“The Church remains an institution of beauty and transcendent truth, and the more it sticks to its’ core message and rich traditions… the more effective it will be.”

Melbourne Archbishop Comensoli DD with Sydney Archbishop Anthony Fisher OP. Photo: Supplied. Drawing knowledge and inspiration gained through the completion of his doctoral thesis at the University of Edinburgh, the recently elected Melbourne Archbishop Peter Comensoli launched a new book that defends human dignity, particularly of people who suffer with disabilities. The Sydney launch of ...

My Dear Young Friend by Archbishop Anthony Fisher OP. Image: Sourced. By The Catholic Weekly “What is my life for? What are my passions, hopes and ideals? Where do I belong and get my identity and meaning? Where, ultimately, will I find that ‘infinite joy’ for which I was made and my heart craves?” Speaking directly to the deepest desires of young Catholics to do more and be more, Archbishop...

The Miracle of Love by Dr Margaret Ghosn, features key themes of healing wounds and warming hearts in this pastoral care guide. Image: Sourced. By Matthew Lau The Miracle of Love is a Coventry Press binding paperback authored by Margaret Ghosn, a Maronite Sister of the Holy Family. Dr Ghosn has published articles in various journals on subjects ranging from multi-culturalism in Australia, ...

The book was released earlier this year by the late Brother Anthony Freeman LC, who passed away the night of Easter Sunday after serving at Mass celebrated by Pope Francis in St Peter’s Square. Photo: Supplied. By Josh Low Released in January this year, One Step Closer: 40 Doses of Motivation, Hacks, and Experiences to Share with Millennial Catholics is an inspiring and motivating book for ...

Award-winning chief political reporter Latika Bourke tributes her untold adoption story to the parents who lovingly raised her as their own, in a country she calls home. Image: Sourced. By Amanda Murthy Lucky to be alive and well, award-winning chief political reporter Latika Bourke tributes her untold adoption story to the parents who lovingly raised her as their own, in a country she call...

(L-R) David Tunley, Victoria Rogers and Cyrus Meher-Homji, authors of a recent book on pianist Eileen Joyce, which was launched at the University of Western Australia on 4 December. Photo: Caroline Smith. By Caroline Smith When David Tunley, Victoria Rogers and Cyrus Meher-Homji set out to write about the career of Eileen Joyce, their task was a significant one: not only to reveal how...

By Daniele Foti-Cuzzola It was only fitting that Melbourne based photographer and journalist Fiona Basile named her debut children’s book Shhh…God Is in the Silence, as it was in the silence that she found her inspiration. After working for several years at the Catholic Archdiocese of Melbourne’s Kairos Catholic Journal, Basile took a period of extended leave and enrolled in a 30-day silent r...

The biography of the fifth Archbishop of Sydney, Cardinal Norman Thomas Gilroy, was launched last month on 26 October at the University of Notre Dame in Broadway by Archbishop of Sydney, Anthony Fisher OP. Authored by historian, John Luttrell FMS, this first extended biography of Cardinal Gilroy examines his life and his significance as a religious leader in twentieth century Australia and beyond.

As a former Jesuit seminarian and current writer and literary critic, Gerard Windsor is well-placed to explore Catholic faith and identity from both a theological and personal standpoint in his recent book, The Tempest-Tossed Church. Indeed, personal experience infuses each chapter as Windsor reflects on his own journey of faith and the issues and people who have affected it. By Caroline Smith.