Author Archives: Schütz

Yesterday fell into place quite nicely for me and my family – Cathy attended the Anima Women’s Network conference in the morning, then we met with friends in Federation Square for lunch (in time to see the Focolare Youth Community … Continue reading →

This media release just in from the Australian Catholic Bishop’s Conference. Personal Ordinariate to be established in Australia on 15 June Media Release 11 May, 2012 The President of the Australian Catholic Bishops Conference, Archbishop Denis Hart, announced today that … Continue reading →

Some of you will be very interested in reading the actual letter that the Holy Father sent to the German bishops regarding the proper translation of the words of Jesus in the consecration at the Mass regarding “pro multis” (“for … Continue reading →

Many of you are probably wondering why I haven’t made any comment about the Seminar on Pius XII held at Temple Beth Israel on Sunday May 5th with Dr Paul O’Shea. The reason is simply because the hosts of the … Continue reading →

I just want to say a big “Hi!” and “Welcome!” to any Yr 11 students from Luther College in Croyden who are visiting this blog for their “homework” after today’s sessions with me. Yes, thanks to the kind invitation of … Continue reading →

I have been living under a rock the last 48 hours and had not picked up this news until this morning after mass from Zenit: Archbishop Denis Hart – my bishop – has been chosen by his brother bishops in … Continue reading →

On Sunday, I will join Rabbi Fred Morgan and historian and blogger Dr Paul O’Shea in a panel discussion of Pius XII and the Holocaust. I have prepared as well as I can for this important event, being jointly organised … Continue reading →

I am currently preparing for my one-day Anima Education seminar (following up the all to short “Opening the Old Testament”) “Kings and Prophets” (May 5th at Benedict House in Burwood). I am doing this in two ways: first, I am … Continue reading →

One of the things I first noticed when I became executive officer for the Ecumenical and Interfaith Commission in 2002, was the difficulty of getting agreement among the Churches on issues of a moral nature concerning our society. For instance, … Continue reading →

Most readers of this blog are the type of Catholics who rejoiced (and are rejoicing) in the Holy Father’s Motu Proprio Summorum Pontificum. We have rejoiced to see (in some places at least) the way in which openness to the … Continue reading →