost, the indifferent—can think that the best use of Church resources and energy this moment is on this process and event is beyond me.»
— Amy Welborn: “Synodicalisminity”
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beautsentences · 1 year ago
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"...the tipping point in grief occurs when your gratitude for the person’s life starts to balance out the weight of the loss..." Amy Welborn
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septembersung · 5 years ago
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Adult life, lived according to the Gospel, isn’t about finding what brings you joy and chasing it down. It’s fundamentally about accepting the duties of the moment, bringing Christ into your response to those duties, and finding joy and peace in that.
- Amy Welborn
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missmcspooks · 2 years ago
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UNSOLVED BUT NOT FORGOTTEN: THE AUSTIN YOGURT SHOP MURDERS
December 6th will be the 31st anniversary of this tragic quadruple homicide. Four young girls would walk into a yogurt shop, but wouldn’t be able to walk back out. Somewhere inside lurked someone evil, and maybe that someone had a partner in crime. To this day this case is still unsolved, but we’re closer than ever to solving the mystery. 
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On Friday December 6th, 1991, a 9-1-1 call was placed in regards to a fire inside of the I Can’t Believe It’s Yogurt! Shop in Austin, Texas. When first responders stepped inside the shop, they were met with a horrifying scene that they never expected to walk in on… Four nude bodies of young teenage girls. Most of them were charred badly from the fire, and some of them were raped. Two of the victims were employee’s of the shop, Eliza Thomas and Jennifer Harbison, both 17. The other two victims were Jennifer's sister, Sarah Harbison, 15, and Sarah’s friend Amy Ayers, 13, who were there when the shop was about to close waiting to get a ride home from Jennifer at 11 PM. 
Investigators said that the fire was so intense to the point where it had burned most of the evidence that could’ve helped solve the case. All they really had was whatever they could get from the victims bodies. All four victims were shot in the back of the head execution style, with a .22 caliber lead bullet. Three of the girls were found together, bodies piled on top of each other. Sarah’s hands had been bound behind her with her panties, and she was also gagged and raped. Eliza was found gagged, not bound, but her hands were found behind her back. Jennifer wasn’t gagged, nor bound, but her hands were also found behind her back. All three of them were severely charred. However, Amy’s body was not found with the others, and was found in the back of the shop. She wasn’t charred but received second and third degree burns on 25-30% of her body. She was found with a sock-like cloth around her neck, and was shot the same way as the others. However, the first bullet missed her brain, and the second caused severe damage to her brain, and exited through her lateral cheek and jawline. Investigators believe that all four of the bodies were stacked on top of each other, but Amy was able to pull herself off of them and crawl to the other part of the store before passing away. As Amy moved, she disturbed Jennifer’s body, which was found right next to Sarah and Eliza’s bodies that were stacked. 
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DNA of an unknown male was found from one of the rapes. A number of suspects were called in for interviews, including a 15 year old who was seen with a .22 caliber gun a few days prior at the mall, but all of them were cleared. Eventually, four men were brought in and charged, Robert Springsteen, Michael Scott, Maurice Pierce, and Forrest Welborn. Robert and Michael confessed to the murders and were sentenced to life in prison. However, in 2007 both convictions were overturned due to constitutional violations, and all four men were excused. In 2009 advanced DNA testing was able to utilize the DNA found the night of the crime and was able to officially rule out all four men. The DNA sample did in-fact match someone in the FBI database, but due to a federal statute that protects anonymous donors, they refused to release that information. The DNA sample only showed partial markers which was not enough genetic material to incriminate someone. Now, years later, on February 5th, 2022, it was announced that advancements with DNA technology were bringing investigators closer than ever to finally closing this cold case.
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dailyunsolvedmysteries · 3 years ago
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The Yogurt Shop Murders
Shortly before midnight on Friday, December 6, 1991, a patrolman from the Austin Police Department noticed a fire coming from an I Can't Believe It's Yogurt! shop and reported it to his dispatcher. After the fire was extinguished, firefighters discovered four nude bodies. Each had been shot in the head execution style with a .22 caliber lead bullet. Sarah's hands had been bound behind her with a pair of panties and she had also been gagged and raped. Jennifer was not bound but her hands were behind her back. Eliza had been gagged and her hands were also tied behind her back. All three had been severely charred and shot in the back of the head.
