Book of the Week

FIRE TO THE EARTH: THE HEART OF THE SAINTS Fr Ken Barker MGL; Modotti Press, an Imprint of Connor Court...

JUST COMPASSION: A PRIEST’S QUEST FOR HUMAN RIGHTS Fr Wally Dethlefs; Tafina Press, 2017.   Review of Just Compassion by...

STRANGERS IN A STRANGE LAND: LIVING THE CATHOLIC FAITH IN A POST-CHRISTIAN WORLD Archbishop Charles J. Chaput; Henry Holt and...

SIR Julius Chan played a pivotal role in shaping Papua New Guinea’s first 40 years of independence.Playing the Game is...

CANDLES IN THE DARK: THE AUTHORISED BIOGRAPHY OF FR RICHARD HO LUNG AND THE MISSIONARIES OF THE POORJoseph Pearce; St...

EMMANUEL COMMUNITY: CELEBRATING 40 YEARS 1975-2015, 'Memories of the Journey'; Emmanuel Community; 2015.  Reviewed by Barbara Flynn TWO years were...

WHAT ARE WE DOING ON EARTH FOR CHRISTíS SAKE?Richard Leonard SJ; Paulist Press; $26.99 Reviewed by Br Brian Grenier CFC...

MY AUTISTIC AWAKENING: UNLOCKING THE POTENTIAL FOR A LIFE WELL LIVEDRachael Lee Harris; Rowman & Littlefield; 2015 Reviewed by Emilie...

INTRODUCTION TO THE RELIGIOUS LIFE: A JOURNEY OF FAITH AND SERVICEFriar Guy Lespinary, OP; The Society of St Pauls, Staten...

POPE FRANCIS: UNTYING THE KNOTSPaul Vallely; Bloomsbury Publishing, London; 2013. Reviewed by Barbara Flynn PAUL Vallely, an internationally respected journalist...

THE GREAT BIBLE SWINDLEGreg Clarke; Bible Society, Australia, 2015; $19.95 Reviewed by Terry Oberg APART from the Christian liturgy, one...

ON THE WAY WITH POPE FRANCIS. Our Destination: A Renewed Church. John Thornhill. St Paulís Publications. Strathfield. NSW. 2014.  Reviewed...

TREASURED AND TRANSFORMED: VISION FOR THE HEART, UNDERSTANDING FOR THE MINDBy Daniel J OíLeary, Columba Press 2014 (paperback) Reviewed by...

SCRIPTURE: GOD'S HANDBOOK FOR EVANGELISING CATHOLICS. Stephen Binz; Our Sunday Visitor Publishing Division, Our Sunday Visitor, Inc. Huntington, Indiana, 2013...

SAINT PAUL AND THE NEW EVANGELISATION Ronald D. Witherup; Liturgical Press, Collegeville, Minnesota 2013 Reviewed by Barbara Flynn SUPERIOR general of...

DUNTROON TO DILI: MAYHEM AND MIRACLES TRAUMATIC STRESS AND TRUST IN GODGary Stone with Bob Breen; Echo Books, West Geelong...

THE BREATH OF THE SPIRIT IN THE CHURCH: THE SENSUS FIDELIUM AND CANON LAWBy Anthony Ekpo; St Paul Publications; 2014;...

LIFE ABOUNDING: A READING OF JOHNíS GOSPELBrendan Byrne; St Paul's Publications, Strathfield, NSW; $35.95 Reviewed by Terry Oberg  NO book...

JESUS MATTERSCharles Waddell; St Paul's Publications, Strathfield NSW; 2014. Reviewed by Barbara Flynn THIS concisely written small book by Western...

AMAZING GRACEEdited by Bill "Swampy" Marsh; ABC Books; $23.95 Reviewed by Terry Oberg THE outback is a significant part of...

GOD'S WORD 2015 - DAILY REFLECTIONSAlberione Good News Centre, Bangalore, India. Distributed by St Paulís Publications, Australia. 2014.  Reviewed by...

REBUILT: THE STORY OF A CATHOLIC PARISH. AWAKENING THE FAITHFUL. REACHING THE LOST. MAKING CHURCH MATTERMichael White and Tom Corcoran;...

OUR LOVE WAS ON THE WING: FROM ATHENRY TO BOTANY BAYBy Jim Carey and Mizpah Closkey Reviewed by Br Brian...

SHORT STORIES BY JESUS: THE ENIGMATIC PARABLES OF A CONTROVERSIAL RABBIBy Amy-Jill Levine; HarperOne; $39.99 (hardback) Reviewed by Br Brian...

JESUS AND MARY: IN PRAISE OF THEIR GLORIOUS NAMESFr Benedict J. Groeschel, CFR; Our Sunday Visitor Publishing Division, Huntington, Indiana;...