2005 marked 60 years of the Aquinas Academy. A group of Catholic academics addressed what they believed to be key issues for both Church and society in Australia today. These issues include: the relevance of Catholic philosophy, our genetic future, theologies of Christian mission, Vatican II and evangelisation, living with a monastic heart today, Aquinas and theology, democracy in the Church, and living creatively within the Catholic Church. The eight lectures are presented here.