Andrew Murray is a Marist Father and Senior Lecturer in Phi- losophy at Catholic Institute of Sydney. He has a doctorate in philosophy from Catholic University of America. His interests are in the history of philosophy, political philosophy, rhetoric and knowledge. Between 1996 and 2001 he wrote a column for The Catholic Weekly, and it is these essays that are published in this volume. In addition to many published articles he wrote What Can the Church Say? Politics and Religion in Contemporary Aus- tralia. He also edited his grandfather's memoir, Major General John Joseph Murray, I Confess: A