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David A. Pinto
Director: The Wonder Workshop
Vita
History
| Born: |
Detroit, Michigan; May 2,
1949 |
| Childhood: |
Kalamazoo, Michigan |
| Age 10: |
Began sweeping the floors of
family business. |
| Age 12: |
Began weekend hours in shop
with his father. |
| Age 14: |
Began running production machine work in the family
business Remained working in family business until after high school earning
money to enter the Seminary. |
| Age 18: |
Entered Saint Meinrad College of Philosophy for the
Catholic Diocese of Kalamazoo; working the family business during Summers to pay
for education. |
| Age 21: |
Graduated
Saint Meinrad College and entered graduate scroll in Theology. |
| Age 22: |
Left schooling to run family business after father?s
death. After the failure of the family business, David acquired skills as a
tool and die maker while being a support to his eleven siblings. |
| Age 37: |
Left home after last sibling was out of college and
started DP Machining businesses in the light manufacturing field. |
| Age 40: |
Closed DP Machining and started Wonder Makers. |
| Age 42: |
Incorporated Wonder Makers with two other brothers and a sister-in-law. |
| Age 44: |
Sold interest in Wonder Makers to brother. |
| Age 45: |
Started Pinto Products, a light manufacturing company, with a brother. |
| Age 46: |
Incorporated Pinto Products and established partnership with brother in this
business. |
| Age 56: |
Revived the structure of The Wonder Workshop and began producing
materials to share the vision of Teilhard de Chardin. |
| Age 57: |
Created the Web site, Prophet?s Proclaim to share Teilhard?s vision with
the larger human family |
| Age 58: |
Presently in partnership with brother in Pinto Products and the Director
of The Wonder Workshop and its Web site. |
Education
| Graduated: |
Monsignor Hackett High School (1963-1967) |
| Graduated: |
Saint Meinrad Seminary College B.A. in History &
Philosophy (1967-1971) |
| Mentored under: |
Dr. Rudolf Siebert, Director, Center for Humanistic Future Studies, Western
Michigan University
(1980-1988) |
| Mentored under: |
Nicholas Weber, S.J., Liturgical Professor (1974-1985). |
| Mentored under: |
Father David Kalie, Professor of Religion, Saint Meinrad
College (1969-1970); first introduction to Teilhard de Chardin. |
| Licensed: |
United States Department of Labor under sponsorship of Jirgens Modern Tool Corporation as a Master Tool and Die Maker
(1985). |
| Certified: |
IPA in Business Management (1989). |
Past Offered Programs
| RELEASED TIME RELIGION EDUCATION PROGRAM: (1971-1973) |
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Established and directed for the
Catholic Diocese of Kalamazoo, in which David taught high school religion while
working extensively with young adults in religious and personality areas. |
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| THE WONDER WORKSHOP: Teilhard de Chardin (1974-1992) |
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A world view and a theory to the
wider universe which is the cosmic setting for the human adventure in which the
cosmos becomes the spiritual. Teilhard is studied as prophet, scientist,
philosopher, theologian, mystic and poet. |
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| THE HUMAN ADVENTURE: The Movement of Consciousness
(1980-1988) |
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The Prayful Clown examines the birth, growth
and movement of consciousness it is now taking. |
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| HUMAN
MOVEMENT: A Wonder Experience (1980-1988) |
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The Prayful Clown examines the
dynamism present in humanity as it teeters on the verge of transition. |
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WONDER MEDITATION: An Adventure (1980-1988)
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The Prayful Clown shares an
active meditation in which inner centering is challenged through movement;
mental and physical. |
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| ROYAL LICHTENSTEIN QUARTER-RING SIDEWALK CIRCUS:
(1975-1991) |
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Manager and adviser to a
creative blend of circus, mime, parables, and nonsense in which the Christian
message is shared through laughter. This merry band of
performers shared their message on street corners crossed the U.S. |
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| A NOOSPHERE CONFERENCE: A Look At Teilhard (1981) |
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Support material supplied to POM (the Conference promoters). San Diego, California. |
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| THE
FUTURE: What can we know???.What should we do!! (1983) |
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Nazareth College, Kalamazoo, Michigan |
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| EARTH FOR THE CLOWNS: (1988-1992) |
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Sponsored by The Wonder Workshop, this organization offered identity to the searcher seeking to find
one?s place in a challenging culture which takes no ?prisoners?. One could
determine which ?Clown of the Future? one wanted to be. This organization
sought to offer memberships to ?Clowns of Future III?. |
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Current Program
Offerings
| BOOK OF SURVIVAL: (2005-Present) |
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Introductory program into the thinking of Teilhard de Chardin. |
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| HISTORICAL JESUS AND COSMIC CHRIST: (2006-Present) |
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A journey of contrast leading to sameness. |
