Articles by: Tracey Edstein

Book review: Feast. Pray. Love.

In this new Lenten resource, Andy Hamilton SJ explores the many paths we take on our Easter journey, inviting us to let memory be our guide. Reviewed by Tracey Edstein.

Posted on: February 18, 2025

For Life: A memoir of living and dying – and flying

This new book by Ailsa Piper is a moving insight into the experience of loss, hope and starting again, aided by the healing power of nature. Reviewed by Tracey Edstein.

Posted on: September 15, 2024

Why God? Stories to Inspire Faith, by Richard Leonard SJ

This book is a collection of personal and engaging stories that speak of the power of God working in creation and through unlikely individuals and places. Reviewed by Tracey Edstein.

Posted on: June 14, 2024

Bright Shining: how grace changes everything

In her new book Bright Shining: how grace changes everything, Australian author and broadcaster Julia Baird explores that most mysterious but necessary of human qualities: grace. Reviewed by Tracey Edstein.

Posted on: February 13, 2024

The man who knew too much

A memoir by Irish author Fintan O’Toole, We Don’t Know Ourselves: A Personal History of Ireland Since 1958, was reviewed by Tracey Edstein for this edition of The Good Oil.

Posted on: August 15, 2023

BOOK REVIEW: A love letter from God

In his new book, The Law of Love: Modern Language for Ancient Wisdom, Father Richard Leonard SJ makes a positive contribution in addressing the tension between Christian liberty and obedience.

Posted on: November 15, 2022

BOOK REVIEW: You had me at frosted teacakes

A new book by Ann Rennie asks you to pause and ponder. It’s a miscellany of musings, ranging from the serious to the whimsical and the spiritual to the serendipitous.

Posted on: November 17, 2021

Book review: The Dance of the Dissident Daughter

‘The Dance of the Dissident Daughter’ shows a way forward for those whose faith is strong but who find the version of Christianity on offer critically lacking, writes Tracey Edstein.

Posted on: September 15, 2021

Sing a new song: The Book of Longings

This new novel by Sue Monk Kidd is an inspiring story set in the 1st Century about a woman who finds her voice and her destiny, reviewed by Tracey Edstein.

Posted on: February 19, 2021

Let your soul catch up with the rest of your life

One of the features of How to Live, a new book by Judith Valente, is her ability to articulate truths the reader has sensed but never encapsulated, writes Tracey Edstein.

Posted on: August 19, 2020