Author Archives: Schütz

(Corrected and updated) I’ve just received news that eight priests will be Ordained at St. Patrick’s Cathedral, East Melbourne on Saturday, 8th September 2012 at 10.00 a.m., four for the Archdiocese of Melbourne and four for the Ordinariate of Our … Continue reading →

My family and I (as someone I greatly admire might say) are just coming to the end of watching the opening ceremony for the Olympic Games. My general feeling was that it was grand entertainment, but nevertheless all over the … Continue reading →

Those who know me know that I get my thrills from two-wheeled transport rather than four-wheeled. Four-wheels is for practical, two-wheels is for fun. So when my old Diahatsu Pyzar (1996, with 285,000km on the clock) finally gave up the … Continue reading →

I am currently going through my Facebook page – WHICH I NEVER USE – and removing a whole lot of “friends”. If you got removed from my “friends” list, don’t take it personally. If you are reading this blog, you … Continue reading →

Okay, this may sound a little weird, but they do say that necessity is the mother of invention. As the Government in Australia continues to tax tobacco products at an ever-increasing rate (50g of pipe tobacco now costs between $36-40 … Continue reading →

 Term 3, 2012 Anima Education presents “Catholicism” An exploration of the Catholic Faith using the new video series by Fr Robert Barron Fr Robert Barron recently toured Australia to promote his new 10 part DVD series “Catholicism”. We will watch … Continue reading →

Okay, so now we have a nice new translation of the missal – when are we going to have a revision of the Liturgy of the Hours? It seems that there is movement at the station (or is that “at … Continue reading →

I have now been serving as a regular cantor at St Philip’s in Blackburn North for almost six months. I enjoy the liturgies at St P’s immensely, probably because it is so much like what I was raised on: fully … Continue reading →

I like to play Words With Friends on my iphone when not doing anything in particular. Of course, one could more profitably spend this time praying or mentally considering the next step in my PhD thesis, but there it is. … Continue reading →

I just saw an ad on the telly for a funeral plan: “Just a couple of dollars a week…” Here’s my funeral plan. Put me in a box. Put me in a hole. (Don’t burn me!) Sing a few hymns. … Continue reading →