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| PROMISE TO PROPHET: (2007-Present) |
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Explores the qualities of being a prophet in relation to the Promise of God. |
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Service
| DIOCESAN COMMITTEES: (1973-1985) |
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Catholic Dioceses of Kalamazoo Goal Evaluation. |
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Catholic Dioceses of Kalamazoo Liturgical Committee. |
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David strived to bring religious drama back into Liturgical
use. Program presentation to prepare Eucharist Ministers for the ministry of Eucharist sharing. A member of the
first group of Ministers to be commissioned by the Catholic Dioceses of
Kalamazoo. |
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| THE WONDER WORKSHOP: (1974-Present) |
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Creator and Director |
| INTERNATIONAL TEILHARD FOUNDATION: (1979-1982) |
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David served on this Board in
its early formative years. This foundation today is responsible for the sharing
of Teilhard?s vision throughout the world. |
| PHENOMENON OF MAN PROJECT (POM): (1981-1986) |
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David served on the Advisory
Board. This unique group of individuals were the first to put Teilhard?s major
work (Phenomenon of Man) into a multi-media format. |
| SAINT AUGUSTINE PARISH BOARD MEMBER: (1984) |
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Saint Augustine Catholic Church, Kalamazoo, Michigan |
| SAINT AUGUSTINE PARISH LISTENERS (1984) |
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Saint Augustine Catholic Church,
Kalamazoo, Michigan; elected to this Committee commission by Parish Board. |
| SAINT ANN CATHOLIC CCD TEACHER: (2002-Present) |
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Fifth Grade Instructor, Saint
Ann Catholic Church, Diocese of Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo, Michigan. |
Books & Articles
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THE WONDER WORKBOOK: (1978)
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---The growth of consciousness
as movement in which the formula of life is applied;
Wonder is to Mystery as Mystery is to Wonder. |
| TO EVERYONE: (1978-1983) |
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---A series of articles dealing
with the application of Teilhard?s vision to the current challenges of the day. |
| THE WONDERFUL HUMAN: (1984) |
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---An overview of The Wonder
Workshop which seeks to share a vision of unity expressed through it?s
philosophy based on the advance of consciousness. |
| ACTION OF MYSTICISM: (1987) |
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---Mysticism in its ultimate
fullness involves every aspect of the human and the human connection in all the
continuums that have been discovered and will be discovered and those that may
never be discovered. Thus, a good subtitle for this work would be; ?The
Dialectics of Praxis and Theoria: Mysticism, Theodicy, Theism.? |
| BOOK OF WORDS: (2007-in process) |
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---A glossary defining and
redefining the conditions and challenges present to humanity today. |
Plays
| WONDER THE HEALING DRUG: AN EXPERIENTIAL MEDICATION: (1981) |
| POINT MOVEMENT: THE JOURNEY CONTINUES: (1982) |
| THE CLOWN AND THE QUEST: TRAVELS IN COSMIC SPIRITUALITY (1986) |
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---A three act meditation |
| THE GLORIOUS HUMAN: CHALLENGE AS/VS/AND CONFLICT: (1989) |
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---A one act meditation |
| RITE OF PROFESSION TO PROPHET: (2006) |
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---Learn>>>>>the Truths of the Salvation promised by God. |
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---Proclaim>>>>>>the ?Good News? that the Promise has been
fulfilled for God by God and that our share in this process is the
covenant by which we commit to God our lives to achieve our destiny; as His
Prophets. |
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---Witness>>>>>>>the ?Good News?
as a continual example in our daily living as we fulfill our commitment to
achieve our destiny. |
| RITE OF ORDINATION TO THE ORDER OF PROPHET: (2006) |
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---To become the Prophet of the Promise |
Current Associations
| THE POM PROJECT: |
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---Andrew Sugamele, Director
Saratoga, California, U.S.A. |
| CENTER FOR HUMANISTIC FUTURE STUDIES: |
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---Dr. Rudulf Siebert, Director
Western Michigan University,
Kalamazoo, Michigan, U.S.A. |
| TRANSFORMATIONS SPIRITUALITY CENTER: |
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---Sr. Laura Smith, SSJ.
3427 Gull Rd, Box 02
Nazareth, Michigan 49074 |
| FORUM ON RELIGION AND ECOLOGY: |
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---Thomas Berry, Fordham University, emeritmus
Yale Divinity School
Bellamy Hall, 638
354 Canner Street
New Haven, CT 06511 |
| FRIENDS OF CREATION SPIRITUALITY: |
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---Matthew Fox
Dennis Edwards, Assistant
287 17th Street, Suite 400
Oakland, CA 94612 |
| MASTERS DIVINITY PROGRAM: |
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---Professor Barbara Bowe, RSCJ, Th.D.
Catholic Theological Union
5401 S. Cornell Avenue
Chicago, IL 60615 |
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