Unlike the others, Amy's body was found in a separate part of the shop. She was not charred but she had received second- and "very early" third-degree burns on 25-30% of her body. She was found with a "sock-like cloth" around her neck. She had been shot the same as the others; however, the bullet had missed her brain. She also had a second bullet which had caused severe damage to her brain, exiting through her lateral cheek and jawline. It is thought that the killers had stacked all four bodies one on top of another, but that Amy had pulled herself off and managed to crawl to a different part of the store. Sarah's and Eliza's bodies were found stacked on top of each other with Jennifer's body, which is theorised to have been stacked on top of the others but had been disturbed when Amy crawled away. Autopsy results show high levels of BTU output, which suggests an accelerant may have been used.
Initial investigations had produced a large number of persons of interest, among them a 15-year-old caught with a .22 (not established to be the murder weapon) in a nearby mall days after the murders. Although he initially gave promising information, after tough questioning the detectives decided that he was trying to get himself out of the gun charge and eliminated him and three petty criminal friends whom he had implicated, none of whom were older than 17 years old at the time.
Several years later, a new detective on the case theorized that the four teens from 1991 were credible suspects. By that time, they were in their twenties. In a string of interrogations conducted by various detectives, confessions were obtained from some of the suspects. They said all four - Robert Springsteen, Michael Scott, Maurice Pierce, and Forrest Welborn - had participated in the murder. No record was kept of what was said to the men in the 1991 interrogations, making it impossible to know whether the detectives had supplied information to the suspects in the initial interrogations. Such information could be used to implicate the suspects in later interrogations, if they were to reference it. Two of the four were sent to trial, entirely due to their self-incriminating statements. The prosecution went into a great detail about the horrific nature of the crimes against the young victims, but presented no hard evidence other than the confessions. The two were convicted, one being sentenced to death and the other sentenced to life imprisonment because he had been 15 at the time. However, the prosecution's tactic of using excerpts of each one's alleged confessions at the other's trial was ruled to have violated the Confrontation Clause because the co-defendant was non-testifying. Both convictions were overturned on the Confrontation Clause alone, and the men were freed in 2009. The prosecution insisted that they would be re-tried. However, forensic investigation showed that the DNA found in a victim was not theirs, nor was it that of the other two implicated in their confessions. The prosecution consequently abandoned plans for a retrial. Texas courts later decided that those released were not entitled to compensation, because they had not proven that they did not commit the crime.
One of the detectives in the interrogations, Hector Polanco, had been accused of coercing false confessions in the notorious case of Christopher Ochoa and Richard Danziger. Both were released after 13 years in prison; Danziger was assaulted in prison which resulted in permanent brain damage. Seven jurors from the trials have stated that they would not have convicted the men had this evidence been available at the time.
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paula-of-christ · 4 years ago
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To anyone that thinks that women are oppressed in Catholicism/Orthodoxy, read “Women and the Protestant Reformation” by Amy Welborn.
Read 16th century accounts from nuns about how they were harassed by these “saintly” reformers for choosing not to marry, to pursue education and art and music.
Read it and realize what all you lost by not having any strong female saints to guide your men into good people.
There is so so so much that was lost in the West.
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theamericanscholar-blog · 7 years ago
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“Before the sun really comes up over that mountain range, there’s this atmosphere—the Smokies got their name because it looks like smoke, but it’s fog. The trees give off a vapor from the forest, and it gathers in the valley. As the sun comes up, it’s like a veil lifting, and then you see the mountains. It’s magical.”—Amy Welborn for Portrait of the Artist 
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the-record-obituaries · 5 years ago
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Dec. 4, 2019: Obituaries
Debra Bauguess, 65
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Debra Lou Bauguess, age 65, of  North Wilkesboro, passed away Sunday, December 1, 2019 at Wake Forest Baptist Health-Wilkes Regional. Debra was born December 19, 1953 in Wilkes County. She was preceded in death by her father, Clint Call; mother, Evelyn Sparks Lyall; brother, Randall Call; and sister, Mary Acosta.
Surviving are her husband, Mark Bauguess; daughter, Tina Bauguess Durham and spouse Brock of Roaring River; son, Michael Bauguess of North Wilkesboro; grandchildren, Gralan Durham, Hayden Durham, Allie Brooke Durham; several nieces and nephews.
Graveside service was  December 3  at North Wilkesboro City Cemetery with Rev. Victor Church officiating. The family has requested no flowers. Memorials may be made to the American Stroke Foundation, 6405  Metcalf Avenue, Suite 214, Overland Park, Kansas 66202. Miller Funeral Service is in charge of the arrangements.
