Perspectives

Beth Gantry, Liz, Elizabeth... the main character of Elizabeth: A Holy Land Pilgrimage is many things to many people, writes Liz Hendey.[Read more...]

For those seeking an insight into an individual veteran's perspective on the Iraq War, director Clint Eastwood's sober drama American Sniper (Warner Bros) - which stars Bradley Coo[Read more...]

Heritage Films has this month announced the release of the award winning family film Different Drummers, available to rent, buy online and VOD platforms from 14 January 2015. [Read more...]

I have an auntie who is in constant pain from arthritis. I have tried to tell her that God understands her pain and suffers with her, but my parish priest tells me that God is unch[Read more...]

An American Cardinal: The Biography of Cardinal Timothy Dolan by Christina Boyle, reviewed by Brian Olszewski.[Read more...]

Sydney priest and e-Record columnist Fr John Flader writes about the genealogy of Christ, looking at the various differences as told throughout the Gospels.[Read more...]

Inspired by true events, this Australian historical drama is the first feature movie directed by Russell Crowe.[Read more...]

Ms Ross’ book, Facets, documents her life from a loving but materially impoverished childhood in India to her experiences as a migrant in Perth and the struggles of raising three c[Read more...]

Perfect Charity – Women Religious Living the Spirit of Vatican II is a new book that documents the impact of the Second Vatican Council on the lives of 14 Australian nuns.[Read more...]

A film director raised in Longmont is taking on Mary's story with a new film in production in Hollywood.[Read more...]

The Son of God mini-series has been edited for cinema release around the world from the 2013 mini-series, The Bible.[Read more...]

Through the release of another biblically-themed Hollywood film this year, acclaimed director Ridley Scott revives an epic story in the film Exodus: Gods and Kings. [Read more...]

Positive values, including altruism, are highlighted in The Hunger Games: Mockingjay, Part 1 (Lionsgate).[Read more...]

As the cricketing world comes to terms with the news of Phillip Hughes’ death, we would be wise to remind ourselves of the words spoken by Archbishop Costelloe at the Archdiocese’s[Read more...]

A weekly newspaper alone is no longer affecting all those the Church desires to reach, says James Parker in this week's editorial.[Read more...]

In a world lacking morality, what seems extreme today could quite possibly become society’s next step on the slippery slope.[Read more...]

I have a born-again Christian workmate who is trying to convince me that the Bible alone is sufficient to ground our faith and that we don’t need tradition or the Church. How do I [Read more...]

We must not be afraid to look the past in the eye and to allow justice in the present to take its full course, writes James Parker.[Read more...]

Words can be used for a variety of purposes, but when they’re used to refer to a person by their sexuality, basic human identity is minimised.[Read more...]

Lara Malin says she’s discovering that God has been present all throughout her life, in both the good and the bad.[Read more...]