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NOSTRA AETATE. THE TOIL AND TRIUMPH OF A CONCILIAR JOURNEY
By Teresa Pirola
Published by Bat Kol International, 2025
This 32pp booklet revisits the groundbreaking and controversial path of the Vatican II Declaration Nostra Aetate during the years of the Council, with a particular focus on paragraph 4.
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FRUITS OF THE 60TH ANNIVERSARY YEAR CELEBRATING NOSTRA AETATE
A resource List compiled by Teresa Pirola, Nov 2025
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JEWISH AND CHRISTIAN LITURGICAL CALENDAR 2025-2026
Published by Etz Hayim - Tree of Life Publishing
In the interests of promoting interfaith awareness, this calendar helps readers to keep track of the key liturgical dates and their relevant scripture readings in Jewish and Christian traditions over the course of the year
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OCTOBER 7. A RESPONSE TO THE 2023 MASSACRE IN ISRAEL AND SURGING ANTISEMITISM IN AUSTRALIA
By Teresa Pirola
Published by The Story Source, 2024
132 pages
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A collection of reflections by the author over the months that followed October 7, as she observed the alarming rise in antisemitism in her home country of Australia and sought the response of her Catholic community.
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CATHOLIC-JEWISH RELATIONS: TWELVE KEY THEMES FOR TEACHING AND PREACHING
By Teresa Pirola
Published by Paulist Press, 2023
224 pages
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This book provides an introductory guide to key themes articulated in conciliar, papal, and curial statements of the Catholic Church as part of its ongoing dialogue and friendship with the Jewish people. More...
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Teresa Pirola, ThD, is a writer and pastoral animator who has been active in Catholic diocesan and parish ministries and lay ecclesial movements for many years in Australia.
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“TEN COMMANDMENTS” TO GUIDE CATHOLICS IN WALKING WITH JEWS
Maxims for Mutuality: Principles for Catholic Theology, Education, and Preaching about Jews and Judaism
By Philip A. Cunningham
Paulist Press, 2022. 124 pp.
By a leading scholar in the area of Jewish-Christian theological dialogue, this book offers a set of ten maxims designed as a guide for Catholic theologians, preachers, and educators in knowing how best to approach Judaism and to ‘walk with’ Jews. More…
AUSTRALIAN CATHOLIC BISHOPS LAUNCH NEW DOCUMENT ON CATHOLIC-JEWISH RELATIONS
21 March 2023. The Australian Catholic Bishops Conference (ACBC) has launched a new document affirming the Jewish roots of Christianity and the reconciled relationship between Christians and Jews in the post-Nostra Aetate era. Read more about the launch of “Walking Together: Catholics and Jews in the Australian Context” at the CathNews website and see the ACBC media release. ​