Finding God's Traces

ConnectionJuly 2023 - #30

Welcome. Haere Mai.
As we approach the middle of the year I hope these images and links help us to find God in the midst of our lives. I'm also delighted to share some custom illustrations that were created for the refreshed book 'Finding God's Traces'. Discover more and order your copy....
AMDG. Love and prayer 
~ Jane

Inspirational Things

Mary MacKillop Feast Day and World Youth Day
 
> Keep Young As Long As You Can: To celebrate Saint Mary MacKillop's upcoming feast day and World Youth Day, we have a new t-shirt design available. Take a look...

Beauty
 
> Pentecost Film (15 min): A behind-the-scenes look into artist Michael Stevens’ process and vision in creating an original work of sacred art for the Word on Fire Bible (which inspired my books of the bible poster).
 
 > Spring (4 min): This time-lapse short film of flowers blooming is extraordinary! By visual effects artist and time-lapse photographer Jamie Scott.
 
> Walk On Holy Ground (4 min): Stunning new track and music video by the group Gen Verde.
 
> Always With Me (5 min): Beautiful hymn that by the Porters Gate featuring DOE, IAmSon, Paul Zach

Goodness
 
> The Mass: The best-selling film series 'The Mass' is now streaming online for free.
 
> The Soil and The Seed Project: The Soil and The Seed Project releases original music, art, and liturgies throughout the Christian year, especially suitable for families with littles. Request a free download through their website, or stream through your favourite service.
 
> Second Act - Season 3: Good people doing incredibly good things in the world as they take a chance in the second act of their young lives (8min videos from MailChimp).
 
> Mobile Loaves and Fishes (7min): Watch how goodness can spread and fight against homelessness with this community movement with Alan Graham.

Truth 
 
> Pope Francis Truthful Address: to Artists for the 50th Anniversary of the Inauguration of the Vatican Museum’s Collection of Modern Art. 
+  Watch Video Address (25min)  
+  Read the Written Address
 
> Pope Francis to Artists: The pope recently met with Martin Scorsese and other others, exclaiming that the church needs your genius! Promoted by "La Civiltà Cattolica" with Georgetown University.
 
> The Spirituality of Artistic Creativity: David Clayton speaks his truth about becoming an artist who serves the Church. 
 
> Seeing His Innocence: Access this ebook of the book ‘When did we see you naked?’ for free—illuminating truth regarding Jesus, abuse, and more. 
 
> What Art Can Do (3min): A heartfelt BBC story of the Bauhaus-trained art teacher who taught children to paint truthfully at a concentration camp during World War II. The truth is love lives. 

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Food For Thought
 
“Genuine art is thus itself a response to the beauty of creation, which itself is a pointer to the beauty of God." 
~ N.T. Wright (Surprised by Hope)
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“What we are, what we have, even our salvation, all is gift, all is grace, not to be achieved but to be received as a gift freely given.” 
~ Archbishop Desmond Tutu
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“If something is true, no matter who said it, it is always from the Holy Spirit.”
~ St Thomas Aquinas, De Veritate

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