As of the forthcoming issue, St. Augustine’s Press, one of the premier Catholic publishers in the English-speaking world, takes over as StAR’s new publisher.

Apart from the hope and prayer that this new collaboration will be mutually beneficial to both parties, the symbolism of the union between the St. Austin Review and St. Augustine’s Press should not go without mention. Austin being a traditional abbreviation of Augustine, the St. Austin Review gets its name from St. Austin (or Augustine) of Canterbury who was sent to England by the Pope to convert the pagan Saxons. Although StAR was not sent officially to England by the Pope to convert the modern pagans, we come with the spirit of the Pope on the same mission as our illustrious namesake and forebear. St. Augustine’s Press, on the other hand, is named after its even more illustrious namesake, St. Augustine of Hippo, who has done more than almost any other saint in history to evangelize the world with the Gospel of Christ. Let’s hope that this new union of the two St. Austins may be a match made in heaven!