Amy Welborn's Blog

Why can’t we have loads of cultural offerings around here in say, February? Why are they stacked up right now? Thank goodness I no longer have kids with recitals and programs and such – I’d either go mad or never make it to any of these. Anyway, last night, I added to this week’s list […]

A few things: Saw Willie Nelson last night. Add that to the week’s cultural excursions. I’m in Living Faith today. Go here for that. It’s St. George’s Day. He’s in the Loyola Kids Book of Saints. Buy a copy! From an Art & Theology roundup, a blog post from the British Library about “Exultet Rolls.” […]

One of the first albums I ever purchased and absorbed was Willie Nelson’s Red Headed Stranger. It was a revelation to me – a revelation of storytelling, of the power of straightforward simplicity. I’d never seen Willie in concert, though. I’ve seen a lot of those (true) country, alt-country, outlaw country folks from Billy Joe […]

The Discourse is once again circling around the nature of papal teaching and authority, probably soon regressing to the point (again) at which disagreeing with a papal tweet or comment on a plane gets slapped with a “dissent” label. Adding to the landscape we have the first anniversary of Pope Francis’ death this week, an […]

It’s the memorial of St. Anselm. A couple of things. Well, three. First, here’s my post from earlier today. Secondly, those who think at all about Anselm today, think about his philosophical contributions – the ontological argument and Cur Deus Homo. But if you just take a quick glance at the course of his life, […]

St. Anselm - April 21

New podcast episode – we talk about Trump, Leo and then traditionalism. It was originally supposed to be only the last topic, but then…things happened. So we talked about that at Cahaba Brewing, and thanks to them as always Related: On Sunday, I was wandering around the Cathedral grounds, waiting for Mass to be over […]

Such a very cultural week…and we’re not done yet. Oh boy , we’re not done yet. So stay tuned. Beginning with last Friday, Birmingham’s Cathedral of Saint Paul hosted a marvelous concert from the Aeolians of Oakwood University. Oakwood University is an Historically Black College up in Huntsville. It’s Seventh-Day Adventist, and began back in […]

Free today: The Gospel this Sunday is the narrative of the Road to Emmaus. From The Loyola Kids Book of Bible Stories. Remember, the stories are organized according to when we generally hear them in the context of the liturgy: Take a look at all my books – and consider purchasing a title or two for upcoming […]

…abound. I’m trying to figure out my place in the current…space, as we call it, but here’s a greater mystery. From the Atlantic, a look at the recently published, Jenna-book-club pick Upward Bound. Written by the mostly non-verbal, autistic Woody Brown, with his mother’s assistance. Or is it more than assistance? The real-life Brown spelled […]