GordonandtheWhale.com The Painted Churches of Texas By Alan Oakes, C.S.P. The year was 1856 when a small group of families from the Northeastern part of Moravia made the long and difficult trip to Texas. After a brief stay in Cat Spring and after some of the families were discouraged by the rough terrain of Texas headed to Iowa -- the remaining group pushed onward to Fayette County. Judge August Haidusek, who was twelve years old when he made the journey, recalled later in life when they arrived at the spot they called Dubina. "It was afternoon at the end of the month of November, a brisk northerner was blowing. "Here, soaked with the rain, we were left at the mercy of the weather; the only protection was the branches of the spreading oaks... These early Czech settlers were a strong lot with a deep faith in God. The first church was destroyed, like many of the other churches in the area, by a hurricane in July 1909. No records survive as to who painted the interior of Saints Cyril and Methodius. They uncovered the old designs.
300+ Mind Expanding Documentaries Source: www.diygenius.com | Original Post Date: January 12, 2014 – I watch a lot of documentaries. I think they are incredible tools for learning and increasing our awareness of important issues. The power of an interesting documentary is that it can open our minds to new possibilities and deepen our understanding of the world. On this list of mind expanding documentaries you will find different viewpoints, controversial opinions and even contradictory ideas. Watching documentaries is one of my favorite methods of self-education. I hope you find these documentaries as enlightening as I did! [1] Life In The Biosphere Explore the wonder and interconnectedness of the biosphere through the magic of technology. 1. [2] Creativity and Design: Learn about all the amazing things that people create with their imaginations. 1. [3] The Education Industrial Complex: The modern school where young minds are moulded into standardized citizens by the state. 1. [4] The Digital Revolution: 1. 1. [6] Politics: 1.
Deadline Hollywood ‘Transcendence’ Lukewarm Thursday Bow, ‘Rio 2′ Might Get Its No. 1 Weekend Yet; ‘Heaven Is For Real’ Debuts Even with taking over Captain America: The Winter Soldier‘s IMAX theaters this weekend, a new sci-fi thriller in the marketplace, Johnny Depp in the lead and the only real newcomer with a shot at No. 1, based on Thursday night’s grosses, Transcendence’s debut near the top of the box office is doubtful this weekend. Bets are on that Fox’s Rio 2 may end up with around $26M, Disney/Marvel’s Captain America next with $22M go $23M and Warner Bros.’ A question mark is Sony’s Heaven is For Real and how many infrequent moviegoers (i.e. faith-based crowd) may boost its attendance numbers. Jimmy Kimmel Hits Season High & Tops Late Night With ‘Scandal’ Finale Show Over at ABC‘s Jimmy Kimmel Live this morning they’re likely celebrating with two words: “Scandal!” Related: ‘Scandal’ Finale: Shonda Rhimes On ‘Jimmy Kimmel Live!’ Paramount, China Film Co To Produce 3D ‘Marco Polo’ Specialty B.O.
In Contention — Film Awards – Film Festivals – Interviews – Film Reviews – Movie News There is no press release planned for this news but I wanted to pass it along to our readership in any case. After seven years of owning and operating In Contention, first as a blogspot thingamajig, then guiding the .com forward as (I think) one of the preeminent awards season outlets in the space, I’m happy to announce that our little company has been formally acquired by HitFix. The final signatures were committed to paper just after Telluride, which is serendipitous as at last year’s fest, just before the premiere of “Albert Nobbs,” Greg Ellwood first bent my ear and told me his ideas. Then, three swift weeks later — a year ago today, in fact — we officially hitched our wagon to HitFix. These last 12 months have been kind of a trial run, if you will. And it’s been a wonderful experience, a great partnership and a solid foundation on which to build a more permanent and organic relationship. And no, nothing’s changing. Wow. 11 years.
The 13 Best Bourbons In America Home :: Hollywood Elsewhere The Painted Churches of Texas By Alan Oakes, C.S.P. Nativity of Mary, Blessed Virgin Catholic Church is one of the first churches built by noted Texas architect, Leo M.J. Dielmann. Fresh from his architecture studies in Germany, the young Dielmann designed a classic gothic revival structure for the small German settlement of High Hill. In the late 1800s and into the 1900s, the Catholic hierarchy attempted to influence communities in Texas to build in the more practical "Spanish" or "Mission" style of architecture. Church leadership wanted communities to build their churches of brick or stone. This makes the handsome red brick exterior of the Nativity of Mary, Blessed Virgin that much more important. About the same time Dielmann's High Hill church was being erected, he took to working on another important commission. I encourage you to compare the two structures. The interior painting of High Hill. The decorative painting of High Hill was executed by Ferdinand Stockert and Hermann Kern in 1912.
CinemaBlend.com: Entertainment news and opinions you can trust Wild Things Tales of children being adopted and nurtured by wolves, bears, monkeys, and other animals crop up with remarkable regularity. As the medieval world gave way to the modern, the wodewose or wild man of the woods shifted from an archetype of chaos, insanity and heresy to one of natural harmony and enlightenment, culminating in Rousseau's idea of the Noble Savage. But the wild man was both savage and sublime, an image of desire as well as punishment. Wild or feral children elicit both heart-rending pity for their abandonment and wonder for their survival against such terrible odds. Ancient mythology has many stories of children nurtured by animals, but the first 'true' account of a feral child was recorded by the usually dependable Roman historian Procopius. A baby boy, abandoned by his mother during the chaos of the Gothic wars in about AD 250, was found and suckled by a she-goat. Another sheep-boy was captured near Trikkala in Greece in 1891. Many wild children had a keen ear for music.
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