Author Archives: Schutz

It’s not immediately a funny picture, so at first I wondered why the Ironic Catholic wanted to launch a caption competition for it. But one of the winning captions really made me smile: “Guys, just because you don’t labor doesn’t … Continue reading →

First, a little quiz. See if you can put a name to each of the following photographs. Now, before I reveal the mystery of the final character, another question: Who is your favourite 19th Century English novelist? All this is … Continue reading →

As if you didn’t know, here are two very common (almost paradigmatic) takes on the Catholic Church of Benedict XVI: 1) The Popular2) The Intellectual Of course, both views are utter nonsense, but those who hold them feel secure in … Continue reading →

The “wowsers-that-be” here in Australia have issued new guidelines that describe more than four standard (ie. itty bitty) drinks a day as “binge drinking”. Our local prophet (aka Michael Leunig) has incorporated this splendid nonsense into his cartoon above (published … Continue reading →

John Allen has a fascinating report of what happened at the USCCB meeting in Orlando when the new translation for the Propers of the Mass were put forward for voting. Thought to be a laid down mazaire, it turned out … Continue reading →

I can highly recommend the MP3 recordings that you can download from the St Vladimir’s Seminary website–and I haven’t even listened to them yet! The reputation of the speakers is enough! The conference was entitled, “Rome, Constantinople and Canterbury. Mother … Continue reading →

I did this “Which Lost Character are you?” quiz. (Yes, I still watch Lost, although Cathy has given up on it). The result? Wait for it. Benjamin Linus. How’s that for scarey? The blurb says: “You are an enigmatic leader … Continue reading →

Now this is interesting. Reading Tom Wright’s writings on Paul, especially the “new perspective” on the meaning of “justification” in Paul, led me to ask: Does Paul actually ever say that we are “saved by faith”? I put this question … Continue reading →

One of our auxiliaries just returned from Rome where he attended the first plenary session of the Pontifical Council for Interreligious Dialogue as one of their new members. He commented on the vast variety of viewpoints and perspectives from around … Continue reading →

I am astonished how prevalent the myth is that the early Church did not have dedicated buildings for worship but that the Church worshipped “in private houses” until the time of Constantine made it possible to build “official” buildings. The … Continue reading →