Beauty is related to our capacity to perceive it through our senses; we can find it wherever we are, if we pay attention.
Nov 15, 2013 | Categories: Beauty, General, Video | Tags: aesthetics, Beauty, Bobbie Altman, burning bush, concrete place, Dan Vaillancourt, dana gioia, Elizabeth Vernon, faith, Father Joe Scerbo, five senses, fr joe scerbo, Gregory Wolfe, holy, jacob, Konstantin Ziatev, Mark Whitney, Paul Fromberg, Peretz Wolf-Prusan, place, Roberta Ahmanson, Ron Johnson, sacred, sense of place, Sister Mary Beth Ingham, spiritual, transformation, Tyrell Collins | 3 Comments »
Beauty can often be disturbing and challenging.
Nov 11, 2013 | Categories: Beauty, Video | Tags: aesthetics, Beauty, Bobbie Altman, brokenness, calming, Dan Vaillancourt, dana gioia, divine, Elizabeth Vernon, faith, Father Joe Scerbo, fr joe scerbo, Gregory Wolfe, guerninca, heaking, healing, holy, Konstantin Ziatev, Mark Whitney, pain, Paul Fromberg, Peretz Wolf-Prusan, Roberta Ahmanson, Ron Johnson, sacred, Sister Mary Beth Ingham, spiritual, transformation, Tyrell Collins | 1 Comment »
Beauty is not always pretty; perfection can be superficial. We need look more deeply to find true beauty.
Nov 07, 2013 | Categories: Beauty, Video | Tags: aesthetics, Beauty, Bobbie Altman, Dan Vaillancourt, dana gioia, Elizabeth Vernon, faith, Father Joe Scerbo, fr joe scerbo, Gregory Wolfe, holy, Konstantin Ziatev, Mark Whitney, Paul Fromberg, Peretz Wolf-Prusan, perfect, perfection, pretty, Roberta Ahmanson, Ron Johnson, sacred, Sister Mary Beth Ingham, spiritual, transformation, Tyrell Collins, wabi wabi | 1 Comment »
Beauty can be disturbing, and it is not always associated with morality. But the way we live —our life itself— can become a path to beauty.
Nov 03, 2013 | Categories: Beauty, General, Video | Tags: aesthetic, aesthetics, Beauty, Bobbie Altman, Dan Vaillancourt, dana gioia, darkness, degas, Elizabeth Vernon, evil, faith, Father Joe Scerbo, fr joe scerbo, good, goodness, Gregory Wolfe, hitler, holy, Konstantin Ziatev, love, Mark Whitney, moral, moral living, morality, mother teresa, nero, Paul Fromberg, Peretz Wolf-Prusan, perfection, pretty, purpose, Roberta Ahmanson, Ron Johnson, sacred, Sister Mary Beth Ingham, spiritual, stalin, transformation, Tyrell Collins, wabi wabi | Leave A Comment »
This segment of Beauty – Exploring the Mystery studies the way beauty can awaken us and enrich our lives.
Oct 31, 2013 | Categories: Beauty, General, People, Video | Tags: activates, aesthetics, Beauty, Bobbie Altman, Dan Vaillancourt, dana gioia, Elizabeth Vernon, engages, enlightenment, essence, existence, faith, Father Joe Scerbo, fr joe scerbo, Gregory Wolfe, holy, Konstantin Ziatev, Mark Whitney, meaning, Paul Fromberg, Peretz Wolf-Prusan, pleasure, religion, Roberta Ahmanson, Ron Johnson, sacred, Sister Mary Beth Ingham, spiritual, symmetry, transformation, true selves, Tyrell Collins, unity | 2 Comments »
This segment of Beauty-Exploring the Mystery looks at the way pleasure is related to our experience of beauty. It also explores the idea of beauty and transcendence.
Oct 18, 2013 | Categories: Beauty, Video | Tags: aesthetics, Beauty, Bobbie Altman, Dan Vaillancourt, dana gioia, degas, Elizabeth Vernon, evel, faith, Father Joe Scerbo, fr joe scerbo, good, Gregory Wolfe, hitler, holy, Konstantin Ziatev, Mark Whitney, moral, moral living, nero, Paul Fromberg, Peretz Wolf-Prusan, Roberta Ahmanson, Ron Johnson, sacred, Sister Mary Beth Ingham, spiritual, stalin, transformation, Tyrell Collins | 4 Comments »
An exploration into the way beauty affects us. The third segment in the Beauty series.
