Santa Fe Institute for Spirituality

Christian Brother Donald Mouton, FSC, former president of the College of Santa Fe, discussed the Book of Revelation, using The New American Bible for reference. This version of the Bible provides a good translation of both the Hebrew and Greek, as closely as possible. The New American Bible, sponsored by the Roman Catholic Church, is a collaboration across many denominations of scholars working together, both Christian and Jewish. There is an interesting discussion about the new translations of the Bible and how this inter-faith cooperation has improved the overall translation of Scripture as well as the history of translations and how we have gotten to today’s current version.
The symbology within The Book of Revelation is discussed at length in this fascinating conversation between Br. Don and Bill O’Donnell, host/producer of Spirituality TV.

Brother Donald Mouton, FSC, past president of the College of Santa Fe, discusses the role of the de la Salle Christian Brothers in New Mexico. The College of Santa Fe was originally founded by the Christian Brothers of New Mexico under the La Salle tradition of education, Brothers of the Christian Schools. Brother Don was president from 1982-1987. Br. Don also discusses his life as a Christian Brother. This is Part One of Brother Don’s interview.
Brother Don explains that St. Jean-Baptiste de la Salle gathered young men who would live a good, Christian life and sought to teach the underprivileged youth of that time. Taught in groups, they would teach a large diversity of subjects including practical skills for living in the world.
Brother Donald Mouton, FSC

Over the years, Bill O’Donnel, host/producer of Spirituality TV on Santa Fe’s Community Television Station, Channel 16 on the Santa Fe Cable Television Network, has made it his goal to interview as many Christian Brothers of New Mexico as possible. The Christian Brothers in New Mexico are referred to as the de la Salle Christian Brothers, tracing their lineage back to France and the influence of St. Jean-Baptiste de la Salle, founder of Fratres Scholarum Christianarum (FSC) – thus the suffix, FSC, appended after the name of each Christian Brother. This brotherhood has been devoted to the teaching of Christ and academia ever since. One can learn more by following this link.

Bob and Anita Rice, co-hosts of the radio program, “Healing through the Holy Eucharist“, are interviewed by Bill O’Donnel, Host/Producer of Spirituality TV. Bob Rice was a Pentecostal Minister who converted to Catholicism after meeting and marrying his new wife, Anita. His conversion was not immediate. He talks about the path that he took to becoming an involved Catholic and what led him to write his new book, “Healing through the Holy Eucharist.”

Pedro Ribera-Ortega was a frequent contributor/teacher at the Santa Fe Institute for Spirituality and was considered a mentor to those who attended. Steeped in the history of Northern New Mexico and the influence of the Catholic Church, Ribera-Ortega brought history to life as he recounted historical moments as if he were actually there! This is Part 2 of Remembering Pedro Ortega-Ribera.

Christian Brother Br. Dybowski, FSC, Ph.D, continues his discussion about Gandhi’s spirituality in Part 2 of this 2 part series. Br. Brian spent a great deal of time studying Gandhi, one of the great spiritual masters of our time who taught by example.

Joseph Dispenza, author of topics related to spirituality in every day life, talks about his book “Way of the Traveler” where he discusses both wayward travel and every day trips to the grocery store as a lesson in spirituality and being in the moment where ever one is.

Joseph Dispenza, author and popular contributor to the Santa Fe Institute for Spirituality, discusses “Soul and Cinema”. Dispenza has a natural affinity for movies and relates the significance of Cinema and the Soul. Dispenza is the founding chair of the College of Santa Fe’s Dept. of Moving Images Art and art historian as well. He also spent part of his life as a practicing monk who, after 8 years in the monastery, went to film school, earning a degree in film history.

We are pleased to air segment 1 from Joseph Dispenza, author and contributor to Santa Fe Institute for Spirituality. This first segment is “God on Your Own”, an examination into finding spirituality outside of religion…

We have just posted Part 1 of Remembering Pedro Ribera-Ortega, a teacher and mentor who gave freely of his time to the Santa Fe Institute for Spirituality. We have dug into our archives and put together a video showing some of the past seminars and classes that he taught as well as glimpses into his personal life. You can see this clip, here…