 Shelba Church, 82
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Shelba Jean Church, age 82, of Wilkesboro, passed away Sunday, December 1, 2019 at Forsyth Medical Center. She was born February 20, 1937 in Wilkes County to Cecil Lee and Mildred Marie Whittington Church.
Mrs. Church was a member of Lewis Fork Baptist Church. She was preceded in death by her parents; brothers, Rex Lee Church and Cecil Ralph Church.
Surviving are her husband, Loyde Church; son, Tim Church and spouse Courtney of Wilkesboro; grandchildren, Madalyn Church and Alexis Church; brother, Kenneth Reece Church and spouse Sheila.
Service was December 3, 2019 at Lewis Fork Baptist Church with Pastor Dwayne Andrews and Rev. Sherrill Wellborn officiating. Burial followed in the Church Cemetery.   Flowers will be accepted. The family has requested no food, please. Miller Funeral Service is in charge of the arrangements.
  Randall Wagoner, 49
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Mr. Randall Shannon Wagoner, 49, of Wilkesboro, passed away on Thursday, November 28, 2019.
Randall was born on Wednesday, March 18, 1970 in Wilkes County to Linda Mae Wagoner.
Randall is preceded in death by his brother Rex Allen Parsons and step father Rex Elisha Parsons.
Randall is survived by his wife, Kimberly Porter Wagoner of the home; daughters, Kaitlyn Nicole Wagoner of North Wilkesboro, Erica Hannah Wagoner of Wilkesboro; mother Linda W. Brown and Christopher "Chris" Brown of North Wilkesboro.  
A graveside service was held December 1, at Pleasant Grove Baptist Church Cemetery with Rev. Brady Hayworth and Preacher Scott Wagoner officiated..
In lieu of flowers memorial donations may be given to the Pleasant Grove Baptist Church Cemetery Fund.
Adams Funeral Home of Wilkes has the honor of serving the Wagoner Family.
  Margaret Call, 76
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Mrs. Margaret Elizabeth Shepard Call, "Doll" passed away Tuesday, November 26, 2019 at Wilkes Senior Village.
Funeral services were November 30, at Fishing Creek Arbor Baptist Church with Rev. David Welborn and Rev. Allen Bouchelle officiating. Burial was in the church cemetery.  
Mrs. Call was born January 2, 1933 in Wilkes County to Clarence and Ermma Staley Shepard. She was retired from American Drew Dining Room Plant. Mrs. Call was a member of Fishing Creek Arbor Baptist Church. Doll as she was called, was a hard worker. She always had an open door for friends, family and her neighbors. She was an excellent caretaker for family and friends, loved to sew, cut hair and especially loved her grandchildren and was a Jack of all trades.
In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband; James Phillip Call three sisters; Beatrice Williams, Mary Curry and Betty Minton, two brothers; Mack Shepard and Joe Shepard and two grandchildren; Barney Call and Emily Call.
She is survived by a daughter; Peggy Byers and Robert Foster of North Wilkesboro, four sons; Rex Allen Call and wife Nancy of Wilkesboro, Charles Call and Michelle Stanley of Wilkesboro, Randy Call and wife Shirlene of Wilkesboro and Terry Call and Regina Dowell of Wilkesboro, nine grandchildren; Tabitha, Jason, Angie, Anthony, Zach, Dusty, Jamie, Amy and Amanda, sixteen great grandchildren and a brother; David Shepard of North Wilkesboro.
Flowers will be accepted or memorials may be made at Fishing Creek Abor Baptist Church Building Fund 2446 Fishing Creek Arbor Road Wilkesboro, NC 28697 of Alzheimer's Association 4600 Park Road Suite  250 Charlotte, NC 28209.
  Nadine Anderson, 86
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Ms. Nadine Opal Anderson, age 86 of North Wilkesboro, passed away Tuesday, November 26, 2019 at Gordon Hospice in Statesville.
The family received friends November 29, at Reins Sturdivant Funeral Home.
Ms. Anderson was born December 1, 1932 in Wilkes County to James Cicero and Drusey Soots Anderson. She retired from Carolina Mirror. Ms. Anderson loved to cook, bake and read. She loved to read her Bible and loved her family. Nadine was crowned the Farmer's Queen and Miss Wilkes County of 1951.
In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by a son; Scott Tevepaugh, two sisters and four brothers.
