john o’donohue

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Seeing beyond the surface: A lesson in depth and beauty

ByKim Hermanson

In yesterday’s class, I gave students a simple yet thought-provoking task: Go out into the University community and find something visual that catches your eye—it could be as simple as a color. Find a piece of writing or a phrase, such as an EXIT sign or a line from a poster. When the students returned,…

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The interconnection of learning, creativity, and beauty

ByKim Hermanson

“To create is always to learn, to begin over, to begin at zero.” – Matthew Fox In The Invisible Embrace of Beauty, John O’Donohue explores the profound connection between learning, creativity, and beauty. He references St. Thomas Aquinas, who believed that beauty was the perfection of a thing. Aquinas wrote: “To know a thing is…

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