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Contents - Sep 2006 - Buy a copy now Editorial: 2006 Fighting Fund launched - Peter Westmore Conscience: AD2000 interviews Cardinal Pell - Cardinal George Pell USA: Liberal Christianity goes into meltdown - Charlotte Allen News: The Church Around the World Chavagnes: Catholic education in a secular culture - Alexander Morrison History: The Counter Reformation and the Jesuits - John Morrissey Family in Society: Asian and Australian families face similar challenges - Leslie Sammut Clergy: ACCC Annual Conference focuses on theology of Benedict XVI - AD2000 Report Letters: Thomas Groome (letter) - C. Hungerford-Morgan Letters: Baptism - Mark Moriarty Letters: Correction to last month's reflection on Baptism - John Young Letters: Communism - Frank Bellet Letters: African pen-friend - Fr Vincent Kajoba Letters: Safe Sex? - Arnold Jago Letters: Judicial activism - Henk Verheven Letters: Stolen faith - Marie Adamo Letters: Helping the Carmelites - Beth Burns Letters: Thank-you note - A. van Tilburg Poetry: The Touch of the Master's Hand - Myra Welch Books: William Bernard Ullathorne: A Different Kind of Monk, by Judith Champ - Michael Gilchrist (reviewer) Books: Advancing the Culture of Death, by Peter Hung Manh Tran - Peter Westmore (reviewer) Books: Why Must I Suffer? by Fr F.J. Remler CM - Jacinta Cummins (reviewer) Books: Stimulating reading from Freedom Publishing Reflection: Cardinal Arinze on the need for Eucharistic reverence - Cardinal Francis Arinze

The Courage to be Catholic
George Weigel
Noted American Catholic author and commentator George Weigel explores the origins of the crisis of faith in the US, as in the Western world generally, and sets out an agenda for genuine reform.
260 pages * Softcover * $27.00

The Incredible Da Vinci Code
Frank Mobbs
Clear, concise and penetrating, this is an ideal gift for friends or relations who believe The Da Vinci Code contains accurate history. With a movie of the book now screening, Dr Frank Mobbs' book is particularly timely.
53 pages * Softcover * $9.95

Hell And Other Destinations
Piers Paul Read
This book brings together the pick of English novelist, biographer and historian Piers Paul Read's writings on such varied religious topics as The Da Vinci Code, feminism, Hell, Islam, Liberation Theology and Benedict XVI.
247 pages * Softcover * $40.00

A Book of Feasts and Seasons
Joanna Bogle
This book enables families and schools to connect with their Christian history and customs, with fascinating information and enjoyable activities for every occasion of the Christian year.
193 pages * Softcover * $24.00

Catholic Christianity
Peter J. Kreeft
Catholic Christianity offers a thorough summary, based on the Catechism of the Catholic Church, of Catholic doctrine, morality and worship in a popular format with less technical language. It would be an ideal resource for upper secondary or adult catechetics.
426 pages * Softcover * $34.95

Pope Pius XII: Architect for Peace
Margherita Marchione
Margherita Marchione's book provides a telling defence of Pius XII against critics - from Hochhuth to Cornwell - of his World War II role and in particular his alleged failure to intervene on behalf of the Jews.
345 pages * Softcover * $38.00

Seeking the Absolute Love
Mayeul de Dreuille OSB
The author presents a concise account of the early founders of Christian monasticism from Clement of Alexandria to St Bernard. He shows how each foundation adapted to the changing cultural environments.
145 pages * Softcover * $22.00

Mother Angelica
Raymond Arroyo
This is the definitive biography of one of the most remarkable figures in the modern Church. It is the story of a woman who overcame a background of poverty and deprivation to build the world's largest religious media empire.
384 pages * Hardback * $45.00

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Reprinted from AD2000 Vol 19 No 8 (September 2006), p. 19