She is survived by seven daughters; Vernell Powers and husband Gary of Moravian Falls, Bobbie Glass of Moravian Falls, Phyllis Spicer and husband Barry of Yadkinville, Terri Guion and husband Bobby of Taylorsville, Julie Tevepaugh of North Wilkesboro, Brenda Tevepaugh of Wilkesboro and Beth Pennell and husband Jody of Stony Point and a son; Robert C. Tevepaugh of North Wilkesboro, eleven grandchildren; twenty one great grandchildren three great great grandchildren and two step grandchildren .
Flowers will be accepted or memorials may be made to Gordon Hospice Home 2341 Simonton Road Statesville NC 28625 or Alzheimer's Association 4600 Park Road Suite 250 Charlotte, NC 28209.
   Stella Couplin, 70
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Stella Colleen Couplin, age 70, of North Wilkesboro, passed away Monday,
November 25, 2019 at her home. Stella was born August 22, 1949 in Buncombe County to Joseph Wayne and Anna Belle Cothern Simonds. She was preceded in death by her parents; and sister, Betty Catherine Waddell.
She is survived by her daughter, Michelle Erwin of North Wilkesboro; brother, Larry Wayne Simonds and spouse Crystal of Granite Falls; sister, Barbara Simonds of North Wilkesboro; grandson, Zachary Michael Erwin of North Wilkesboro; brother-in-law, Chris Waddell of North Wilkesboro; several nieces and nephews.
Memorial service will be held at a later date. Miller Funeral Service is in charge of the arrangements.
  Brenda Church, 72
Mrs. Brenda Kay Henderson Church, age 72 of North Wilkesboro passed away Sunday, November 24, 2019 at SECU Hospice Home in Yadkinville.
Funeral services were November 30, at Second Baptist Church with Rev. Danny Dillard and Rev. Wiley Boggs officiating.  Burial was in the Church Family Cemetery.       Mrs. Church was born July 27, 1947 in Iredell County to Mull and Frankie Keever Henderson.  Brenda was Phi Theta Kappa in college, world best cook, accepted with full honors to the University of Chapel Hill at age 59, she loved spending time with her grandchildren, best private detective, huge Tarheel fan and world's best mother, grandmother and a caring loving wife.  She was a member of Second Baptist Church.
In addition to her parents she was preceded in death by a sister; Paulette Cloer, a brother; Jerry Henderson and fur baby; Tiny.
She is survived by her husband; Eugene Church of the home, three daughters; Gina Hall and husband Gregory of Hays, Lori Church of North Wilkesboro and April Wilburn and husband Roger of Hays, two sons; Johnny Eugene Church of North Wilkesboro and Matthew Boyd Church and wife Haillee of Millers Creek, twelve grandchildren; Maria Church, Matthew Church, Monica Church, Brittany Church, Zoey Church, Reed Church, Cameron Hall, Noah Hall, Chance Kohlmeier, Autumn Transeau, Hunter Transeau and Philip Wilburn, four great grandchildren and a brother; Paul Henderson of Statesville.
Flowers will be accepted or memorial may be made to Mountain Valley Hospice, 243 North Lee Avenue, Yadkinville, NC 27055.
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arcticdementor · 5 years ago
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Why is Amy Welborn blaming men? In a proper patriarchy this nonsense wouldnt have been tolerated for a second. It is the other way around. The patriarchy is long gone and this is the consequence. It is a womans world now and women set the rules. You are seeing the crazy side of women here. Ladies stop blaming men for all your failings.
