Author Archives: Schütz

I don’t know what I have been thinking, but today I was faced with a startling realisation. In discussion with a group of theologians and ethicists over lunch, we fell to talking about the question whether – should the marriage … Continue reading →

Today the Lutheran Community in Melbourne, and especially those at my wife’s and daughter’s parish (St Paul’s Box Hill), mourn the death of their beloved pastor, the Rev. Allan Heppner, after a very short but sharp battle with cancer. As … Continue reading →

This time, on abortion, by Fr Dr Anthony Kelly of Australian Catholic University: “Abortion and the Selective Compassion of Our Time” It is written in an eirenic tone (of the “come let us reason together” type), and while very well … Continue reading →

…that I have read in the whole debate. The ABC Religion and Ethics webpage – a truly terrific forum for the discussion of both religious and ethical issues for which the ABC deserves our congratulations and thanks – has published … Continue reading →

Having recently had an essay published in an anthology of articles in which I kept rather unusual company (Catholics and Catholicism in Contemporary Australia), I am pleased to annouce the publication of another essay by your host in rather more … Continue reading →

I am still reading and enjoying James L. Kugel’s “How to read the Bible”. Yesterday I came across this footnote to his comment that “When most people speak about God nowadays, they mean the Supreme Being, the Master of the … Continue reading →

I think this is what Sir Humphrey would call a “courageous” decision. My one time neighbour at Luther Seminary, now President of the Lutheran Church Missouri Synod, the Revd Matt Harrison, has appointed a member of the Sentire Cum Ecclesia … Continue reading →

Vietnamese. The Great Archdiocese of Melbourne was once almost entirely Irish. Our greatest Archbishop was as Irish as they come (Mannix). After the War, there was a great influx of Italians (I don’t think we ever had an Italian bishop … Continue reading →

I was teaching today at the Catholic Adult Education Centre in Sydney, on the subject of “Christian Traditions”. Yesterday we worked on the Eastern traditions, and today we focused on the major protestant traditions. Of course, I focused a good … Continue reading →

I have been using my iphone as my missal and breviary for some time now. I have the following all installed on my phone: – iMissal – Magnificat – Divine Office – iBreviary – iMass – AND Universalis In the … Continue reading →