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Contents - Aug 2006 - Buy a copy now Editorial: Falling Mass attendances and liturgical reform - Michael Gilchrist Liturgy: The new Missal translation: Archbishop Hart's progress report - Michael Gilchrist News: The Church Around the World Music: Benedict XVI seeks a greater sense of the sacred in church music Canberra-Goulburn: Archbishop Coleridge: Benedict's first Australian appointment - Anh Nguyen Priesthood: Promoting vocations in the Melbourne Archdiocese - Fr Anthony Denton Victoria-Tasmania: Continued growth in vocations at Melbourne's Corpus Christi seminary - Joan Clements Teen STAR: Sex education for young adults: a pro-life approach - Jacinta Cummins Does Wollongong's Catholic Education Office endorse dissent? - AD2000 Report What makes a Catholic university 'Catholic' - Father John Coughlin Scripture and Tradition: sources of divine revelation - Fr G.H. Duggan SM DIY Mass: Redemptionis Sacramentum revisited - Fr Martin Durham Letters: Tasmania - Justin Kearney Letters: East Timor contraception pressure - Imelda Aslett Letters: Pregnancy Support - Robert Bom Letters: What Is The Eucharist? - Rosanna Sherman Letters: Intelligent design? - Peter Barnes Letters: Funeral eulogies - Greg O'Regan Letters: Receive EWTN around Sydney by satellite for $495 - Ernesta Sculli Melbourne: Caroline Chisholm Catholic library - Barbara Shea Books: In This Vale of Tears (Winterbine Trilogy), by Gerard Charles Wilson - Michael Gilchrist (reviewer) Books: Land of Carmel, by Elizabeth Ruth Obbard - Jacinta Cummins (reviewer) Books: SEEDS OF LIFE: Early Christian Martyrs - Julia Bakowski (reviewer) Books: SNOW ON THE HEDGES: A Life of Cuthbert Mayne, by Helen Whelan - Michael E. Daniel (reviewer) Books: Stimulating reading from Freedom Publishing Reflection: The importance of early baptism - John Young

Theology of the Body for Beginners
Christopher West
In his latest book, Christopher West provides a short, accessible summary of John Paul II's revolutionary teaching, exploring the links between sex and the deepest questions of human existence.
150 pages * Softcover * $25.00

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

Totus Tuus
Arthur Burton Calkins
This study of Pope John Paul II's program of Marian entrustment and consecration examines these in light of the history of the Church and the Pope's writings. Fr Calkins is currently a member of the Ecclesia Dei Commission in Rome.
334 pages * Softcover * $10.00

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

Old Thunder
Joseph Pearce
Hilaire Belloc was one of the most important Christian writers of the 20th century. Joseph Pearce's excellent biography, with access to Belloc's unpublished letters, sheds further light on a romantic, complex and solitary character.
318 pages * Hardback * $49.95

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Reprinted from AD2000 Vol 19 No 7 (August 2006), p. 19