Banana bread is too often seen as last-resort in a café or the only use for “that bunch of bananas buried in the cupboard”.

Perth-based travel food blogger Inexology has provided The Record magazine with a healthier alternative to the common fried spring roll. This recipe makes a hearty snack for the cooler months.

Between 17 November 1886 and 1 December 1895, eight particular councils were convened in English-speaking mission territories under the jurisdiction of the Sacred Congregation de Propaganda Fide (‘Propaganda’) – Three provincial councils in both Canada and the US, and one plenary council in both Scotland and Australia.

Recipe by Chef Parween Ramsahye from Marist Lodge at Catholic Homes.

By Peter Wilkinson This is the fourth in a series of articles looking at the particular (provincial and plenary) Councils of the Catholic Church held in Australia between 1844 and 1937. It examines the 1885 First Australasian Plenary Council, held between November 14 and 29, which officially brought together the Churches in Australia and New Zealand for the first time. In the period fro...

Archbishop Polding, Bishops Willson and Murphy, and other clergy at the 1st Australian Provincial Council, Sydney, 10-12 September 1844. There are 46 persons in the photo. Photo: Sourced. By Dr Peter Wilkinson Dr Peter Wilkinson writes the first of several articles examining the seven previous particular councils held in Australia between 1844 and 1937. An understanding of these counci...

Beauty truly can come out of ashes as Ryan Reynolds reprises his starring role in Deadpool 2. Photo: Twentieth Century Fox/CNS. By Matt Lau & John Mulderig After the smash hit success of the original 2016 Deadpool movie, hopes are high for the sequel which again stars Ryan Reynolds as the wisecracking mercenary. Deadpool 2 (Fox), directed by David Leitch, delivers on its promise...

By Michael Britton The icon of Jesus Christ the Pantokrator in presbytery of church Chiesa di Angela Merici by unknown artist. Photo: Adobe Stock. Is it no surprise that the latest findings from the census undertaken by the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) showed the number of people identifying as “Christian” is waning. But it should be remembered that Christianity, as a derivativ...

This British-American film is based loosely on a book of the same name written by Shrabani Basu in 2010. It tells the story of the relationship between Queen Victoria and an Indian Muslim commoner, Abdul Karim, in late 19th century England. Queen Victoria (Judi Dench), is lonely after the death of friend and servant John Brown, and she forms an ‘unlikely’ attachment to Abdul Karim (Ali Fazal). By Peter Sheehan.

A weekly newspaper alone is no longer affecting all those the Church desires to reach, says James Parker in this week’s editorial.