One of my favorite learning activities of each Biodesign Class was to consider the socio-cultural importance of the plants, animals and people associated with secular and religious holidays, including Valentine’s Day. Valentino of Terni was a 3rd century Catholic Bishop who was beheaded by Roman soldiers under the order of Claudius II. His “crimes†included … [Read more…]
Lori Evans Pugh (Biodesign ’79) shared this rare video of a John Denver song that I had never seen before. Not surprisingly, it conjured up a cornucopia of latent images and memories. The Gift You Are – John Denver 1991 It is not an over-reach to describe Denver as a modern-day, wandering minstrel who was … [Read more…]
“Someday, after mastering the winds, the waves, the tides and gravity, we shall harness for God the energies of love, and then, for a second time in the history of the world, man will have discovered fire. – â€Pierre Teilhard de Chardin On February 14th, whether people choose to celebrate; a third century martyr as … [Read more…]