Parish Life

If synodality is to amount to anything substantial, it will need people to lead it. And those talents won’t emerge like magic, miraculously. Though this book might broker some real ‘miracles’ of personal growth, to serve the Church of the future. Let’s hope!

—Geraldine Doogue

Australian journalist and broadcaster

It’s impossible to fall into Ann Rennie’s company without learning a great deal. In The Daily Mystic, she is a warm and hospitable guide for anyone looking for uplifting spiritual companionship... Reading Ann Rennie is like listening to a wise and kind friend.

—Michael McGirr

Essayist, reviewer, author

The Church is seeking a new engagement with people who identify as LGBTQIA+ and who often feel rejected by the Church. It’s not easy to see the way forward, but the journey starts with the ear... In what is offered here, Trish Hindmarsh helps us take a step in the right direction on the long journey of dialogue.

—Mark Coleridge

Archbishop Emeritus Brisbane

This is a book of ideas and actions, of stories and practices that can transform the workplace through stronger relationships, deeper reflection, and personal growth ...

—Prof Gerard Moore

Principal, BBI–The Australian Institute of Theological Education

This book is a ‘tour de force’ – a must read! Fr James speaks from experience: vibrant parish renewal is not only essential, it is possible!

—Very Rev Scott McCaig CC

General Superior, Companions of the Cross Bishop of the Military Ordinariate of Canada

Christopher White’s incisive reporting on the Vatican gives readers unparalleled insight and access into the highest levels of the church, along with the keen insights and invaluable observations that could come only from an expert like him.

—Jesuit Fr James Martin

Editor-at-large of America magazine

We at Garratt Publishing are proud to have produced Modern Australian Liturgies – the bold new resource that fulfils a need not addressed by traditional liturgies.

—David Hughan

CEO, Garratt Publishing

The sacraments of initiation are major events in the faith journeys of Catholic children. How, then, to foster their understanding of these sacraments? How to lead them to celebrate the sacraments richly? Kathy Horan’s Becoming Catholic series offers an accessible, imaginative, and engaged way for children to prepare for these sacraments with their families and parishes. A helpful ‘parent’s guide’ explains the process and informs parents about the meaning of the sacraments.

—Rev Dr James McEvoy

Senior Lecturer in Theology, ACU Adelaide

A practical and informative resource that is a fusion of Science, History and Christian belief and equips young people with knowledge and understanding to be able to make a difference in our world.

—Michelle Miller

Principal, St Mary MacKillop School, Wallaroo, SA

Perspectives by Chris Monaghan represents visually what made me fall in love with Australia and its Catholic Church: a tradition of a spirituality deeply embodied in nature and expressed in everyday wisdom.

—Prof Dr Massimo Faggioli

Professor of Theology and Religious Studies at Villanova University, USA

The chapters on each beatitude offer practical and informed wisdom in a voice that is reflective and sees our connectedness with the world and the cosmos. This book is deceptively simple and is enriched by a long life of reading, teaching, thoughtfulness and prayer.

—Anne Benjamin DSG

Honorary Professor ACU, educator and writer