Book Review 
Shame, Hope and the Church: A Journey with Mary(0)
by Thomas Ryan, SM
St Pauls Publications 2020
Reviewed by Fr Brian Cummings SM
With so much having been written about the sexual abuse crisis within the Church, and, no doubt, with still much to be written, there can be a certain sense of weariness when faced with yet another book on the topic.… More
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Father Francis Vernon Douglas
It is good news that the Vatican’s Congregation For the Causes of Saints is wishing to investigate the cause for beatification of Francis Vernon Douglas, a New Zealand Columban priest who was murdered by the Japanese Military during World War II.… More
The Mission Changed the Missionary
The following is the text of a speech given by Fr Mervyn Duffy SM at the launch of the book by Peter Tremewan and Giselle Larcombe, entitled Living Among the Northland Māori: Diary of Father Antoine Garin, 1844-1846 (600 pages, Canterbury University Press).… More
Veil Over the Light, by Joy Cowley
Fitzbeck Publishing, 2018
As Joy herself says, she is elderly, her sight is fading fast so this could be her last book. If so, it is a gift of exquisite value. In 168 pages we find a collection of wisdom, humour, joy and profound personal revelation.… More