Rev. Dr. David Ranson Theol M. (MCD, 1998), PhD (ACU, 2009) Publications as of August 2015 Books Between the ‘Mysticism of Politics’ and the ‘Politics of Mysticism’: Interpreting new pathways of holiness within the Roman Catholic Tradition, (Adelaide: ATF Press, 2014). The Hospitality of Ministry: Exercising Christian ministry with a Trinitarian heart. Strathfield, NSW: St. Pauls Publications, 2012 The Paschal Paradox: A meditation on contemporary priestly life. Strathfield, NSW: St. Paul’s Publications, 2009. Republished as The Contemporary Challenge of Priestly Life: A Meditation on the Paschal Paradox. (Mahwah, New Jersey: Paulist Press 2010). Across the Great Divide – Bridging Spirituality and Religion Today. Strathfield, NSW: St. Paul’s Publications, 2002. Booklets Living in the Holy Spirit – Elements of Catholic Spirituality. Canberra, ACT: Australian Catholic Bishops Conference, 2008. Booklets Edited ‘Know what you are Doing: Imitate the Mystery you Celebrate” Encouraging the Priestly Heart The Priests of Broken Bay, (Pennant Hills, NSW: Diocese of Broken Bay, June 2010). A publication in commemoration of the International Year for the Priest. July 2009- June 2010 Conscience in Action: Bridging the Gap. Humanita Occasional Papers 4. Canberra: Humanita Foundation Inc., 2003. The Body: Blessing or Burden? Humanita Foundation Occasional Papers 3. Canberra: Humanita Foundation, 2001. Desire: To Have or Not to Have? Humanita Foundation Occasional Papers 2. Canberra: Humanita Foundation, 2001. Renewal and Resistance: Human Development and Sexuality in the Church Today, The Humanita Foundation Occasional Papers 1, Canberra: Humanita Foundation, 2000. Chapters in Books “Foreword,” in Jane N. Dowling, Child, Arise! A spiritual handbook for victims of sexual abuse, (Melbourne: David Lovell Publishing, 2015). “Priestly Life in Australia since Vatican II,” in Vatican II: Reception and Implementation in the Australian Church, edited by Neil Ormerod, Orm Rush, David Pascoe, Clare Johnson & Joel Hodge (Melbourne: John Garrett, 2012), 137-153. 1 “Das Aufkommen von Gemeindeletung durch Laien im Australischen Kontext: Kontext, Erörterung und Herausforderungen,” in Germeindeleitung duch Laien? Internationale Erfahrungen und Erkenntnisse edited by Michael Böhnke and Thomas Schüller (Regensburg: Verlag Friedrich Pustet, 2011). “Catholic Identity,” in Identity and Mission in Catholic Agencies. Edited by Neil Ormerod, (Strathfield: St. Pauls Publications, 2008), 83-99. “Pathways into Mystery,” in Mystery: The Heart of Life and the Core of Faith. Edited by Gerard Moore (Homebush: St. Pauls Publications, 2006), 51-68. “Becoming Reconciled” in Reconciliation: A Hunger in Society and the Church. Edited by Gerard Moore. St Pauls Windows Into Series 4. (Homebush: St. Pauls Publications, 2004), 55- 65. Why I am still a Catholic: Stories of faith and belief. Collected by Kate Englebrecht. (Melbourne: David Lovell Publishing, 2003), “Preface.” Kevin O’Farrell ocso, Life with Mary: A Monastic Journal, (Brisbane: Nazareth Productions, 1999), 3-4. Articles in refereed journals “From Secular Institute to Ecclesial Movement: Conjunctions of the Sacred and the Secular in the Twentieth Century,” Australasian Catholic Record 89 (April 2012), 133-146. “Priesthood within a Community of Ministries, Australasian Catholic Record 88 (October 2010), 470-483. “Priesthood, Ordained and Lay – One in the Heart of the Other; Possibilities and challenges in the Australian context,” Australasian Catholic Record 88 (April 2010), 146-161. “’Conversation: Our Only Hope’: David Tracy’s Response to the Presence of Otherness” Australian eJournal of Theology, Australian Catholic University, Issue 15 (January 2010) http://www.acu.edu.au/about_acu/faculties_schools_institutes/faculties/theology_and_philosoph y/schools/theology/ejournal/aejt_15 “Religious Life into the Future,” Australasian Catholic Record 85 (October 2008), 456-463. “Suffering, Prayer and Hope: An Australian Perspective on the Encyclical of Benedict XVI, Spe Salvi: On Christian Hope.” Compass 42 (2008), 25-30. “Forming a New Generation of School Leaders” Australasian Catholic Record 83 (2006), 415- 421 “From Fear to Love: Building an Australian Culture of Hospitality.” Compass 40 (Winter 2006), 34-39. Reprinted in Tjurunga: An Australian Benedictine Review 71 (November 2006), 53-61. “The New Age of Holiness: Vatican II Today and Tomorrow,” Compass 40 (Autumn 2006), 24- 28. “Response to Mark Raper, The Church as Agent of Hope,” Compass 39 (Winter 2005), 36-37. 