{"id":798,"date":"2009-04-14T02:50:00","date_gmt":"2009-04-14T02:50:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/deaconsbench\/2009\/04\/no-song-unsung-no-wine-untasted-the-great-susan-boyle.html"},"modified":"2009-04-14T02:50:00","modified_gmt":"2009-04-14T02:50:00","slug":"no-song-unsung-no-wine-untasted-the-great-susan-boyle","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/deaconsbench\/2009\/04\/no-song-unsung-no-wine-untasted-the-great-susan-boyle.html","title":{"rendered":"No song unsung, no wine untasted: the great Susan Boyle"},"content":{"rendered":"

If you haven’t seen it yet, by all means, pay a visit to this link<\/a> and watch the amazing Susan Boyle stun the world.<\/p>\n

The Anchoress<\/a> has even more details:<\/p>\n

A lifelong Catholic, and one of the youngest of nine children, she cared for her aging parents while the rest of the family was out having a life. Her father died at a ripe old age about ten years ago and her mother died just two years ago. Miss Boyle has been in mourning for two years.<\/p>\n

She\u2019s a 47 year-old virgin and has never been kissed\u2026and skipped mass for the first time in years in order to share her talent with the rest of us. In singing for Britain\u2019s Got Talent, she fulfilled her mother\u2019s last wish\u2026for her mother wanted her God-given talent to shine before men for the glory of God.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Evidently, she got a standing ovation from her church when she returned after the appearance.<\/p>\n

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An edited version of the performance can be seen below, but you have to see the whole thing<\/a> for the full effect. Meantime, there’s also this helpful roundup<\/a> of stories about her.<\/div>\n

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Susan Boyle Sings on Britain’s Got Talent 2009 Episode 1<\/a> @ Yahoo! Video<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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