Journal of the Australian Catholic Historical Society articles from January 1 2006

Journal of the Australian Catholic Historical Society archives from January 1 2006

Writing religious history in Australia.
January 1, 2006... I am honoured by your invitation to give this keynote address. At the same time, I am conscious of my inadequacies for doing so. Though my interests in Reformation history, and especially in Erasmus studies, and, to a degree, in Australian...

The formation of a passionist presbyterian: John Enright in Ireland and Australasia.(Biography)
January 1, 2006... Just after midnight on Saturday morning, 4 December 1926, the newly inducted minister of St Enoch's Presbyterian Church, Morningside, Auckland, the Rev. John Enright, died of a sudden heart attack. He left a letter to be opened by his wife...

Where crows gather: The Sister Liguori Affair 1920-21.
January 1, 2006... The story of Sr Liguori is a remarkable tale which, if written as a novel, would be considered too far divorced from reality to be acceptable as a serious work of fiction. Yet it is a true story, full of tragedy and farce, in which a young...

From Mass Tent to Cathedral: Catholicism in the Social and Cultural Landscape, Sandhurst 1852-1901.(Essay)
January 1, 2006... The Australian goldfields of the nineteenth century were a cultural melting pot, attracting diggers of all nationalities and all walks of life. None was more colourful than the first Roman Catholic priest on the Bendigo goldfields. Henry...

Thoughts on Telling the Stories of Catholic Australia.(Panel: 'Australian Catholic History--Developing or Declining?' I)(Essay)
January 1, 2006... In True History of the Kelly Gang, the novel that won the Booker Prize in 2000, the voice of Australia's second most famous Catholic (perhaps, after Mary MacKillop) testifies to the religious dislocation of his family. Ned Kelly's immigrant...

The Growth of Australian Catholic Historiography.(Panel: 'Australian Catholic History--Developing or Declining?' II)(Essay)
January 1, 2006... Australian Catholic historiography really begins in the 1960s. Before that there were two major entries. In the 1890s Cardinal Moran produced his History of the Catholic Church in Australasia; but Moran was an antiquarian, not an historian, a...

Summertime for Catholic history.(Panel: 'Australian Catholic History--Developing or Declining?' III)(Essay)
January 1, 2006... As someone on the verge of submitting a PhD thesis for examination, I clearly have a vested interested in arguing that Australian Catholic history is developing rather than declining. In fact, as I am in the throes of trying to finish my...

John Browning, Always Mindful: A history of Catholic Education in Central Queensland 1863-1990.(Book review)
January 1, 2006... JOHN BROWNING, Always Mindful: A history of Catholic Education in Central Queensland 1863-1990, Diocesan Catholic Education Office, Rockhampton Qld, 2005; ISBN 1-86420-262-9; xiv + 198 pages. John Browning's history of Catholic education in...

Anne O'Brien, God's Willing Workers: Women and religion in Australia.(Book review)
January 1, 2006... ANNE O'BRIEN God's Willing Workers: Women and religion in Australia, UNSW Press, Sydney, 2005; ISBN: 0 86840 575 2; 314 pages, pbk. It's a laudable and ambitious project to undertake an historical examination 'of what religion has meant to...

Robert Lehane, Forever Carnival: A story of priests, professors & politics in 19th century Sydney.(Book review)
January 1, 2006... ROBERT LEHANE, Forever Carnival: A story of priests, professors & politics in 19th century Sydney, Ginninderra Press, Canberra ACT, 2004; ISBN: 1 74027 268 4; 330 pages, pbk. Forever Carnival tells the story of the foundation of St John's...

Janice Garaty, St Peter's Surry Hills: A History. Volume 1: A Small Seed, A Stately Tree.(Book review)
January 1, 2006... JANICE GARATY, St Peter's Surly Hills: A History. Volume 1: A Small Seed, A Stately Tree, St Peter's Parish Surry Hills, Sydney, 2005; 110 pages. This first volume of the Surry Hills parish story is both instructive and entertaining. Not...

John Cummins, The Ringing Years: A History of Sydney's Catholic Towers.(Brief article)(Book review)
January 1, 2006... JOHN CUMMINS, The Ringing Years: A History of Sydney's Catholic Towers, Dragonwick Publishing, Goonellabah NSW, 2006; ISBN 0 9757588 5 3; xiii + 312 pages. An extensive history of the towers, bells and ringers of St Mary's Cathedral from...

James Franklin, Catholic Values and Australian Realities.(Brief article)(Book review)
January 1, 2006... JAMES FRANKLIN, Catholic Values and Australian Realities, Connor Court Publishing, Ballan Vie, 2006; ISBN 0 9758015-4-6; 141 pages. Ethics within the Australian Catholic experience is the main concern of this collection of articles, reviews...

Mary Rvan RSM, For Whom Alone We Go Forward or Stay Back: A History of the Sisters of Mercy Wilcannia-Forbes Congregation 1884-1959.(Book review)(Brief review)
January 1, 2006... MARY RVAN RSM, For Whom Alone gee Go Forward or Stay Back: A History of the Sisters of Mercy Wilcannia-Forbes Congregation 1884-1959, Sisters of Mercy, Wilcannia-Forbes Congregation, Sydney, 2006; ISBN 0 646 47340 2; 252 pages.

Paul Kiem & Michael Smithson, Trinity Catholic College Auburn & Regents Park: The First Decade 1995-2004.(Brief article)(Book review)
January 1, 2006... PAUL KIEM & MICHAEL SMITHSON, Trinity Catholic College Auburn & Regents Park: The First Decade 1995-2004, Trinity Catholic College Sydney, 2005; ISBN 0 85854 034 7; vi + 121 pages. A detailed account of the difficult decision to amalgamate...

Jean-Marie Tjibaou, Kanaky.(Brief article)(Book review)
January 1, 2006... JEAN-MARIE TJIBAOU, Kanaky, Pandanus Books, Canberra ACT, 2005; ISBN 1 74076 175 8; xxxix + 328 pages. Jean-Marie Tjibaou (1936-89) was an influential Kanak leader, first as a priest, then a promoter of Kanak culture, and later as leader of...

Raeburn Lange, Wallumetta: Island Ministers: Indigenous Leadership in Nineteenth Century Pacific Islands Christianity.(Book review)(Brief review)
January 1, 2006... RAEBURN LANGE, Wallumetta: Island Ministers: Indigenous Leadership in Nineteenth Century Pacific Islands Christianity, Macmillan Brown Centre for Pacific Studies, Christchurch & Pandanus Books, Canberra ACT, 2005; ISBN 1 74076 176 6; 436 pages....

Joachim O'Brien. A Beautiful Story to be Told: The Legion of Mary in Oceania 1932-2005.(Book review)(Brief review)
January 1, 2006... JOACHIM O'BRIEN. A Beautiful Story to be Told: The Legion of Mary in Oceania 1932-2005. Legion of Mary, Melbourne, 2005; 96 pages. A succinct narrative of this lay apostolate in Australia, Papua New Guinea and other regions of Oceania.