We are pleased to announce that a Transformed by Beauty class is now available at Udemy University online. This class includes the 10 sections of Beauty – Discovering the Mystery videos we have already posted, plus 10 corresponding video workshops where we take you through a series of exercises to help you experience the transformation […]
Mar 06, 2014 | Categories: Beauty, General, Video | Tags: Beauty; good true beautiful; aesthetics, class, course, Dan Vaillancourt, dana gioia, Father Joe Scerbo, Gregory Wolfe, Paul Fromberg, Peretz Wolf-Prusan, sacred, Sister Mary Beth Ingham, spiritual, transformation, workshop | Leave A Comment »
Experiencing beauty calls us further into itself, and it leads us deeper into love and gratitude and a sense of meaning in our lives; we need to reclaim it.
Nov 19, 2013 | Categories: Beauty, Video | Tags: aesthetics, Beauty, Bobbie Altman, Dan Vaillancourt, dana gioia, Elizabeth Vernon, faith, Father Joe Scerbo, fr joe scerbo, gratitude, Gregory Wolfe, holy, journey, Konstantin Ziatev, love, Mark Whitney, meaning. heal the spirit, order, Paul Fromberg, Peretz Wolf-Prusan, purpose, Roberta Ahmanson, Ron Johnson, sacred, Sister Mary Beth Ingham, spiritual, spiritual journey, transformation, Tyrell Collins | 1 Comment »
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 »
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 his music and about the importance of the arts in our lives.
Aug 13, 2013 | Categories: Beauty, General, People, Video | Tags: church, Nobile, organ, religion, sacred, spiritual | Leave A Comment »
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 »
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 »
Our Lady of Guadalupe appeared to Juan Diego and her image appeared on his tilma (cloak). This image is on display at Our Lady’s’s basillica in Mexico City. The Virgin of Guadalupe is loved by all of Mexico. This video was filmed on our pilgrimage to Mexico City to honor Her birthday on December 12. […]
Aug 29, 2011 | Categories: Mexico, Sacred Places, Shrines, Video | Tags: bascillica. mexico city, faith, guadalupe, holy, our lady, pilgrimage, religion, sacred, shrine. virgin, spiritual | 1 Comment »
On our recent trip to Assisi we met Caris Arkin, a gifted musician who was singing at the fountain outside St. Clare’s Basilica. We talked with him about his music and his faith, and how the model of St. Francis has influenced his life.
May 28, 2010 | Categories: Italy, Sacred Places, Video | Tags: Assisi, Caris Arkin, franciscian, holy, sacred, spiritual, St Clare's Basilica, St Francis | 2 Comments »