2 “The New Age of Christian Spirituality: Responding to ‘Jesus Christ the Bearer of the Water of Life – A Christian Reflection on the New Age,” Australasian Catholic Record 81(July 2004):3, 296-307. “A Spirituality of Healing and the New CHA Code of Ethical Standards.” Australasian Catholic Record 80 (January 2003), 70-76. “Maleness: A ‘New’ Context in Spirituality” Australasian Catholic Record 79 (July 2002), 299 – 308. “Re-visioning Spirituality: A Millennial Challenge for Australia.” Conference: Journal of the Catholic Education Conference, 17 (May, 2000):1, pp. 20-24. “Evangelising an Unknown Future” Conference: Journal of the Catholic Education Conference, 17 (August 2000): 2, pp. 7-12. “The Experience of Silence in the Christian Monastic Heart,” Tjurunga 55 (November 1998), 39- 45. “A Catholic Spirituality Today –Building a Ghetto or Opening Horizons”. Conference: Journal of Catholic Education Conference 13 (September, 1996), 56-58. “What is the Gift of Religious to Tomorrow’s Church?” Compass 29 (1995), “Feast of the Cistercian Founders: Australia Day, 26 January 1994.” Tjurunga 47 (1994) “Fire in Water: The Liturgical Cycle in the Experience of South-East Australian Seasonal Patterns.” Compass 26 (1992) Contribution Book reviews in refereed journals Review, Eugene Stockton, The Deep Within: Towards an Archetypal Theology (Blue Mountains Education and Research Trust, 2011), Australasian Catholic Record 90 (January 2013), 124-125. Review, Pauline Wicks, God will Take Care of us All: A spirituality of Mary MacKillop (Strathfield, NSW: St. Pauls Publications, 2009), Australasian Catholic Record 87 (April 2010), 247-249. Review, Paul Goodliff, With Unveiled Face. (London: Darton, Longman and Todd, 2005) in e:Okonomia, Sydney College of Divinity ejournal of Theology, Ministry and the Arts, 2006: 04, n1, http://oikon.webjournals.org, 1 May 2006. Review, Jean Vanier, Befriending the Stranger (London: Darton, Longman and Todd, 2005) in e:Okonomia, Sydney College of Divinity ejournal of Theology, Ministry and the Arts, 2006: 04, n1, http://oikon.webjournals.org, 1 May 2006. Review, Kelly, Tony, The Bread of God: Nurturing a Eucharistic Imagination. (Sydney: HarperCollinsPublishers, 2001) in Pacifica 15 (October 2002). Review, van Gelder, Anna-Louise (ed). What Can Australia do to Create a More Just World. (Jesuit Sequicentenary Social Justice Seminar Series. Melbourne: Jesuit Publications, 2000) in Australian Catholic Record Vol 79 (2002):1, 116-117. Review, David Tacey, Jung and the New Age. London: Brunner-Routledge, 2001. In Eremos 3 80 (August 2002), 35-37. Review, Celibacy: A Way of Loving, Living and Serving, by Richard Sipe. (Alexandria, Australia: E.J. Dwyer, 1996) in The Australasian Catholic Record, 74(1997):2 Review, Land Marks: A Spiritual Search in a Southern Land, by Eugene Stockton, 1990, in Tjurunga 40(1991) Review, God Within by Oliver Davies, 1988 in Pacifica 3(1990):3 Review, Word and Spirit 6 (St, Bede Publications, 1984) Cistercian Studies 1986 Articles and book reviews in non-refereed journals “The Ministry of Governance: Developing the Theological Competencies to Steward the Mission,” Health Matters Catholic Health Australia 74 (Winter 2015), 16-19. “Our Cry for Healing,” Mission and Spirituality E-Newsletter 8 (16 March 2012), http://www.bbi.catholic.edu.au/adult-faith/fx-view-article.cfm?loadref=114&id=87 “The Agony of the Cross,” YourFaithProject 26 March 2012, http://www.yourfaithproject.com/article.aspx?aeid=30689 “How to Catch a Lion: Waiting, Watchful, Wakeful: Living the Resurrection,” YourFaithProject 2 April 2012, http://www.yourfaithproject.com/article.aspx?aeid=30765, cited in The Parish Bulletin Newsletter For Sunday May 6th, 2012, Fifth Sunday of Easter Issue 19.12 “Forming Vocation in the Heart,” Mission and Spiritualty E-Newsletter 9 (4 May 2012), http://www.bbi.catholic.edu.au/adult-faith/fx-view-article.cfm?loadref=114&id=102 “Discipleship under the Southern Skies,” Aurora Newspaper of Catholic Diocese of Maitland- Newcastle, 115, (July 2012). 14. Reported on http://www.cathnews.com/article.aspx?aeid=32119, 9 July 2012 “The Lesson of Nature: Trusting in a Power Not our Own.”Mission and Spirituality E-Newsletter 10 (8 July 2012), http://www.bbi.catholic.edu.au/adult-faith/fx-view- article.cfm?loadref=114&id=130 “Speaking the Prophetic Word,” The FaithProject 24 July 2012, http://www.cathnews.com/article.aspx?aeid=32041 “Witness is about Actions, not Feelings,”TheFaithProject (21 August 2012), http://www.cathnews.com/article.aspx?aeid=32890 “To be Seen or to be Known,” TheFaith Project (27 August 2012), http://www.cathnews.com/article.aspx?aeid=32978 “Finding one’s identity an issue for the Church, too” Catholic Health Australia Health Matters 64 (Summer 2012), 12-13. “Pastoral Care in the Holistic Care of Older Persons,” Mission and Spirituality Newsletter, November 2011. http://www.bbi.catholic.edu.au/adult-faith/fx-view- article.cfm?loadref=114&id=62 “Forgiving without Forgetting,” Mission and Spirituality Newsletter,