Author Archives: Schütz

Here’s something I didn’t know. When the statue of Our Lady of Fatima arrived by helicopter in the Vatican, her first port of call was the chapel of the residence of the Pope Emeritus, Benedict XVI. From there, she went … Continue reading →

Jeff Tan’s thoughts on today’s Gospel at One Bread, One Body prompted me to make a brief comment on his post.  He didn’t go much into the title of his post “Your faith has saved you”, but it was particularly that … Continue reading →

Could any lurking Latinist please help me here? I like to compare the Pope’s Latin tweets to the English – I am fascinated by the quality (as it appears to me) of these Latin tweets – but honestly they are … Continue reading →

Do you have a self hosted WordPress blog? Do you use your iPhone or iPad to manage your blog?  I do for both. And I’ve just updated to the (don’t let me complain too much) new iOS7 on both instruments. … Continue reading →

Well, he’s at it again, and everyone’s talking about it. Last night after our Anima Education class in Ballarat, one student came up to me to express her distress over an article she had read from the New York Times which reported … Continue reading →

Archbishop Porteous was installed as the 11th Archbishop of Tasmania last night and already he is meeting opposition. It is hard to know why a question on whether it was appropriate to use middle aged women as altar servers came … Continue reading →

We are still waiting here in Australia for the final outcome of the Senate election held a week ago. It is likely that we will be waiting for some time yet. The thing that has caused the greatest concern is … Continue reading →

Well, there’s a pleasant surprise. Seems the Australian file is open on His Holiness’s desk again, and this time Canberra gets to celebrate the appointment of a new Archbishop. Sentire Cum Ecclesia congratulates Archbishop-elect Bishop Christopher Prowse on his elevation … Continue reading →

I was very happy to receive the following comment recently from one Br Alexis: I was passing by when I saw your Latin quote…if you mean to say “A sinner among sinners, and a madman among the mad…” [yes, that’s … Continue reading →

For the past week or so, I have been working with Susan Dirgham from “Australians for Reconciliation (Mussalaha) in Syria”. The result has been wide support for this statement, which can be viewed on their website. Here is the media … Continue reading →