Connection

Dec - Jan 2021/22 - #22

Welcome. Haere Mai.

This new image concept was born after a request from a school in New Zealand. I hope the links below, the images and the short reflection may connect us through 'invitation' from Jesus. 

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Inspirational Things

TRUTH

 

> The Honky-Tonk Ethiopian Nun making genre-defying music: Emahoy Tsegué-Maryam Guèbrou (98) has followed her unconventional truth, while creating music for joy and pursuit in connection with the transcendent. 

 

> CRA Webinar - Building Bridges: Speaking truth and reaching out to our LGBTQIA+ community with James Martin SJ.

 

> The power of art to build connection & community (4min): Rose Jaffe speaks her truth - we can use the power of art to connect and uplift others in their artistic journey.

GOODNESS

Free Resources to inspire goodness: 

 

> MacKa moments: Moments of MacKillop connection through our Sr Rita Malavisi rsj.

 

> Visio Divina Resource 2022: Free through the St Columbans Mission Society.


> Realtrue.org: Retransforming the Catechism into a living voice for the modern world. 

 

> New prayer app: 'Amen' (Augustine institute).

BEAUTY 

 

> The Lord's Prayer in Syriac Aramaic: The Native Language of Jesus Christ (translated by Neil Douglas-Klotz). Beautiful Music by Ashana.

 

> Stunning Christ like infinite line: Claude Mellan’s increable engraving - The Sudarium of Saint Veronica (1649).

 

> Sacrées Nonnes - animated short (5min): Two eccentric nuns arrive late to Mass, get expelled, sucked into a whirlwind of improbable events and slide down the slippery slope to sinful hilarity!

NEW THINGS 

 

> Advent Resources:
Free illustrations and 2021 resources are available.

 

> New Shop Items:
New greeting cards, 
prints and pillow design available. Hurray. Use coupon code  %5Connection22  for 5% off (until 01/Dec/21) 

 

Please let me know if you have any questions or suggestions...

FOOD FOR THOUGHT

 

“Work on with constancy and courage”

~ St Mary MacKillop

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“There is a Jewish proverb, “Before every person there marches an angel proclaiming, ‘Behold, the image of God...”  ~ CAC Being “God’s Somebody” Reflection

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"Kia hora te marino, Kia whakapapa pounamu te moana,
kia tere te Kārohirohi i mua i tōu huarahi" 

May the calm be widespread, May the ocean glisten as greenstone,
May the shimmer of light ever dance across your pathway

~ Māori Proverb

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