Amy Welborn
Amy Welborn (born July 17, 1960, Bloomington, Indiana) is an American Roman Catholic writer and activist, as well as a public speaker. Formerly, she was a theology teacher at a Catholic high school in Lakeland Florida and served as a parish Director of Religious Education.[1][2] She was a columnist for Our Sunday Visitor.[3] as well as for Catholic News Service. Welborn had three children in her first marriage before divorcing. That marriage was declared null by legitimate ecclesiastical authorities. She was married to Michael Dubruiel, with whom she has two children, until his death in 2009.[4]
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[edit] Blog
Welborn was one of the first Catholic bloggers.[5] She has changed her blog's name and server on three occasions. The four successive blogs have been In Between Naps (amywelborn.blogspot.com), Open Book (amywelborn.typepad.com), Charlotte Was Both (amywelborn.wordpress.com), and Via Media (blog.beliefnet.com/ViaMedia). Open Book received almost 12,000 page views per day when it was still active.[6] In the summer of 2007, Welborn terminated Open Book to focus on fiction.[5] After being unable to stay away from blogging, Welborn started Charlotte Was Both.[5]
Welborn considers blogging to be an alternative venue to expose unpopular views.[7]
[edit] Education
Welborn holds a BA in Honors History from the University of Tennessee and an MA in Church History from Vanderbilt Divinity School.[2]
[edit] Personal life
Welborn had three children in her first marriage which ended in 1992.[8] In 2000 she was married to Michael Dubruiel, with whom she has two children, until his death in 2009.[9]
[edit] Publications
- De-Coding Da Vinci, which examines the historical accuracy of Dan Brown's novel The Da Vinci Code.
- Here. Now. A Catholic Guide to the Good Life, targeted toward teens and young adults who have questions about Catholicism and faith in general.
- The Prove It apologetics series for young people, a five-book collection of questions and answers about God, the Church, Jesus, prayer and you.
[edit] References
- Five Biggest Flaws in 'The Da Vinci Code', Interview, Fox News, May 17, 2006
- DaVinci Code-A Bonanza For Catholic Bloggers, Radio Roman Catholic
- Dan Brown Debunked, The American Spectator, April 28, 2004
- ^ Pinsky, Mark I. (2006-01-28). "Catholics take a decidedly different view of 'Code'". Orlando Sentinel. http://articles.orlandosentinel.com/2006-01-28/news/DAVINCIBOX28_1_da-vinci-code-opus-dei-catholics. Retrieved 2010-09-05.
- ^ a b "Meeting The Real Mary Magdalene: An Interview with Amy Welborn". IgnatiusInsight.com. 2006-05-12. http://www.ignatiusinsight.com/features2006/awelborn_intvwmm_may06.asp. Retrieved 2010-09-05.
- ^ "De-coding Da Vinci: Zenit interviews Amy Welborn on her new book". Zenit News Agency. 2004-04-07. http://www.opusdei.us/art.php?p=7811. Retrieved 2010-09-06.
- ^ Michael Dubraiel notice
- ^ a b c "Bloggers keep the faith, contentiously". USA Today. 2007-11-27. http://www.usatoday.com/news/religion/2007-11-26-faith-bloggers_N.htm. Retrieved 2010-09-05.
- ^ V., Jonathan (2005-01-12). "God on the Internet.". TheFreeLibrary.com. First Things: A Monthly Journal of Religion and Public Life. http://www.thefreelibrary.com/God+on+the+Internet-a0139206466. Retrieved 2010-09-06.
- ^ "Catholics online: never an unpublished thought". Goliath. 2002-11-08. http://goliath.ecnext.com/coms2/gi_0199-2284183/Catholics-online-never-an-unpublished.html. Retrieved 2010-09-05.
- ^ Welborn, Amy. My husband, the priest: can the church afford to ignore these men? Commonweal. January 17, 2003.
- ^ Michael Dubruiel notice
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