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.

Shortage of Sperm Donors? I have the solution

According to this report in The Sunday Age this morning (

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What’s been keeping us busy at home

A new puppy. His name is Tom Tom. He is a “moodle”, ie. a maltese/toy poodle cross.

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Catholicism in the Marketplace: the Key is Evangelisation and Catechisation

I’ve been meaning to blog on this all week, but things have been a little busy at the office and at home. But it’s Saturday morning, and the rains have gone, and the sun is shining (and it’s bloody humid) … Continue reading

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The Religious Forecast for Egypt

Most of the writing on Egypt is concerned with what is going to happen next in Egypt from a political point of view, but who can say what will happen next in Egypt from a relgious point of view? Of … Continue reading

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An Open Letter to Fr Bob Maguire

[NEW UPDATE 16th Feb: Today it got worse rather than better. The Herald Sun seems unaware that Fr Bob has asked for a “retraction”. UPDATE 15th Feb: I have just seen on Cathnews in the comments to their report on … Continue reading

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“Its all about sex”

That claim seems to be the latest tactic to be adopted by the Secularist Army in the fight over the fundamental human right to religious freedom, if yesterday’s Sunday Age was anything to go by. First there was the opinion … Continue reading

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Theodicy

Following the string of natural disasters affecting Australia at the moment (the floods all across Eastern Australia, Cyclone Yasi in Queensland, fires in Western Australia) and the 2nd anniversary of our Black Saturday (Feb 7, 2009) fires, there has been … Continue reading

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Bishop Pat Power talks good sense

On Euthanasia anyway. See here.

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“Future Veneration” of Pope Benedict XVI?

Secretary Clarifies Pope’s Organ Donor Status ROME, FEB. 7, 2011 (Zenit.org).- Benedict XVI’s private secretary has clarified rumors about the Pope’s organ donor card, saying that after election to the See of Peter, it automatically became invalid. Monsignor Georg Gänswein … Continue reading

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Man+Wife4Life Petition

I encourage you to go here to sign an online petition to our Federal Parliament supporting the current legal definition of marriage in Australia. They have almost 5000 signatures at the time of this posting – their target is 5 … Continue reading

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