Letters

Letters of thanks to Michael Gilchrist

Various

Contents - May 2013 - Buy a copy now Editorial: AD2000: looking towards the future - Damian Wyld Francis: pope of paradox - Damian Wyld News: The Church Around the World Youth: Reasons for Hope retreat for young adult Catholics - Barry Coldrey Legacy: An Act of Faith: AD2000 after 25 years - B.A. Santamaria Church unity and the Anglican Ordinariate - Archbishop Gerhard Müller Abortion: confused pain in a confused society - Anne Lastman The plight of Egypt's Christians - Youssef Sidhom History: The Church in the Middle Ages: the role of bishops - Frank Mobbs Order of Malta: 900 years young (Tuitio Fidei et Obsequium) Pauperum. - Damian Wyld Ancient Greek contributions to Western Church music - Christopher Warner Letters: Holy Land visit - Julie-Ann McLoughlin Letters: Jesuit legacy - Ken Bayliss Letters: What is Heaven? - Winsome De Jong Letters: Hypocricy - Arnold Jago Letters: Letters of thanks to Michael Gilchrist - Various Books: SAINTS, SACRILEGE AND SEDITION: Religion and Conflict in the Tudor Reformations - Michael Daniel (reviewer) Books: SIXTUS V: the Hermit of Villa Montalto, by W.T. Selley - Michael Daniel (reviewer) Books: Order books from www.freedompublishing.com.au Reflection: Pentecost: opening our minds to truth and our hearts to love - Bishop Arthur Serratelli

[Editor: The following are a few of the emails and letters received following my notification of a phased out retirement from work on AD2000. My sincere thanks to all these people]

Congratulations on your 24 years at the helm. AD2000 has played a significant role in helping restore the Australian Church to "Rome" rather than to "the Bush", where we were heading in the chaotic '60s to '80s!

All the best and God bless!

FR BRIAN HARRISON OSA
St Louis, Missouri, USA

This must be the most selfless and low-key retirement notice that I have ever seen. God bless you, Michael! You have done an absolutely splendid job at AD2000 for many, many years. Heartfelt thanks and congratulations!

MICHAEL APTHORP
Brisbane, Qld

From your recent email, and biographical notes in the introduction to your book Lost! which I have had for some years, I conclude that you are about to retire. My wife and I wish you all the best and God's blessings.

JOHN FREY (DR)
Keiraville, NSW

You'll be very much missed. "Well done, good and faithful servant!"; and you have well earned the other invitation: "Come aside and rest awhile."

My deepest thanks for publishing my articles over the years as it's quite prestigious to be published in AD! But, TG, there are plenty of good orthodox young people to take the baton.

God bless you, Michael. "B.A." must be proud of you.

FR JOHN O'NEILL PP
Doonside, NSW

Reprinted from AD2000 Vol 26 No 4 (May 2013), p. 16