“StrategyKing”
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metalindex-hu · 3 years ago
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Empyrean Sky – The Snow White Rose Of Paradise (2004)
Empyrean Sky – The Snow White Rose Of Paradise (2004) - https://metalindex.hu/2022/05/05/empyrean-sky-the-snow-white-rose-of-paradise-2004/ -
Szegény Empyrean Sky…pont akkor kellett tevékenynek lennie, amikor egy Opeth nevű banda a legszebb napjait, éveit élte és gyakorlatilag minden levegőt elszívott a progresszív elemeket death metallal elegyítő zenekarok elől, teszem hozzá, sokszor joggal. Ennek következtében még ma is elsődleges összehasonlítási alap, ha ez a műfaj szóba kerül, miközben egy John Welborn (Putrefaction, Wormwood) nevű amerikai illető a saját elképzeléseit kezde el megvalósítani egy jóval szűkösebb társaságra támaszkodva. John saját produkciós cége mellett kezdte el 97-ben tervezgetni egy olyan zenekar létrehozását, ami a klasszikusnak nevezhető progressziót elegyíti a halálfémmel, ráadásul annak éppen alaposan felfutó svéd változatával, amit az In Flames, Dark Tranquillity, At The Gates zenekarok képviseltek. Progresszív szempontból példaképként a hangzás és dallamok alapján mindenképp a neo prog vonalat érdemes megemlíteni olyan csapatokkal, mint a Rush és a Marillion. Hatás gyanánt külön megjelölték a szintén amerikai Believer zenekart, akik a 90-es évek közepén hívták fel magukra a figyelmet azzal, hogy extrémebb thrash zenéjüket vitték el progresszív, technikás irányba (Dimensions és Sanity Obscure lemezek). Ez önmagában is elég egyedinek hangzik és a végeredmény is annak mondható. Az ötletgazda felelt a vokálért, gitárokért és a programozott dobjátékért, segítségként pedig maga mellé vette Allen Mate (The Everscathed, Ember, Pazuzu, Unsolemn) basszert és Doug McAllister gitárost. Bemutatkozó anyaguk felvételeinél Allen helyére Rich Dunkel került hivatalosan, de az élő fellépések alatt gyakran váltották egymást attóf függően, hogy ki ért rá épp részt venni. Ez az anyag a most elővett The Snow White Rose Of Paradise, ami elég jó fogadtatásban részesült és egy turnén belül olyan bandákkal ismertették meg elképzeléseikkel a közönséget, mint az Earthen Grave és a Novembers Doom.
Ezek után persze könnyen lehetne másra fogni a sikertelenséget, az elfelejtődést, de sajnos a zenekar is hozzájárult ehhez azzal, hogy gyorsan parkolópályára helyezte magát. A 2012-ben érkezett Extending The Tangent című folytatásban már vendégzenészekkel rögzítettek új dalokat, aminek következtében jóval szétesettebb lett maga a végeredmény is. Az Empyrean Sky hivatalosan azóta is aktív bandaként van megjelölve, de egy 2015-ben rögzített rövid dalon kívül már rég nem hallhattunk róluk. Ha sikerülne egyszer a debüt lemezen hallható formájukat, frissességüket megidézni, biztosan nagyobb figyelmet kapnának manapság.
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De nézzük gyorsan, mit is hozott magával ez a “jó forma”. Első körben rengeteg ötletet a gitárjáték terén, ami a melodeath riffeknek köszönhetően gond nélkül sodor minket végig a lemez közel 48 percén, amin összesen 6 tétel osztozkodik. Ezek többsége átlagosan 7-8 perces, így bőven van lehetőség a hangszerek kibontakozására, amit két hosszabb, izgalmasra sikerült instrumentális tétel is segít. Amellett sem hunyhatunk szemet, hogy a felvételekben részt vevő zenészek igazából mind igazi multihangszeresek, így mindhárman kivették a részüket a különböző sávokból. Szerencsére a dobok programozása is nagyon profira sikerült, így a rengeteg történés mellett nem tudnám külön negatívumként megemlíteni az élő dobos hiányát, bár biztosan hozzátett volna még egy egyedibb, ízesebb játék. Még ennél is fontosabb, hogy a nagyszerű zenéhez kifejezetten jó ének párosul és ez az, ami a különféle stílusokat közelebb hozza egymáshoz. John Welborn első osztályú hörgéssel, tüdőből, gyomorból érkező hangokkal kényezteti az extrém vonalra kiéhezetteket, ugyanakkor kiválóan hozza a már említett progresszív rock klasszikusok ízvilágát is tiszta, játékos hangjával. Refrénjei sokszor beilleszthetők lennének egy 70-es évek végén kiadott anyagba is.
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Ha kimaradt eddig ez a lemez és kedveli valaki a melodikus death metalt, a progresszív metalt, azoknak feltétlenül javaslom a pótlását, mert egy igen erős anyagot kaphatnak ajándékba a múltból. Egyedül a lemez hangzása volt az, ami nem tudott teljes egészében meggyőzni, pedig többféle formátummal is próbálkoztam a hallgatást tekintve. A rétegek időnként összemosódnak, az összkép pedig lehetne erőteljesebb, vadabb annál, amit végül kihoztak belőle a stúdióban. A projekt legutóbbi facebook jelentése szerint több új dallal is elkészültek az elmúlt években, de ezek annyira különböznek, hogy új lemez képe még nem rajzolódott ki belőle. Reméljük egyszer megéljük a folytatást és sikerül felidézniük ezt az egészen különleges zenei világot, amit egykor rövid időre megteremtettek. Eddigi munkásságukat meghallgathatjátok a zenekar bandcamp oldalán.
