Author Archives: Schütz

About Schütz

I am a PhD candidate & sessional academic at Australian Catholic University in Melbourne, Australia. After almost 10 years in ministry as a Lutheran pastor, I was received into the Catholic Church in 2003. I worked for the Archdiocese of Melbourne for 18 years in Ecumenism and Interfaith Relations. I have been editor of Gesher for the Council of Christians & Jews and am guest editor of the historical journal “Footprints”. I have a passion for pilgrimage and pioneered the MacKillop Woods Way.

Red Mass in Green Time?

Posted on January 31, 2012 by Schütz

Okay, it’s called the “Red Mass” because of the colours the Judges wear, but should not the celebrants have been wearing green for Monday in the Fourth Week of Ordinary time? UPDATE: Once again the educational benefit of running a … Continue reading →

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Vale Twitchy

Posted on January 28, 2012 by Schütz

I returned from a pleasant morning spent in the company of Josh and others, to find my daughters distressed over our pet rat, Twitchy. He was having breathing difficulties. At 52 months, we knew that this day would come. A … Continue reading →

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Rigidity or Faithfulness?

Posted on January 26, 2012 by Schütz

HT to Cooees for this one. The ABC is planning a program called “Holy Switch” and are seeking youg adults to participate. But I find their selection criteria a bit confusing, not to even insulting to young peple of faith: … Continue reading →

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Sherlock Holmes and N. T. Wright

Posted on January 26, 2012 by Schütz

I made the comment in a post somewhere below that N.T. Wright was a bit like Sherlock Holmes in his methods. In fact, after reading his article on the Virgin Birth (discussed in the post from last Saturday) I have … Continue reading →

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“Two Religions separated by a common Scripture”?

Posted on January 25, 2012 by Schütz

As you will have been aware from my previous postings, I have just completed auditing a Masters degree course at Australian Catholic University called “Jews and Christians reading the Bible”. I’ve had a bit of time to reflect on it. … Continue reading →

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A Single Religion divided by 1900 years of History?

Posted on January 25, 2012 by Schütz

As I mentioned below, I was writing a “little” post about my experience with Rabbi Fred Morgan and Fr Francis Moloney in the ACU course “Jews and Christians reading the Bible” while I was down at the beach last weekend … Continue reading →

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The “Sisterhood” gets B—-y…

Posted on January 25, 2012 by Schütz

You may like to have a look at this article in the opinion section of The Age: Sisterhood beware – silencing ideas stymies progress. It’s one of those articles where you get to have your say in an online opinion … Continue reading →

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N.T. Wright and the Virgin Birth

Posted on January 22, 2012 by Schütz

I was halfway through preparing a longish post on my recent experience of the “Jews and Christians reading the Bible” course at ACU when my laptop went flat, so I turned back to my reading. Happily I came across this … Continue reading →

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A “Wiki-Free” Day?

Posted on January 19, 2012 by Schütz

Doing a quick bit of research, one turns to the repository of all knowledge, Wikipedia. But if you go down to the woods today, be sure of a big surpise: They are making a good point.

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On “historical-critical” readings of Scripture

Posted on January 17, 2012 by Schütz

Currently enjoying the course “Jews and Christians Reading the Bible” at ACU. However, a simple thought after today’s experience: 1) Always apply an attitude of critical questioning to any “historical-critical” reading of Scripture; 2) Always remember that every “historical-critical” reading … Continue reading →

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