Fr Joe talks about a statue that was found discarded in the woods and was brought back as a centerpiece at San Juan Capistrano.
Sep 13, 2014 | Categories: Fr Joe, General, Sacred Places, Shrines, Video | Tags: faith, Father Joe Scerbo, fr joe, fr joe scerbo, spiritual, transformation | 1 Comment »
Fr Joe discusses the importance of sanctuary
Sep 12, 2014 | Categories: Fr Joe, General, Sacred Places, Video | Tags: faith, Father Joe Scerbo, fr joe, fr joe scerbo, sanctuary, spiritual, transformation | 5 Comments »
Fr. Joe shares his humanity—his courage and his faith, as he tells us about the gift he is able to find in his battle with cancer.
Jul 20, 2014 | Categories: General, Meditations, People, Task Garden, Video | Tags: Beauty, cancer, faith, Father Joe Scerbo, fr joe, fr joe scerbo, holy, journey, spiritual, suffering, transformation | 3 Comments »
Fr Joe talks about how the beauty he finds in the world can be a source of healing and hope.
Jul 14, 2014 | Categories: General, People, Video | Tags: Beauty, Beauty; good true beautiful; aesthetics, enlightenment, Father Joe Scerbo, fr joe scerbo, holy, religion, spiritual, suffering, Task Garden, transformation | 4 Comments »
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 »
Inspirations are short (only a minute or less) video affirmation-meditations. They will be delivered to your mailbox every day or so, once you sign up. Sign up today by clicking the word “Inspirations” at the top of this page.
Feb 10, 2014 | Categories: General, Meditations, Video | 5 Comments »
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 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 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 »
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 »
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 »
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 »