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monk1019 · 4 years ago
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Our faith in Christ leads to faith in his power within us. Amy Welborn #wordstoliveby #thepoweroftheresurrection #confidentinchrist #walkbyfaith (at Northside, Syracuse) https://www.instagram.com/p/CONHqnIhWkz/?igshid=1cw36c7brtmwp
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beautsentences · 3 years ago
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"I’m talking about the battles every human being faces, those battles of every day life, small and great: battles to resist temptation, to overcome addictions, to remain faithful, to find a way to love those who have become unlovable, to be kind amid hostility, to do one’s duty when it is hard and stultifying. Battles against sickness, against loneliness, battles to maintain hope in the face of death, battles to see light in the wake of great loss, battles to just get through the day"
- Amy Welborn
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septembersung · 5 years ago
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Amy Welborn:
This past May, I shared an article about vernacular Bible reading in the medieval period:
……it all comes down to a European landscape that was politically and ecclesially diverse, even before the Reformation. In some countries, Bible-reading was discouraged, in others, it flourished. Most of the time when individual Bible-reading or production was discouraged or prohibited, it was because of burgeoning or actual heretical movements that used and manipulated Scripture as part of their agenda. Most interesting to me was how in some areas even after Luther, it wasn’t Bibles that were prohibited by Catholic authorities – it was Bibles with Lutheran glosses. Aha.
Also important to note: during these centuries, when talking about the relationship of individual Christians to Scripture, it is useful and even necessary to broaden our sense of what “the Bible” is beyond a volume containing all the books of the Old and New Testaments. These were rare and expensive, but far more common were volumes that contained portions of Scripture: psalters, of course, but also the Gospels, or books with the Scripture readings from Mass or even books with, say, the Biblical accounts of the Passion.
So: “Recent scholarship has re-emphasized that the late medieval Catholic Church did not forbid the reading of the Bible in the vernacular, and that there was simply no central roman policy pertaining to Bible reading in the vernacular—let alone an outright ban—that could have been in force everywhere in Western europe, and that biblical books circulated in most of late medieval Western europe’s linguistic regions. the manifold copies containing (parts of) the Bible, both in manuscript and in print form that are still preserved in libraries and archives everywhere in europe are testament to this historical fact.”
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autumnhobbit · 7 years ago
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O’Connor’s story is a helpful and necessary corrective, it seems to me, of the current spiritual environment which privileges choice and health and seeks to baptize secular notions of success, achievement, and even beauty. What is missing from all of that is a cheerful acceptance of limitations and a faith that even within those limitations—only within those limitations—we are called to serve God.
Amy Welborn, "The spiritual witness of Flannery O’Connor"
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phibetakappa · 7 years ago
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This week #TheAmericanScholar features Kentucky #artist Amy Welborn. After working as an #engineer, she turned to art when she became a mother. A self-described outdoors person, she enjoys painting en plein air. Read about the inspiration she finds in the mountains of Tennessee at theamericanscholar.org ... #AmericanScholar #AmScho #artist #painter #art #paints #kentucky #AmyWelborn #Tennessee
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itunesbooks · 6 years ago
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Living Faith July, August, September 2019 - Terence Hegarty
Living Faith July, August, September 2019 Daily Catholic Devotions Terence Hegarty Genre: Religion & Spirituality Price: $2.99 Publish Date: June 7, 2019 Publisher: Creative Communications for the Parish Seller: Bayard, Inc. Published new each quarter, these reflections are written by women and men from a variety of backgrounds - lay people as well as clergy and religious. Living Faith writers include such well-known Catholic authors as Amy Welborn, Sr. Joyce Rupp and Msgr. Stephen Rossetti. Whether lay, clergy or religious, LIVING FAITH writers provide a variety of perspectives and insights. Since each devotion is a personal reflection on a Scripture passage from the day's Mass readings, readers pray and meditate along with the seasons of the Church year. Timely, inexpensive and easy to use, LIVING FAITH has become a cherished part of the daily prayer life of hundreds of thousands of Catholics in U.S., Canada and among English-speakers worldwide. http://dlvr.it/R6Hv7p
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