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Contents - Dec 2007 - Buy a copy now Editorial: Liturgy: light at the end of the tunnel - Michael Gilchrist Liturgy: Australian archbishops report progress with new English Mass translations - Michael Gilchrist News: The Church Around the World Schools: The state of Catholic education: teacher and student experiences - Br Barry Coldrey Catechetics: Religious education in Catholic schools: the role of parish priests - Michael Gilchrist Church History: Interesting aspects of ecumenical councils - Frank Mobbs Britain: British Catholicism: the salt has lost its flavour - John Haldane 1962 Missal: Australian bishops support Benedict XV's liberalising of the Latin Mass - AD2000 Report Architecture: Did Vatican II recommend the removal of altar rails? - M. Cassey Letters: Dissent - Brian Bibby Letters: Far-sightedness of Father Purcell - Fr Brian Harrison OS Letters: Response - Don Gaffney Letters: Narrow way - F. Thims Letters: Latin Mass - Carol V. Phillips Letters: Pope's Masses - Paul Martin Letters: True Church - Peter D. Howard Letters: Homosexual 'marriage' - Arnold Jago Letters: Unbaptised infants - Lawrence R. Hurley Letters: Archaeology - Ann Marie Streda Events: Latin Masses for Christmas in Caulfield and Kew Books: JESUS, THE APOSTLES AND THE EARLY CHURCH by Pope Benedict XVI - Tim Cannon (reviewer) Books: THE CATHOLIC PRIESTHOOD AND WOMEN by Sara Butler MSBT - Paul Woodbury (reviewer) Books: Books available from AD Books Reflection: May we deepen our longing for the Lord's coming - Bishop Arthur Serratelli

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Liturgical Question Box
Bishop Peter J. Elliott
An essential resource for all those involved or interested in the Catholic Church's Liturgy. Bishop Elliott addresses every imaginable liturgical question in a clear, authoritative and at times humorous way.
189 pages * Softcover * $24.95

Mere Catholicism
Ian Ker
A leading authority on John Henry Newman, Fr Ian Ker teaches theology at Oxford University. His Mere Catholicism explains in easily accessible, non-technical language the fundamental doctrines of Catholicism.
205 pages * Softcover * $24.95

Life Is Worth Living
Fulton J. Sheen
Life Is Worth Living contains the full-length scripts of over 40 editions of Archbishop Sheen's top-rating TV series from the 1950s. These cover a wide variety of topics of appeal to Catholics and non-Catholics alike. Fifty years on, Sheen's insights remain relevant.
281 pages * Softcover * $29.95

Francis of Assisi
Ed. by Jay M. Hammond
Dr Hammond has brought together essays by significant scholars in Franciscan theology, history and hagiography which together serve as a helpful beginner's guide to the relevant medieval texts.
290 pages * Softcover * $50.00

The Catholic Church and the Counter-Faith
Philip Trower
Philip Trower provides a clear, concise overview of the main strands of modern thought, from the 18th century Enlightenment to the 20th century, and how these have influenced doctrinal developments and deviations in the Catholic Church.
327 pages * Softcover * $37.50

The Crisis of Civilization
Hilaire Belloc
Based on a series of lectures Belloc gave in 1937, The Crisis of Civilization provides a personal, provocative historical analysis of the rise of Christendom and the long-term economic impact of the 16th century Reformation.
214 pages * Softcover * $21.90

Benedict Rules - OK!
Vena Eastwood
This book is not about the present Pope, but rather the Rule of St Benedict. Vena Eastwood, who is an experienced teacher, shows how the Rule can be used to build stronger school communities and enhance their spiritual development.
157 pages * Softcover * $29.00

Mary in the Theology and Spirituality of John Henry Newman
Nicholas L. Gregoris
Father Gregoris sees John Henry Newman's Marian theology and spirituality as anticipating the Second Vatican Council, particularly in its treatment of Marian doctrine and devotion in Lumen Gentium.
652 pages * Softcover * $50.00

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Reprinted from AD2000 Vol 20 No 11 (December 2007 - January 2008), p. 19