The Importance of Being Ernest: In His Company

Ernest Holmes was the Founder of Religious Science (now known as Centers for Spiritual Living) and the author of our text, "The Science of Mind," as well as dozens of other books expounding the idea that we are co-creators in our own lives and that a loving Universe is always working through us and for us. He was a student of life from a very young age and had a brilliant and inquisitive mind... so much so that his mother referred to him as the "human question mark"

His deep curiosity and extensive studies of key philosophers through the ages, coupled with extensive travels to gain more knowledge of global spiritual practices, led him into public speaking and eventually the founding of Religious Science which is nearing its 100th anniversary.

With Holmes being a brilliant visionary who founded a positive philosophy which has expanded globally through the years touching countless lives, one might think he may have been very stoic, righteous, self-involved. However, that is far from the case. Ernest Holmes was a warm, caring, generous man without pretense who also had a great sense of humor. He kept it very real!

This Sunday I will be sharing some favorite anecdotes about what it was like to be in his company to give you an idea about the real man behind the successes. My reference material will be from the book, "In His Company, Ernest Holmes Remembered," written by Marilyn Leo, CSL Minister, and founder of the Religious Science Archives. Marilyn grew up next door to Ernest and Hazel Holmes; and her father, Reginald Armor, who was like a son to Ernest and was involved from the early inception of Religious Science. He remained a dear friend until Ernest's death in 1960. Marilyn will celebrate her 91st birthday next month and is still very much involved in the Science of Mind Archives & Library Foundation. Her book is a treasure trove of personal accounts of many who knew Holmes very well from the beginning of Religious Science and through the years as it continued to grow.

Come meet the real man behind the movement, and gain some insight into "The Importance of Being Ernest."