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.

A bishop corresponds on the subject of “Gay Marriage”

For some very strange reason, I enjoy reading other people’s letters. I hasten to add that this enjoyment is usually restricted to reading the published exchanges of deceased rather than living correspondents. That being said, I have a particular enjoyment … Continue reading

Posted in Uncategorized | 18 Comments

“And on earth peace to people of good will”

Starting this year, we will gradually see introduced into our parishes the new translation of the Roman Missal in English. One of the changes is that from now on, instead of singing “And peace to his people on earth” in … Continue reading

Posted in Uncategorized | 1 Comment

On the “Octave of Blood” and Euthanasia: Christopher Pearson

There was a fine article the other day in The Australian by Christopher Pearson, in which he addresses the Euthanasia debate in the context of the Octave of Christmas, sometimes called (apparently, this is the first time I have heard … Continue reading

Posted in Uncategorized | Leave a comment

No need to answer every critic

I have a disability. It isn’t one that you can see, but it is one that occasionally gets me into trouble. This very post may be a case in point, but here goes. My disability is that when the Church … Continue reading

Posted in Uncategorized | 8 Comments

Grief

They’ve chopped down my tree. Well, the tree in my courtyard. Well, the tree in the courtyard outside my office under which I liked to sit and smoke a pipe on fine sunny days while reading. I loved that tree. … Continue reading

Posted in Uncategorized | 7 Comments

Mary Ever Virgin: Catholics, Orthodox and Lutherans agree

For more, read here. HT to Tighe.

Posted in Uncategorized | 64 Comments

John Dominic Crossan – not quite Wright?

I have just begun reading N.T. Wright’s Christian Origins and the Question of God, Volume 2: Jesus and the Victory of God. On page 44 is this beautiful assessment of the work of John Dominic Crossan: John Dominic Crossan is … Continue reading

Posted in Uncategorized | 5 Comments

Rest in Peace, “Bishop Joe”

I was very sad to learn yesterday of the sudden and untimely death of Bishop Joe Grech of the Sandhurst (aka Bendigo) Diocese. This is the report in the Bendigo Advertiser: VALE THE MOST REVEREND JOSEPH GRECH, BISHOP OF SANDHURST … Continue reading

Posted in Uncategorized | 1 Comment

No Christ in Dr Who’s Christmas?

Of course not. It would be an act of purest optimism (as the Monty Python crowd would say) to expect it. My family greatly enjoyed the Dr Who Christmas special for 2010 (you can probably still catch it on ABC’s … Continue reading

Posted in Uncategorized | 4 Comments

Okay, so I’m still here…

But I just had to post this one. The link was sent to me by a friend in the Focolare Community (thanks, David K.!):

Posted in Uncategorized | 1 Comment