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Contents - Oct 2010 - Buy a copy now Editorial: Benedict buries ghosts of the Reformation - Peter Westmore Culture of Death: Euthanasia: latest frontier for legalised death in Australia - Babette Francis News: The Church Around the World Youth: Young adult Catholic ministry: hopeful signs continue - Br Barry Coldrey Real Presence: Nigerian priest brings Eucharistic Adoration to a Brisbane parish - Bob Denahy New Missal: Why we need the new translation of the Mass - Bishop Peter J. Elliott Foundations of Faith: Archbishop Hickey: Time to stand up for Christian marriage - Archbishop Hickey Celebrating National Marriage Day 2010 - David Walsh Good priests: the Church's essential foot soldiers - Cardinal George Pell Latin Mass Melbourne: Rosary Sonatas Pilgrimage: 20th Annual Bendigo to Ballarat Christus Rex Pilgrimage Letters: Little Angels - Fr M. Shadbolt Letters: Pastoral Council? - Peter D. Howard Books: THE PATH TO ROME: Modern Journeys to the Catholic Church - Bishop David Robarts (reviewer) Books: WEDNESDAY WARRIORS: The St Pat's Ballarat Tradition, by James Gilchrist - Cardinal George Pell (reviewer) Books: Two upcoming launches of new titles from Freedom Publishing/Gracewing UK Books: Order books from www.freedompublishing.com.au Reflection: The faith through symbols and stories - Andrew Kania

Paths of the Messiah
Fr Bargil Pixner
Fr Pixner specialises in archaeological research of the Holy Land. This book gathers together the principal fruits of his research and explains the major discoveries of significance to the life of Jesus and the first Jewish Christians.
502 pages • Softcover • $59.90
ISBN 978-0-89870-865-3

A Postcard from the Volcano
Lucy Beckett
English author, Lucy Beckett, gives us an epic story of a Prussian aristocrat tracing his life from his early manhood at the outbreak of World War I through to the eve of World War II. The impact of wars on individuals and nations is woven into this gripping account.  
520 pages • Softcover • $39.95
ISBN 978-1-58617-269-5

Real Love
Mary Beth Bonacci
An experienced speaker on Catholic teachings on marriage, family and sexuality, Mary Beth Bonacci has assembled the many questions she has been asked on these topics, along with her answers, offering a comprehensive catechesis on Church teachings.  
317 pages • Softcover • $24.95
ISBN 978-0-89870-613-0,

Mary MacKillop
Paul Gardiner SJ
This is the only authorised biography of Blessed Mary MacKillop by the Vatican's official Postulator for the cause of her sainthood. First published in 1993 it has now been updated in a new edition. It hides none of the shameful treatment Mary MacKillop endured while underlining her unstinting charity and loyalty.
505 pages • Softcover • $34.95
ISBN 978-0-95790-026-4

Damien of Molokai
Robert Louis Stevenson, edited by Don Mullan
Contained here is the impassioned defence of Father Damien of Molokai by famed author Robert Louis Stevenson along with his prophesy that Damien would one day be canonised.
88 pages • Softcover • $15.00
ISBN 978-1-90607-705-1

Christianity in Iraq
Suha Rassam
Christianity in Iraq played a major role in the early centuries of the Church bringing the faith to India, China and Central Asia. This authoritative account fills is timely in light of recent events in Iraq.   
265 pages • Softcover • $29.95
ISBN 978-0-85244-738-3

The Path to Rome
Edited by Dwight Longenecker & Dwight Blamires
In this tenth anniversary edition, extensively revised and updated, the editors of  The Path to Rome have gathered the stories of American and British adult converts to the Catholic faith, including several public figures. 379 pages • Softcover • $39.95
ISBN 978-0-85244-729-1

The Boundless God  
Adrienne von Speyr
A 20th century Swiss convert, Adrienne von Speyr has written around 70 books on spirituality and theology under the influence of Hans Urs von Balthasar. The present edition, translated from German, provides meditations on the Christian view of divinity.
152 pages • Softcover • $25.95
ISBN 978-0-89870-996-2

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Reprinted from AD2000 Vol 23 No 9 (October 2010), p. 19