Future apologies I read with interest Kevin Reed’s piece in the October 7 issue of News Weekly. I paused almost with mirth at the remarks of former ALP prime ministers Kevin Rudd and Julia Gillard regarding “stolen generations” and the ALP’s attempt at redress for these unjust past acts. I use the word “mirth” not because the hurts that happened were funny but…

DANGEROUS IDEAS: The Dawson Centre Colloquia, 2015 and 2016 Edited by Michael Stokes and David Daintree Connor Court, Redland Bay Paperback: 400 pages Price: AUD$39.95 Reviewed by Brian Coman   In the Hindu worldview, history is seen as cyclical, going through a series of very long “ages” (yugas). In this schema, the present age is the kali yuga – the…

STOP: This Is Not the Way by Mathew Sullivan Divine Mercy Publications, Camberwell, Paperback: 76 pages, Price: AUD$12.50 Reviewed by Fr Peter Ferwerda   This book contains an account of Mathew’s journey to freedom. We are given a graphic insight into his emotional hurt and a longing to be loved, and his attempt to find peace through drugs. Fortunately God…