Oct 15, 2013 | Categories: Beauty, Video | Tags: aesthetics, Beauty, Bobbie Altman, creativity, Dan Vaillancourt, dana gioia, divine, dream, ectasty, Elizabeth Vernon, existence, Father Joe Scerbo, fr joe scerbo, Gregory Wolfe, holy, Konstantin Ziatev, Mark Whitney, Paul Fromberg, Peretz Wolf-Prusan, Roberta Ahmanson, Ron Johnson, sacred, Sister Mary Beth Ingham, spiritual, transcendent, transformation. emotional, Tyrell Collins | 1 Comment »
This is the second section of a full-length investigation into the phenomenon of beauty—its nature, its place in our lives, and its amazing power to transform us. To view the other sections of this film, please go to: Introduction Part One Part Two
Oct 05, 2013 | Categories: Beauty, General, Video | Tags: aesthetics, Beauty, Bobbie Altman, creativity, Dan Vaillancourt, dana gioia, Elizabeth Vernon, faith, Father Joe Scerbo, Gregory Wolfe, humility, Konstantin Ziatev, Mark Whitney, mystery, Paul Fromberg, Peretz Wolf-Prusan, poetry, Roberta Ahmanson, Ron Johnson, sacred, Sister Mary Beth Ingham, spiritual, transcending, transformation, transforming, Tyrell Collins | 1 Comment »
This is the first section of a full-length investigation into the phenomenon of beauty— its nature, its place in our lives, and its amazing power to transform us. To view the other sections of this film, please go to: Introduction Part One Part Two
Oct 01, 2013 | Categories: Beauty, General, Video | Tags: aesthetics, art, Beauty, Bobbie Altman, Dan Vaillancourt, dana gioia, Elizabeth Vernon, Father Joe Scerbo, Gregory Wolfe, Konstantin Ziatev, Mark Whitney, mystery, Paul Fromberg, Peretz Wolf-Prusan, Roberta Ahmanson, Ron Johnson, sacred, Sister Mary Beth Ingham, spiritual, transformation. nature, Tyrell Collins | 1 Comment »
A brief introduction to our full-length exploration of the phenomenon of beauty, this section examines the relationship of beauty to God. To view the other sections of this film, please go to: Introduction Part One Part Two
Aug 21, 2013 | Categories: Beauty, Video | Tags: aesthetics, Beauty, Bobbie Altman, Dan Vaillancourt, dana gioia, Elizabeth Vernon, Father Joe Scerbo, God, Good True Beautiful, Gregory Wolfe, Konstantin Ziatev, Mark Whitney, Paul Fromberg, Peretz Wolf-Prusan, Roberta Ahmanson, Ron Johnson, Sister Mary Beth Ingham, St. Bonaventure, St. Francis of Assisi, The Transcendents, Transcendence, Tyrell Collins | 10 Comments »
Aug 19, 2013 | Categories: Beauty, General, People, Video | Tags: aesthetics, Beauty, Dan Vaillancourt, enlightenment, fr joe scerbo, meditation, philosophy, Plotinus, quietude, Ron Johnson, seeking home, sense of place, silence, spirituality, William Blake | 3 Comments »
Father Paul Fromberg, Rector of St. Gregory of Nyssa Episcopal Church in San Francisco, and icon painter, talks about the nature of beauty and how it is reflected in classic iconoraphy.
Aug 16, 2013 | Categories: Beauty, Icons, People, Video | Tags: Beauty, from berg, Icons, sacred, spiritual | 10 Comments »
Arthur Nobile, Jr. talks about the pipe organ, the arts, and creativity in general, as he interprets his thoughts musically.
Aug 12, 2013 | Categories: Beauty, General, People, Video | Tags: aesthetics, Arthur Nobile, Beauty, church, faith, holy, organ, religion, sacred, spiritual | 7 Comments »
Fr. Brendan talks about the beauty of icons, and the figures that reside in transformed, transfigured time.
Oct 15, 2012 | Categories: Beauty, Icons, Video | Tags: Beauty, Catholic, Greek, Icons, Melkite, Orthodox, time, transfiguration, transformation | 5 Comments »
Nancy talks about icon painting and about what inspires her work.
Oct 05, 2012 | Categories: Beauty, General, Icons, People, Video | Tags: artistic inspiration, Beauty, Etheopean Icons, faith, holy, Icons, Russian Icons, sacred, spiritual, tapestry | 5 Comments »
Fr, Joe Scerbo reads his favorite quote from Nelson Mandela.
Jun 21, 2012 | Categories: Fr Joe, General, People, Video | Tags: Beauty, faith, fr joe scerbo, mission, nelson mandela, spiritual, tribute | 8 Comments »
