The California Quail is a handsome, round bird with a rich gray breast, intricately scaled underparts, and a curious, forward-drooping head plume. It is often seen scratching at the ground in groups or dashing forward on blurred legs, California Quail are common but unobtrusive. They flush to cover when frightened.
Aug 02, 2022 | Categories: Beauty, Meditations, Video | 3 Comments »
Crows are thought to be among our most intelligent birds. Despite past attempts to exterminate them, crows are quite common in farmlands, towns, and cities. They are sociable, especially when not nesting. Crows gather in communal roosts, sometimes with thousands or even tens of thousands of crows roosting in one grove.
Jun 13, 2022 | Categories: Beauty, Video | Tags: birds, poetry, spiritual, the crow | Leave A Comment »
The Dove The graceful, slender-tailed, small-headed dove is common across the continent. Mourning Doves perch on telephone wires and forage for seeds on the ground; their flight is fast and bullet straight. Their soft, drawn-out calls sound like laments. When taking off, their wings make a sharp whistling or whinnying. Mourning Doves are the most […]
Jun 03, 2022 | Categories: Beauty, Poetry, Video | Tags: Beauty, birds, doves, poetry, transformation | 2 Comments »
In this poem the garden, or nature is used to illustrate a deeper meaning – to give us insight into our essential Self.
Mar 03, 2022 | Categories: Beauty, Gardens, Poetry, Video | Tags: Beauty, contemplation, enlightenment, poetry, prayer, sacred, spiritual, transformation | Leave A Comment »
Pied Beauty, by Jerard Manley Hopkins, is a classic— a lovely little poem from the 1800’s which is so lyrical and so evocative that it is still relevant and can still charm us, even today.
Oct 13, 2020 | Categories: Beauty, Poetry, Video | Tags: pied beauty | 3 Comments »
Fr Joe answers the question: “Why to take a Beauty Workshop?” Click the “Class” button at the top of the page for more information on the Beauty Workshop.
Oct 26, 2014 | Categories: Beauty, Fr Joe, General, Video | Tags: aesthetics, Beauty, Beauty; good true beautiful; aesthetics, faith, Father Joe Scerbo, fr joe, fr joe scerbo | 1 Comment »
This video represents the essence of our Beauty project, to date. We recently presented it at the University Series with Fr. Scerbo. It is the culmination of our Beauty videos, and it introduces our new Transformed by Beauty online workshop. (Click the “class” button at the top of our web page for more information.)
Apr 07, 2014 | Categories: Beauty, General, Video | Leave A Comment »
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 »
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. plays the First Presbyterian Church of Oakland, California’s Rosales Organ Opus 16. He talks about the organ and about music, and why he plays.
Aug 14, 2013 | Categories: Beauty, General, People, Video | Tags: Arthur Nobile, California, church organ, Jr. First Presbyterian Church of Oakland, Opus 16, organ music, pipe organ, Rosales Organ | 3 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 »
